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BTC Price Analysis as Whale Alerts Indicate More Institutions Buying Bitcoin

BTC Price Analysis as Whale Alerts Indicate More Institutions Buying Bitcoin

As Bitcoin soared to a new all-time high of $57,808, over a billion dollars’ worth of BTC has left Coinbase to unknown wallets. What can we expect from the BTC price?

Bakkt BTC Options Trading Falls To Zero: What Does This Mean for Mainstream Adoption?

Bakkt BTC Options Trading Falls To Zero: What Does This Mean for Mainstream Adoption?

The impetus behind Bakkt was to create a safe and regulated environment where larger institutions, corporation and investors would feel comfortable leveraging for access to the nascent crypto market. The trading volume or lack thereof seems to indicated that these larger investors are still weary of cryptocurrency.

NYDIG Expects to Hold $25 Billion In Bitcoin for Institutions by End of 2021

NYDIG Expects to Hold $25 Billion In Bitcoin for Institutions by End of 2021

NYDIG expects the company to continue holding for more bitcoins for an increasing number of institutions, with CEO Ross Stevens predicting around $25 Billion in BTC in 2021.

Crypto-Spring in Bloom as Institutions and Billionaire "OG" Investors Mature Towards Bitcoin

Crypto-Spring in Bloom as Institutions and Billionaire "OG" Investors Mature Towards Bitcoin

The Bitcoin price hit its peak of around $20,000 at the end of 2017, but over the last two years it has been trading at around half that value. Along with Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies that take their cue from the success of the pioneer crypto, have also not achieved anything close to their values at the end of the 2017 ICO rush. But times are changing and according to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit and early investor in Coinbase believes the crypto winter is thawing and asserts that we are on the cusp of a ‘crypto spring’.

Klaytn's Governance Council: Bringing Enterprises and Institutions Together on Blockchain

Klaytn's Governance Council: Bringing Enterprises and Institutions Together on Blockchain

In part 1 of our interview with Zachary Keats of Klaytn, Kakao’s blockchain development arm, we explored Klaytn and Kakao’s dominance in the online and digital community in South Korea. Although Kakao gives Klaytn a large audience and participant pool in South Korea, what other attributes does Klaytn have that makes it an exceptional blockchain?

Ripple (XRP) Check Feature May Soon See the Light of Day

Ripple (XRP) Check Feature May Soon See the Light of Day

The long-awaited Ripple Check may soon be launched as the margin for the needed votes by the network's validators narrows. With the Check feature, institutions and users will find flexibility in money exchange and adherence to compliance.

Bitcoin Miners Are Not Selling But Accumulating Their Crypto Funds

Bitcoin Miners Are Not Selling But Accumulating Their Crypto Funds

Glassnode data shows that miners are not willing to sell their Bitcoins amid a market wide exchange shortage of the cryptocurrency. The shortage comes as institutions continue buying crypto assets in droves.

XRP Price Stable As Grayscale Plans to Dissolve XRP Trust Closing Investment Avenue for Institutions, But Why?

XRP Price Stable As Grayscale Plans to Dissolve XRP Trust Closing Investment Avenue for Institutions, But Why?

Despite the news that Grayscale’s XRP Trust is going to be dissolved and XRP may lose a significant amount of institutional investors, the XRP price has stabilized—But why?

Exclusive: Fidelity Digital Assets Explains the Core Concerns Traditional Institutions Still Have Towards Cryptocurrencies

Exclusive: Fidelity Digital Assets Explains the Core Concerns Traditional Institutions Still Have Towards Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain.News spoke with Christine Sandler, the Head of Sales and Marketing at Fidelity Digital Assets to understand more about the concerns institutional investors may have and the barriers to entry to the cryptocurrency market.

Institutional Bitcoin Buying Could Push Price to $45K, What Happens When They Start Taking Profits?

Institutional Bitcoin Buying Could Push Price to $45K, What Happens When They Start Taking Profits?

Bitcoin surged over 300% in 2020 on a wave of institutional buy in—but what happens when institutions decide to sell in 2021?

Hong Kong Blockchain Week 2020: Setting DeFi and Blockchain Trends for 2021

Hong Kong Blockchain Week 2020: Setting DeFi and Blockchain Trends for 2021

During a week-long virtual event, speakers from institutions, businesses, regulatory bodies, innovative companies will evaluate the outcomes of 2020 for blockchain, technology and economy, and deliver valuable predictions about what will be trending in the nearest future.

MUFG Seeks Seamless Automatic Securities Settlement via Blockchain

MUFG Seeks Seamless Automatic Securities Settlement via Blockchain

MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), one of Japan’s biggest banking institutions, has announced the establishment of an ST (Security Token) Research Consortium intended at protecting investors’ rights, as well as offering fund settlement and seamless automatic securities settlement via blockchain.