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Crypto-Backing Hedge Funds See Negative Returns
June 18, 2018

Hedge funds investing in cryptocurrencies are seeing returns fall, with digital coins down by 35 percent so far this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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BIS: Bitcoin Will Never Be Mainstream; Could Take Down Internet
June 18, 2018

The Bank of International Settlements unleashed a scathing criticism of cryptocurrency over the weekend, saying that it will never be mainstream for financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ether Price Soars, William Shatner Stands Up For Bitcoin
June 15, 2018

Thursday (June 14) turned out pretty well for ether, which CNBC described as the “world’s second largest cryptocurrency.” The price of ether increased 9 percent after William Hinman, head of the Division of Corporate Finance for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that his...

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For Bitcoin, Voting And Weighing Machines May Point To Investor Exits
June 14, 2018

In investing, like in sports, maxims abound. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tether May Have Propped Up Bitcoin, Coinbase Rolls Out Crypto Index Fund
June 14, 2018

Coinbase’s crypto index fund is now available to investors in the U.S., but there’s a slight restriction: Only accredited investors can participate, TechCrunch reported. The crypto exchange is now looking for those seeking to invest anywhere from $250,000 to $20 million. Already, the company has...

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Bitcoin’s Atmospheric Rise Might Have Been Tied To Tether
June 13, 2018

University researchers have noticed an interesting trend when it came to atmospheric jump in the price of bitcoin last year: They found that about half of bitcoin price increases last year happened after another cryptocurrency, Tether, flowed from one crypto exchange — Bitfinex — to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Financial Firms Invest $1.7B In Blockchain Tech, Bitcoin Dips Under $6,500
June 13, 2018

Financial firms are investing $1.7 billion annually on blockchain technology per research from Greenwich Associates, Bloomberg reported. The research group also found that firms increased their blockchain budgets by 67 percent in 2017, and one in 10 banks — and other firms — reported spending more than $10...

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Bitcoin Daily: Wells Fargo Says No To Crypto, Apple Bans Crypto Mining Apps
June 12, 2018

There are apps for all sorts of tasks, but Apple doesn’t want apps to do one thing in particular — mine crypto, CNBC reported. In an update to its developer guidelines, Apple has banned mining. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Bitcoin Investors Look More Like Traders These Days
June 11, 2018

Thanks in part to the meteoric rise and subsequent decline in the price of bitcoin, the makeup of its holders has shifted from longer-term investors to more active ones, reported the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...