CV VC is an early-stage venture capital investor with a focus on startups that build on blockchain technology. A conversation with CV VC Founder and CEO Mathias Ruch about the blockchain revolution, venture capital, and the Crypto Valley. The foundation of the Crypto Valley can be traced back to 2013. The Swiss financial center and […]
The world’s leading index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of financial data provider S&P Global Inc, plans to introduce crypto currency indices in 2021. To do so, the company is entering into a partnership with the US blockchain data provider Lukka. S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for index-based concepts […]
Christine Lagarde has identified privately-issued stablecoins as representing a greater risk to financial stability and the monetary sovereignty of the EU than cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. She has commented on the topic a few times before and proposes a digital Euro in the form of a CBDC. The European Central Bank (ECB) President says that volatile […]
Visa, the largest company for payment cards alongside Mastercard, continues to intensively look into supporting cryptocurrencies. CEO Alfred Kelly sees great potential in this industry, particularly in so-called stablecoins, which include digital central bank currencies (CBDCs). Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are often perceived as pure stores of value or investments. For Visa CEO Alfred Kelly, however, the […]
Bitcoin USD chart analysis – First correction after reaching new highs Monday began with a relatively quiet trading day, with trading around the USD 18,350 mark. On Sunday, a first test of the market’s strength reached a daily low of 17’600. The following day saw the usual pattern of higher daily lows. This momentum was […]
The second-largest public Blockchain network Ethereum has undergone remarkable development. The smart contract platform is growing steadily and has already been able to reinvent itself a few times in its still young history. A review and outlook.
Even though blockchains are generally considered to be superior to traditional networks, no single blockchain is perfect. Due to the inability to maximise the components scalability, security and decentralisation – the so-called Blockchain Trilemma – there are distinct use cases for different chains.
Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock, recently made a positive comment on Bitcoin. He believes that the increasing digitalization of currencies will allow for broad adoption of Bitcoin.
An impressive reporting week with strong upward pressure is behind us. The week was defined by ever-higher daily closing prices until the end of the week. The lowest point was reached on Monday at $15.870 and the highest on Saturday at $19.010. This resulted in a substantial weekly increase of almost 20%.
Bitcoin has had a great year in terms of performance and institutional adoption. Yet there are still a lot of common myths/misconceptions people have about the crypto currency. These include things like “Bitcoin is a bubble”, “it has no intrisic value” or “governments will ban it”.
