Bitcoin Price Watch: Is Another Bull Run in Store?

At press time, bitcoin is trading for over $6,700. That’s roughly $400 more than where it’s stood over the past week, and many are wondering if a year-end bull run is at hand. Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought further industry help and commentary regarding the bitcoin ETF submitted by joint venture VanEck … Read more

Novogratz Expresses Confidence in Cryptos as His Crypto Bank Nears Listing

Mike Novogratz is making a big bet on the role of cryptocurrencies in the near future. The billionaire investor has been one of the most fervent and bullish crypto believers despite the market’s unpredictability, especially in the last few months. And now, after patiently waiting for months, his crypto merchant bank, Galaxy Digital LP, is … Read more

Billionaire Backed Bitcoin Bank Trading on Major Stock Exchange

Coming off fresh first quarter losses undeterred, giant cryptocurrency merchant bank, Galaxy Digital, began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange August, 1, 2018. It is one of the earliest banks in the crypto space to achieve such a listing. Many eyes are watching to see what will become of the relationship between legacy financial institutions … Read more

The Weekly: Musk Bots Blocked, US Crypto Candidate, a Herd of Institutional Investors

In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief, we reported about Twitter blocking ETH scambots mimicking Elon Musk, a US presidential candidate who accepts crypto donations, the expected arrival of a ‘herd of institutional investors’ and much more. The most commented-on article during the week covered the latest development of the ongoing legal battle … Read more

Giant Bitcoin Merchant Bank Posts Losses Over $130 Million

Galaxy Digital, one of the earliest and largest cryptocurrency merchant banks in the space, founded by billionaire Mike Novogratz, posted first quarter earnings. Published accounts suggest the firm has lost $134 million due to a combination of an extended bear market and the usual course of starting a large company. Many analysts wonder aloud what … Read more

The Daily: Crypto Vault in Hong Kong, ‘Herd of Institutional Investors’ in Crypto

A Hong Kong-based investment firm is planning to launch a new crypto-custody service to address the growing interest from institutional clients, and we’ve covered the story in today’s Bitcoin in Brief. Also in The Daily, billionaire Mike Novogratz expects an influx of institutional investors into the crypto space; a new survey claims 30 percent of … Read more

Billionaire Novogratz Is Investing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin and Crypto Startups

Mike Novogratz, a billionaire investor who formerly managed Fortress Investment Group and Goldman Sachs, is said to be investing hundreds of millions of dollars in emerging Bitcoin and crypto startups. Chasing Big Money This week, Business Insider reported that an insider within Mike Novogratz’s cryptocurrency company and investment firm Galaxy Digital has said that the … Read more

Expert Says Cryptocurrencies Will Be a $20T Market

Galaxy Digital, a $250 million investment firm headed by Mike Novogratz that is focused on cryptocurrencies, is very bullish on crypto these days. As a matter of fact, Novogratz recently claimed that the market is headed for the $20 trillion mark, and that is some very good news for investors. Novogratz is a Wall Street … Read more