Hong Kong – Spot Bitcoin ETFs Approved
Hong Kong regulators have approved spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds - with analysts predicting inflows of up to $500 million.
Fidelity follows BlackRock – files for Ethereum ETF
Financial management giant Fidelity had filed to create a spot Ethereum ETF that would be listed on an exchange owned by CBOE Global. The news follows a similar filing from BlackRock a week ago.
The Amber Ascent: In Conversation with Cryptocurrency Maven, Annabelle Huang
Today Brave New Coin speaks with Annabelle Huang, a Managing Partner at leading Asian digital asset firm, the Amber Group. Annabelle has been a driver of change in the male-dominated fields of finance and crypto. She has a deep understanding of how macro & institutional markets work. During this chat, she delves into topics including regulation, digitization, Asian crypto markets, and the crypto bear market.
What is driving the price of Ethereum? Bullish and Bearish Factors for Q4
The price of Ethereum continues to range, with no clear momentum in either direction. What are the possible bullish and bearish factors likely to impact ETH’s performance in Q4, 2023?
Tokens, Tech, and Transformation: The Rise of Web3 in Business
From AI, to the metaverse, to blockchain, digital transformation is sweeping across every industry. Blockchain infrastructure is core to the shift from Web2 to Web3. We look at the revolution in how users will interact, own, and prosper in the digital realm.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 25th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, an anti-CBDC bill passed through the US House Financial Services Committee, an anti-Bitcoin Senator is charged with bribery, and onchain data suggests most short-term BTC holders are stuck with unrealized losses.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 18th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the market readies itself for the next Fed interest rate decision, DCG offers a recovery plan for out-of-pocket Genesis creditors, and a large chunk of short-term BTC holders are holding at a loss.
Maker’s Endgame Set to Revolutionize DeFi Protocols
With DeFi facing existential threats, the protocols are fighting back. MakerDAO has a plan to keep DeFi permissionless; the first phase of “Endgame” begins in early 2024.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 11th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the SEC bites back in its ongoing legal battle against Ripple, Chainalysis is scrutinized for apparent inaccuracies in its data and soaring Bitcoin mining affects miners' margins.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 4th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, Whales load up on BTC pre-halving & spot-ETF approval, California considers a crypto company license regime, and most major crypto exchanges show signs of stability.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 28th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve signals that interest rate hikes will continue, Oman embraces private Bitcoin mining, and Kuwait conversely makes most digital asset services illegal.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 21st 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, Bitcoin suffers its worst weekly percentage loss since the collapse of FTX. Influencing factors include rumors of Space X selling its BTC holdings and the bankruptcy filing of Chinese property giant Evergrande.
Monad – Superscalar Pipelining for the EVM
Keone Hon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Monad, an EVM-compatible L1 that can process 10k TPS. Keone explains why he decided to move on from Jump Trading and start a new venture with Monad, focusing on building an ultra-high-performance EVM blockchain that improves upon Ethereum's throughput. He highlights the need for pipelining in transaction execution and state access to achieve higher performance.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 14th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the SEC postpones a key spot Bitcoin ETF approval decision, Paypal launches a stablecoin, and volumes on the Bitcoin futures market dry up.
What Is an Institutional Crypto Exchange?
From the backrooms of tech enthusiasts to the powerhouses of Wall Street, cryptocurrency trading has taken the world by storm. This article explores the nuances of the retail versus institutional dynamic inherent in the cryptocurrency trading arena.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 7th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the credit rating of long-term US debt is downgraded, Coinbase fights back against an SEC lawsuit, and GLASSNODE's latest weekly report explores the recent improvement in sentiment across the DeFi space.
