The sustainability of bitcoin is still an issue. Industry experts say a collaboration of all stakeholders is needed to make an impact.
Bitcoin's growing e-waste issue is even more concerning that its bloated energy consumption. Unlike the energy, it's not yet being addressed.
Making news this week was the CFPB director testifying before both the Senate and House, Fidelity will allow bitcoin in 401(k) plans, Robinhood had a bad week, the OCC is talking stablecoins, Goldman created a lending facility backed by bitcoin and more.
This week saw three fintech firms representing payments, debit, and credit post results. Although each saw momentous growth year over year, in some cases, it was not enough to outpace expectations after this bull run of a year for fintech.
Investors will be able to gain exposure to bitcoin through the fund, without direct exposure to the volatile currency that traded over $62,000 over the weekend alongside this and other pro-crypto news. On Tuesday morning, the ProShares ETF went live under the ticker BITO at around $40.
Binance has announced a new $500 million lending facility to support struggling public and private bitcoin miners.
Celsius, one of the largest crypto lenders, shut its doors to the public over the weekend, citing the dangers of market volatility and defi scams.
Fueling a renewed bull run, Ukraine used crypto to raise funds, while Russians bought crypto to evade their currency's collapse.
The crypto firm enables users to buy and sell crypto, earn credit rewards on their accounts, and send money peer-to-peer: it will open up the Mastercard network to the cryptocurrency world.
I have had crypto investments since I first dabbled in bitcoin in 2015. Since then, I have expanded my investments...