『 ‘Urgent’ Warning Issued Over The Future Of Bitcoin Even As The Crypto Market Price Smashes Past $2 Trillion 』
As bitcoin and cryptocurrencies begin to carve out a place among traditional assets, technologists have warned that advances in quantum computing could mean the encryption that underpins bitcoin is “fundamentally” undermined as soon as 2026—unless the software is updated…
『 BlackRock Joins Fidelity And Vanguard As A Bitcoin Mining Investor 』
A mandatory SEC filing dated June 30, 2021 shows that Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $9 trillion in assets, has taken significant stakes in two bitcoin miners, 6.71% in Marathon Digital Holdings and 6.61% in Riot Blockchain.
『 Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Joins $2 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto Custodian 』
This appointment represents the second crypto-focused engagement for the former regulator, following his March 2021 appointment to the Board of Directors at One River Asset Management, which recently filed a carbon-neutral Bitcoin ETF application with the SEC.
『 Bitcoin, Ether And Altcoins Return Some Early Week Gains, But New Bullish Signs Are Emerging 』
The cryptocurrency market has fallen by 4.8% over the past 24 hours as of early morning Eastern time Wednesday, pushing the market capitalization below $2 trillion again, according to CoinGecko.