British media reported that 34-year-old Ben Delo, co-founder of the Bitmex crypto-exchange, became the youngest British billionaire who succeeded on his own.
According to The Sunday Times article, in the final issue of Ben Dong College, according to the results of the vote, he was recognized as a student with the greatest chance of becoming a millionaire. In addition, within the same vote, he took second place among the most likely candidates for imprisonment based on his performance.
This week, the cryptocurrency company Circle said that it noticed a significant surge in interest from institutional investors. According to Jeremy Allaire, general director and co-founder of Circle, despite the fact that in May the cryptocurrency markets were declining, last month the company saw a 30% surge in interest from institutional clients.
Since December 16, 2017, the currency and credit markets have fallen by more than 69%, and the last few months of 2018 the reins of government were certainly among the "bears." However, during this period many companies, such as Coinbase, Bitgo, Circle and others, opened the doors for institutional investors. This week, the company has seen an increased demand from institutional investors.
Bitcoin is a social phenomenon, whose popularity differs by geographic regions, says Robert Schiller, an American economist, author of popular economic books, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
"The East Coast is less into it than the West Coast," Shiller said Tuesday in a Bloomberg Television interview with Tom Keene and Guy Johnson. "Silicon Valley is really into it. This to me shows that this is not a rational response to new information." he said.
Despite the fact that Lloyd Blankfein does not own Bitcoins (as well as his investment bank), Goldman Sachs believes that critics should not ignore the future of the first and most important cryptocurrency. During a speech at the event The Economic Club of New York, Blankfein demonstrated an optimistic attitude towards the digital currency. CEO Goldman Sachs announced the possibility of a future in which Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will squeeze out official money - just like the Fiats once replaced gold and precious metals.
We are happy to congratulate you with the French Music Day on June 21. Due to the celebration, we decided to show that art, music and blockchain are connected. DLT is not only applied to financial sphere – it is used in the music industry as well. How can technology and art be connected?
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computers, shares the view of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who believes that Bitcoin will dislodge altcoins from the market.
"I buy into what Jack Dorsey says, not that I necessarily believe it's going to happen, but because I want it to be that way, that is so pure thinking, "he said.As it became known from four sources who wished to remain anonymous, the managing company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is working to create a platform for online trading that will allow large investors to buy and sell Bitcoins. Recently, Goldman Sachs Bank announced its intention to launch trading futures for Bitcoins first, and later allow its customers to trade Bitcoins.