There’s no denying it, the crypto industry is known for its eccentric individuals, statements, and startups. John McAfee, for example, promised to consume his family jewels if Bitcoin (BTC) doesn’t reach $1 million apiece by 2020’s end. While McAfee’s call is by far the...

No one on Wall Street embraced cryptocurrencies with as much gusto as legendary trader Mike Novogratz. After Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin a “fraud”in September 2017, Novo, as he’s known, predicted, correctly, it would hit $10,000 and keep climbing. The former hedge fund manager and...

The bad year for traders at Mike Novogratz’s cryptocurrency merchant bank got even worse in the third quarter -- and that was before the market fell out of bed this month. Net realized and unrealized losses on digital assets at Galaxy Digital Holdings LP’s trading...

As Bitcoin plunges, the U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether last year’s epic rally was fueled in part by manipulation, with traders driving it up with Tether -- a popular but controversial digital token. While federal prosecutors opened a broad criminal probe into cryptocurrencies months...

Marshall Islands-registered contracts-for-difference broker 1pool Ltd., which operates the 1Broker brand, has announced that the company will revive some if its functions today. The team tweeted that they will start processing clients withdrawal requests. https://twitter.com/1Brokerio/status/1050053722435448832 Three U.S. agencies took action against the international, bitcoin-funded securities dealer...

Tiberius Group AG delayed the sale of its commodity-backed cryptocurrency until December, blaming the move on credit-card companies. While the Switzerland-based asset manager and commodities trader received orders worth $1 million via its subsidiary Tiberius Technology Ventures AG, the fees from credit-card processors were...