CryptoSlate Recap | Bitcoin marketcap rockets past $100B | Fidelity: Institutional investment in cryptocurrency likely to grow | Cardano enters Ethiopia with enterprise blockchain framework Atala
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Bitcoin marketcap rockets past $100 billion: will $6,400 confirm bull market?
In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price spiked from around $5,374 to $5,778 on regulated fiat crypto exchanges like Coinbase in the U.S., surging past $5,800 in several other markets.
Fidelity: Institutional investment in cryptocurrency likely to grow
Institutional investment in cryptocurrency is likely to increase over the next five years, according to research from Fidelity Investments. The firm surveyed 441 institutional investors—including pensions, hedge funds, and endowments—to determine the investment outlook for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Cardano enters Ethiopia with enterprise blockchain framework Atala
Charles Hoskinson, CEO of IOHK and founder of Cardano, announced the launch of Atala, an enterprise blockchain aimed at helping governments in developing countries build systems for voting, property registration, and supply chain, as reported by Forbes contributor Rachel Wolfson.
ICYMI
💸 Ripple signs-on third largest money transfer service to RippleNet
🚀 Stellar leads in daily active accounts according to new estimates
⚡️ Innovation around Bitcoin has reduced tx fees, transactions at 2017 highs at 15% the cost
What else?
Spencer Noon noticed that Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin made what looks like to be an incredibly well-timed crypto-bottom call.
MakerDAO may be raising the DAI stability fee to 19.5%.
Blocktown Capital produced interesting comparison of gold over the past 100 years verse Bitcoin over the past 5 years.
Senior eToro analyst Mati Greenspan observed the Bitfinex cold wallets have decreased from 119K BTC on Apr. 26 to 89K BTC at the moment.
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