Prashant Jha
An engineering graduate, Prashant focuses on UK and Indian markets. As a crypto-journalist, his interests lie in blockchain technology adoption across emerging economies.
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Coinbase (COIN) Pre-IPO Share Price on FTX reaches $594, Pre Market Valuation near $150B

Prashant Jha 4 mins ago

Coinbase is all set to make its public debut on Nasdaq tomorrow with 115 million shares, and the most buzz seems to be around its market valuation. The pre-IPO shares of Coinbase are currently listed on the FTX exchange and currently trading at $594 per share. The current pricing project a $150 billion valuation for

Coinbase is all set to make its public debut on Nasdaq tomorrow with 115 million shares, and the most buzz seems to be around its market valuation. The pre-IPO shares of Coinbase are currently listed on the FTX exchange and currently trading at $594 per share. The current pricing project a $150 billion valuation for

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Breaking: Galaxy Digital Files for a Bitcoin ETF in US

Prashant Jha 19 hours ago

Galaxy Digital, a crypto custody firm led by Mike Novogratz has filed for a Bitcoin ETF before the US SEC on 12th April. The latest filing before the SEC takes the total number of Bitcoin ETF applications pending before the regulator to nine. Galaxy Bitcoin ETF will be an exchange-traded fund that issues common shares

Galaxy Digital, a crypto custody firm led by Mike Novogratz has filed for a Bitcoin ETF before the US SEC on 12th April. The latest filing before the SEC takes the total number of Bitcoin ETF applications pending before the regulator to nine. Galaxy Bitcoin ETF will be an exchange-traded fund that issues common shares

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Ex NYSE CFO Says Coinbase Listing on Nasdaq is Sign of Real Financial Innovation

Prashant Jha 20 hours ago

Ame Butte, the former CFO of the New York Stock Exchange in a recent interview with CNBC said the direct listing of Coinbase on Nasdaq is a sign of real financial innovation. The comments came in the context of massive Bitcoin and crypto adoption over the past 3-4 months. The new year 2021 saw several

Ame Butte, the former CFO of the New York Stock Exchange in a recent interview with CNBC said the direct listing of Coinbase on Nasdaq is a sign of real financial innovation. The comments came in the context of massive Bitcoin and crypto adoption over the past 3-4 months. The new year 2021 saw several

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What is Binance Tradable Stock Tokens? How to Trade Tesla (TSLA/BUSD) on Binance

Prashant Jha 20 hours ago

Binance today announced the launch of a tradable stock contract at zero commission fee allowing traders to trade fractionally tokenized versions of mainstream stocks on Binance, The first stock token would be of Elon Musk-led Tesla which would be paired, traded, and fractionalized in Binance USD (BUSD).  The decision to include tokenized shares is to

Binance today announced the launch of a tradable stock contract at zero commission fee allowing traders to trade fractionally tokenized versions of mainstream stocks on Binance, The first stock token would be of Elon Musk-led Tesla which would be paired, traded, and fractionalized in Binance USD (BUSD).  The decision to include tokenized shares is to

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Breaking: Binance Launches Zero-Commission Tradable Tesla Stock Token

Prashant Jha 21 hours ago

Binance Exchange has announced the launch of zero-commission tradable stock tokens and the first tokenized stock would be of electric car manufacturer Tesla. All the stock tokens would be denominated, settled, and collateralized in BUSD. The Binance Stock token would tokenize a fraction of the value of the original stock price which would be available

Binance Exchange has announced the launch of zero-commission tradable stock tokens and the first tokenized stock would be of electric car manufacturer Tesla. All the stock tokens would be denominated, settled, and collateralized in BUSD. The Binance Stock token would tokenize a fraction of the value of the original stock price which would be available

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Binance Coin ($BNB) Posts Another ATH as it Surpasses Daily Volume of Bitcoin

Prashant Jha 21 hours ago

Binance Coin (BNB) has risen to a new all-time high of $650 in a record surge of 30%, before retracing to $550 levels. The altcoin has gained nearly 60% in the past week nearly doubling its last month ATH above $300. The recent surge in price is being attributed to the quarterly BNB burn event

Binance Coin (BNB) has risen to a new all-time high of $650 in a record surge of 30%, before retracing to $550 levels. The altcoin has gained nearly 60% in the past week nearly doubling its last month ATH above $300. The recent surge in price is being attributed to the quarterly BNB burn event

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Indian Minister For Corporate Affairs says the Gov is Open Minded on Crypto Regulations

Prashant Jha 24 hours ago

Indian Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs in a recent interview said that the Indian government is open to crypto regulations and is considering the various aspects of the nascent field to frame the laws around cryptocurrencies. During the interview, Thakur also highlighted that due to elections in five states the last parliamentary

Indian Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs in a recent interview said that the Indian government is open to crypto regulations and is considering the various aspects of the nascent field to frame the laws around cryptocurrencies. During the interview, Thakur also highlighted that due to elections in five states the last parliamentary

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Mobilecoin ($MOB) Grows 10X Post SIGNAL Payment Support, Might Face SEC Scrutiny in US

Prashant Jha 2 days ago

Mobilecoin (MOB), a fairly unknown token has risen from $7 to a new ATH of $68 right after Signal encrypted chat services announced they would begin mobile payment services using $MOB on April 4. The signal gained a lot of traction in the past couple of months owing to their privacy features and a shout-out

Mobilecoin (MOB), a fairly unknown token has risen from $7 to a new ATH of $68 right after Signal encrypted chat services announced they would begin mobile payment services using $MOB on April 4. The signal gained a lot of traction in the past couple of months owing to their privacy features and a shout-out

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Infosys Co-Founder Suggests Crypto Capital Inflow Can Solve India’s SME Financial Gap

Prashant Jha 2 days ago

Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder, and chairman of Infosys published an opinion piece today on the growing SME funding gap in India and how cryptocurrencies can help in closing the gap. The opinion piece and bullish stance of India’s leading IT consultancy provider come at a time when the Indian government is reportedly working towards a

Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder, and chairman of Infosys published an opinion piece today on the growing SME funding gap in India and how cryptocurrencies can help in closing the gap. The opinion piece and bullish stance of India’s leading IT consultancy provider come at a time when the Indian government is reportedly working towards a

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Bitcoin Funding Rates Hit Peak Amid Surge Above $60K, What’s Next?

Prashant Jha April 10, 2021

Bitcoin price today broke out of its long consolidation phase between $58K- $60K to register a new monthly high of $61,276. The price has retraced back to $60,300 at the time of writing as funding rates have started to skyrocket. Rising funding rates are considered bullish as it becomes more costly to long a Bitcoin

Bitcoin price today broke out of its long consolidation phase between $58K- $60K to register a new monthly high of $61,276. The price has retraced back to $60,300 at the time of writing as funding rates have started to skyrocket. Rising funding rates are considered bullish as it becomes more costly to long a Bitcoin

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XRP Volume Surpasses 2017 Levels as token Price Register 20% Surge

Prashant Jha April 10, 2021

XRP has finally joined the bull run along with other altcoins recording a 3-year high above $1 for the first time after 2018. The altcoin has continued its surge this week recording a 20% surge over the past 24 hours and also surpassed the all-time-high volume of 2017. Volume for #XRP just passed the volume

XRP has finally joined the bull run along with other altcoins recording a 3-year high above $1 for the first time after 2018. The altcoin has continued its surge this week recording a 20% surge over the past 24 hours and also surpassed the all-time-high volume of 2017. Volume for #XRP just passed the volume

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Biggest Blockchain Patent Holder Alibaba Faces $2.8B Fine Amid Growing Fallout With Gov

Prashant Jha April 10, 2021

Alibaba, the largest e-commerce company in China and the biggest blockchain patent holder was fined $2.8 billion for anti-trust activities by the Chinese government. The fine was imposed after the market monopoly investigation which indicated that Alibaba was punishing retailers for selling the same goods on other platforms. Alibaba is believed to be one of

Alibaba, the largest e-commerce company in China and the biggest blockchain patent holder was fined $2.8 billion for anti-trust activities by the Chinese government. The fine was imposed after the market monopoly investigation which indicated that Alibaba was punishing retailers for selling the same goods on other platforms. Alibaba is believed to be one of

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Second Oldest American Bank With Over $3 Trillion AUM Set To Offer Crypto Trading Services

Prashant Jha April 8, 2021

State Street Cooperation, the second oldest bank in America with over $3 trillion worth of assets under management has become the latest financial giant to adopt crypto. The bank announced on Thursday that its FX trading Currenex platform will provide its trading infrastructure to the London-based Pure Digital platform to help it build an institution-focused

State Street Cooperation, the second oldest bank in America with over $3 trillion worth of assets under management has become the latest financial giant to adopt crypto. The bank announced on Thursday that its FX trading Currenex platform will provide its trading infrastructure to the London-based Pure Digital platform to help it build an institution-focused

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Real Estate Billionaire Rick Caruso Now Accepts Bitcoin for Rent on His Properties

Prashant Jha April 8, 2021

Rick Caruso, the American Real Estate billionaire announced that his company Caruso Properties would accept Bitcoin as a payment for rent on its properties across Los Angeles. Caruso Properties have partnered with Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to facilitate the Bitcoin payments and has also invested in Bitcoin as per a report in LA Times. The report

Rick Caruso, the American Real Estate billionaire announced that his company Caruso Properties would accept Bitcoin as a payment for rent on its properties across Los Angeles. Caruso Properties have partnered with Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to facilitate the Bitcoin payments and has also invested in Bitcoin as per a report in LA Times. The report

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Breaking: Grayscale Adds Chainlink to its Large Cap Fund

Prashant Jha April 6, 2021

Grayscale Investments, the largest digital asset manager announced the addition of Chainlink to its Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) after updating the Fund Component weightings. The firm in its official announcement said, Grayscale has adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings and using the cash

Grayscale Investments, the largest digital asset manager announced the addition of Chainlink to its Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC) after updating the Fund Component weightings. The firm in its official announcement said, Grayscale has adjusted the Fund’s portfolio by selling the existing Fund Components in proportion to their respective weightings and using the cash

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ETH Retail Demand Overpowers Declining Implied Volatility

Prashant Jha April 6, 2021

Ether (ETH) broke past the month-long consolidation phase to register a new ATH of $2,152 a couple of days ago. The new ATH comes in the wake of declining Bitcoin dominance which is currently at 55.53% and ETH/BTC pair bottoming at 0.03. However, the new ATH came amid declining implied volatility this year which might

Ether (ETH) broke past the month-long consolidation phase to register a new ATH of $2,152 a couple of days ago. The new ATH comes in the wake of declining Bitcoin dominance which is currently at 55.53% and ETH/BTC pair bottoming at 0.03. However, the new ATH came amid declining implied volatility this year which might

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Editorial: MicroStrategy ($MSTR) Stock Price Up By 394% Since First BTC Purchase

Prashant Jha April 5, 2021

MicroStrategy($MSTR), the business intelligence and software solution provider today announced the purchase of an additional $15 million in Bitcoin using treasury cash reserves. The recent purchase has taken its total Bitcoin holding to 91,579 estimated to be worth $5.29 billion. The Fortune 500 company started purchasing Bitcoin in August 2020 when it was trading above

MicroStrategy($MSTR), the business intelligence and software solution provider today announced the purchase of an additional $15 million in Bitcoin using treasury cash reserves. The recent purchase has taken its total Bitcoin holding to 91,579 estimated to be worth $5.29 billion. The Fortune 500 company started purchasing Bitcoin in August 2020 when it was trading above

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GrayScale Reveals Its Plan For A Bitcoin ETF

Prashant Jha April 5, 2021

Grayscale Trust, the largest cryptocurrency asset manager has revealed its aspirations of launching a Bitcoin ETF amid growing demand for a fully regulated Exchange Traded Fund based on Bitcoin. The firm in its official press release said that they are aware of the growing discussion around Bitcoin ETF and also said that they are fully

Grayscale Trust, the largest cryptocurrency asset manager has revealed its aspirations of launching a Bitcoin ETF amid growing demand for a fully regulated Exchange Traded Fund based on Bitcoin. The firm in its official press release said that they are aware of the growing discussion around Bitcoin ETF and also said that they are fully

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Breaking: MicroStrategy Adds Another $15 Millon Worth of Bitcoin to Their Treasury

Prashant Jha April 5, 2021

MicroStrategy, the software giant announced on Monday that they have purchased an additional $15 million worth of Bitcoin at $59,389 apiece. The latest addition of 253 Bitcoins takes MicroStrategy’s total holding to 91,579 bitcoins with a $2.226 total investment. MicroStrategy has purchased an additional ~253 bitcoins for $15.0 million in cash at an average price

MicroStrategy, the software giant announced on Monday that they have purchased an additional $15 million worth of Bitcoin at $59,389 apiece. The latest addition of 253 Bitcoins takes MicroStrategy’s total holding to 91,579 bitcoins with a $2.226 total investment. MicroStrategy has purchased an additional ~253 bitcoins for $15.0 million in cash at an average price

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Bitcoin Demand Soars in Turkey As Inflation Rises by 16%

Prashant Jha April 5, 2021

Bitcoin trading volume in Turkey has registered a spike in the wake of the growing inflation rate in the country. The inflation rate of Turkey has risen by 16% over the past 6 months, making many looks for alternatives store of value. Only a couple of weeks back the value of national fiat Turkish Liara

Bitcoin trading volume in Turkey has registered a spike in the wake of the growing inflation rate in the country. The inflation rate of Turkey has risen by 16% over the past 6 months, making many looks for alternatives store of value. Only a couple of weeks back the value of national fiat Turkish Liara