Bitbuy Is Recognized On 2020 Startup List Canadian Business today ranked Bitbuy 54th on on the 32nd annual Growth List in the startup category, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies.See full announcement here>> Weekly Market Update Analysis: Most major coins are up on the 7 day period, with Bitcoin Cash leading the charge up over 16% […]

Issue #116 October 1st, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market in general has dropped sharply today, due to the news that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have filed charges against crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX. This sudden drop in the market wiped out a week of modest gains for most major coins. Big Story […]

Issue #114 September 17th, 2020   Bitbuy Platform Announcements XRP – Spark/Flare Fork Support Bitbuy will not be supporting the Spark/Flare XRP fork. We recommend all users withdraw with XRP to a personal wallet that will support the fork in order to claim your tokens.To withdraw XRP, follow the instructions in this article. Bitbuy to Bitbuy […]

  Issue #113 September 10th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto had a bounce back after an overall sudden drop the previous week. Bitcoin briefly dropped below $10,000 USD ($13,168 CAD) but has since recovered to hold $10,300 for the past 48 hours. Much to the chagrin of the ‘non-correlated’ crowd, the sudden crypto […]

Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto had a an up and down week,  with the largest decrease seen in the past 24 hours which saw most coins retrace at least 5%. In the 7 day trading period, only ETH remained in the green. Big Story Of The Week   Surprisingly, BTC Dominance Is Seeing Its Most […]

Issue #111 August 27th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto had a volatile week overall, with most major coins settling with a double digit weekly loss over the past 7 day period. Many expect the volatility to continue following this mornings address on inflation by Jerome Powell, chairmain of the US federal reserve. SEE […]

Issue #110 August 20th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto saw modest gains across the board over the past week, with some coins such as EOS and Litecoin posting double digit gains. Spot volumes increased week over week to retrace levels seen during July. SEE LIVE CRYPTO PRICES>> New On Bitbuy Resources You may […]

Issue #109 August 13th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto saw a dip overall in the 7 day period, mostly happening in the past 48 hours. ETH saw its first weekly decline in over 5 weeks, and BTC only saw its 2nd decline in that same time period. Volumes dipped slightly as well, yet […]

Issue #108 August 6th, 2020 Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto saw yet another week of steady gains almost across the board. Ethereum continued to lead the charge with a 22% weekly gain, as DeFi token swaps often requiring ETH have surged in popularity. Spot volumes are at some of their highest levels of 2020. Big […]

Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto finally saw some upward movement after weeks of stagnation. Altcoins led the way with Ethereum up 12.62% over the 7 day period. Many DeFi also saw large gains. Big Story Of The Week After A Period Of The Low Volatility, Crypto May Have Recently Awakened With Bullish Fundamental Arguments Continuing To Stack […]

Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto again had a relatively flat week, with spot volumes well below averages we saw in May and June. Altcoins continued to see the most momentum with XLM up over 5% on the week. Big Story Of The Week Dogecoin, An Obscure Cryptocurrency With A Unique Culture And Community, Has Saw A […]

  Weekly Market Movement CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>> Weekly Summary:   Many altcoins saw decent gains through the past 7 day period. Of the coins available on Bitbuy, XLM saw the most upward movement with more than a 36% 7 day gain. BTC remained relatively stable throughout the week. Big News Of The Week   […]

    Weekly Market Movement CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>> Weekly Summary: With some exceptions, most popular cryptocurrencies are slightly down or flat across the board over the 7 day period. Spot volumes continue to trend downwards, as the market remains quiet in terms of volatility for the third straight week.   Big News Of The […]

  Weekly Market Movement   CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>>Weekly Summary: Crypto across the board is down slightly over a 7 day period, although coins are modestly up in the past 24 hours. Overall, it was a week of low volatility for most assets, and therefore lower overall volume. Big News Of The Week This Week, […]

  Weekly Market Movement CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>> Weekly Summary: Crypto is marginally lower than 24H ago across the board. Most major coins have seen a modest 3-7% decline in the 7 day period. Spot volumes are an abysmal 30% of the 30-day average.   Big News Of The Week The Percentage Of BTC Unmoved […]

Intro Last week, on Wednesday July 10th, 2019, the Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (“FINTRAC”) published the long awaited final version of amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (“PCMLTFA”) in the Canada Gazette. The new regulations form part of a larger legislative initiative to strengthen Canada’s […]

Bitcoin has a scalability problem. Or does it? The Lightning network could change the game when it comes to scaling the world’s most popular digital currency. How does it work and what does it mean for the crypto markets? We take a look in this article.

It’s Bitcoin’s 10th Birthday! To celebrate, we take a look at 10 facts about Bitcoin you may not know (with a Canadian spin!)

The SEC has recently denied 9 Bitcoin ETF proposals, as it wants greater controls on market manipulation and fraud. We look at the interplay between Bitcoin “whales,” investors, regulators and traders, and what it means for the future of cryptocurrency ETFs.

As we approach 500 crypto-focused hedge funds and VC firms, and top executives from finance and tech firms flee to build crypto companies and products, the overall cryptocurrency market is slumping. We take a look at why optimism is sky-high, when everything appears red.

Medici Land Governance was spun out of Overstock.com to use blockchain technology to address problems with land titles and records. They announced their first government partnership with Zambia. We take a look at MLG and Overstock’s history of big bets.

As Bitcoin prices climb, we take a look at three psychological factors that are affecting investors. Why have investors, especially those with deep pockets, stayed out of virtual currencies? What do the 2013 and 2017 price explosions tell us about the psychology of traders and investors?

BlackRock, the world’s largest financial asset manager, has announced that they are looking at creating a new ETF with holdings focused on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. We look at how this would open up the digital currency market to a huge inflow of institutional and private investor money.

Coinbase may soon add five new coins to their trading platform: Stellar, Cardano, Basic Attention Token, Z-Cash, and 0x. They’ve also been approved to acquire three companies that deal with securities trading, setting the stage for Coinbase to sell security tokens.