• The Institutionalization of Bitcoin: What Does It Mean for Crypto Investors?

    Today, it’s easier for institutions to invest in Bitcoin than it’s ever been. Thanks to a friendlier regulatory environment combined with publicly traded Bitcoin investment products, access to Bitcoin has been simpler than ever before for traditional investors. All this has been made possible by the institutionalization of bitcoin as an asset class, which now boasts…

  • The great American mining migration

    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Great American Mining Migration By Dominik Poiger, Head of Product Management, Iconic Holding  The Great American mining migration is now complete. As we pointed out previously, Chinese miners had to leave Mainland China and set-up shop elsewhere. Past months data had already indicated that most of these miners would either sell their mining rigs, close up…

  • Iconic Monthly Crypto Overview – September 2021

    Stay up to date with our monthly crypto overview: September was a historic month for Bitcoin as El Salvador became the first nation to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender. In the top ten crypto assets, a big winner this past month has been Solana, which is up an 38.57% despite the overall correction in…

  • An Update on Bitcoin’s Hash Rate

    Previously, we discussed the initial impact of Chinese miners on the “China mining ban” in our article from June 21, 2021. After almost two months it is now time for an update on Bitcoin’s Hash Rate. It has become quite clear that – after years of fake news on this topic – China seems to have…

  • Is Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint Improving?

    Bitcoin’s hashrate dropped significantly from its all-time-high, sitting at a rate not seen since November 2020. According to data from blockchain.info, Bitcoin’s current hashrate is now (as of 21 June 2021) at approximately 110M TH/s, 30% below its all-time high of around 190M TH/s from a few weeks ago. Bitcoin mining has been largely concentrated…

  • Iconic Insider — 2020 Wrap-up and 2021 Crypto Market Outlook

    By Patrick Lowry, CEO, Iconic Holding Welcome to 2021 everyone! I hope you and yours had a happy and healthy holiday season! After a short break, we are back with the Iconic Insider to share with you some insights on the crypto markets as well as take a look at all things Iconic. To say the end…