Amid the chorus of stringent crypto regulations among several United States leaders, proponents such as Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz look to counter anti-cryptocurrency sentiments circulating in Washington. Tweeting on Tuesday, Novogratz described crypto as the “future of our financial systems” while adding politicians and regulators ought to do their homework before devising policies to regulate the industry. Novogratz’s tweet was in response to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s remarks where the Senator from Massachusetts once again espoused anti-crypto sentiments, calling cryptocurrency “the wild west” of the U.S. financial system. Senator Warren has been a vocal proponent of more stringent crypto regulatory …

Pop starlet Miley Cyrus has performed at a private party hosted by Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. According to a Monday report from Dan’s Papers, the event was held to celebrate the birthday of the billionaire’s daughter, actress Gabriela Novogratz. Cyrus donned a red leotard and performed an assortment of her hit songs, including “Wrecking Ball” and “Party in the USA,” in addition to delivering covers of Sinead O’Connor, The Pixies and Blondie, among others. In line with the party’s Coney Island Mermaid Parade theme, Cyrus performed from a tent plastered with giant mermaids at Novogratz’s home in Amagansett, Long …

As Bitcoin (BTC) has continued trading sideways after dipping below $33,000 on Thursday, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has provided some geopolitical observations regarding the industry. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Novogratz said that Bitcoin price is now consolidating between $30,000 and $35,000, suggesting that the United States’ crypto community is now taking the lead in the market amid a bearish trend coming from Asia. The longtime Bitcoin bull noted that China’s crackdown on the crypto market is part of broader issues in the market, stating: “What we’re seeing is Asia sells it off and then the U.S. …

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has again rejected the idea of him buying into Ether (ETH) despite the social media platform’s activities with Ethereum-based nonfungible tokens (NFT). On Wednesday, the social media platform announced a giveaway through Rarible, a major NFT platform utilizing the Ethereum blockchain network for minting digital collectible tokens. But despite Twitter releasing 140 NFTs on Ethereum — the foundation for the second most-valued cryptocurrency after Bitcoin (BTC) — Dorsey apparently remains loyal exclusively to Bitcoin. Following the NFT news, Twitter user Packanimal suggested that it was “only a matter of time before” Dorsey invested in Ether, to …

As major miners are leaving China one after another following the country’s crackdown on Bitcoin (BTC), Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has echoed other experts in seeing the migration out of China as a positive development. Novogratz explained on Bloomberg that despite China’s attempt to undermine Bitcoin — like banning mining, banning leverage, and even banning Bitcoin in some places — the original cryptocurrency is still alive and kicking. “Bitcoin still exists and survives in lots of ways,” he said, adding that miners’ migration out of China could be “a big net positive for the ecosystem.” The last couple of …

Ether (ETH) price outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) by 173% from March 28 to May 15. The incredible bull caused the token to reach a $4,380 all-time high. However, as cryptocurrency markets initiated a sharp drop on May 12, the trend started to reverse, and since then, Ether has underperformed by 25%. Some might say it is a technical adjustment after a strong rally. While this partially explains the move, it excludes some critical factors, including the fast advance of smart-contract network competitors and Bitcoin being adopted as an official currency for the first time. Notice how the ETH/BTC ratio rallied again …

Cryptology Asset Group, a Malta-based investment outfit co-founded by serial entrepreneurs Mike Novogratz and Christian Angermayer, is set to offer support for crypto VC firms. In a release issued on Thursday, the European holding company announced plans to float a $100-million investment into first-time crypto funds. As part of the announcement, the investment outfit revealed that it will adopt an entrepreneurial approach in building its crypto fund portfolio with a focus on emerging managers and GP seeding. Cryptology already has a significant footprint in the crypto and blockchain space with investments in the likes of crypto asset manager Iconic Funds …

The price of Bitcoin and many cryptocurrencies may have taken a double-digit percentage drop in the last 24 hours, but some crypto experts still seem to be cautiously optimistic about the market as a whole. In an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday, Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz said that it was “going to take a while” for crypto markets to consolidate and find a bottom as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dipped to $30,000 earlier in the day. Novogratz’s comments came when the price of the crypto asset was roughly $38,000, having been more than $42,000 at the …

Amid the ongoing concerns over Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy consumption, a new study states that the traditional banking system consumes much more energy than the Bitcoin network. Michael Novogratz’s cryptocurrency firm, Galaxy Digital, released a report Friday titled “On Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption: A Quantitative Approach to a Subjective Question,” providing open-source access to its methodology and calculations. Compiled by Galaxy’s mining arm, the study estimates Bitcoin’s annual electricity consumption to stand at 113.89 terawatts per hour, including energy for miner demand, miner power consumption, pool power consumption and node power consumption. This amount is at least two times lower than the …

Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz, a billionaire active in the digital asset space, says up to 85% of his net worth is in cryptocurrencies. In an interview with New York Magazine’s Intelligencer published today, Novogratz said that while he did have roughly 30% of his net worth in crypto starting at the 2017 bull run, the recent price surges in the crypto space had increased the valuation of his holdings, making them “up to 85 percent“ of the billionaire investor’s net worth. According to Bloomberg, Novogratz is valued at $6.25 billion as of May 12, meaning his crypto …

Blockchain software firm Block.one has announced plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange subsidiary. According to a release published on Tuesday, the platform — dubbed “Bullish Global” — will run on the EOS blockchain. As part of the announcement, the EOSIO developer revealed that it had raised capital to the tune of $10 billion for the crypto exchange. This sum includes $300 million in investor funding from the likes of Peter Thiel and Mike Novogratz, as well as hedge fund managers Alan Howard and Louis Bacon. The remaining capital sum reportedly came from Block.one’s crypto holdings, including 164,000 Bitcoin (BTC) — …

Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz compared the listing of Coinbase's shares on Nasdaq today to the dawn of a new age in the adoption of crypto. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning, Novogratz called the long-awaited initial public offering, or IPO, of the major cryptocurrency exchange’s stock shares "the Netscape moment for the cryptocurrency economy." The Galaxy Digital CEO was referring to the tech company behind one of the earliest Internet browsers — Netscape Navigator — whose stock price surged from $28 to $75 in its first day. “This is a really important day for …