Blockchain and cryptocurrency may one day be "as broadly adopted as the internet is today," Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of fintech company Circle, told CNBC. "It’s a really fertile space in terms of the fundamental, technical and infrastructure," Allaire said on "Fast Money" Wednesday. One major driver for this possible occurrence: ethereum. "Right now ethereum has an enormous amount of developer activity," Allaire said. "One of the things that really catalyzed the [cryptocurrency]...

Foxconn is buying political insurance by setting up shop in Wisconsin, Greg Ip told CNBC. “Foxconn would not be putting that plant in Wisconsin if it was only choosing the most optimal location and the lowest cost. It’s nowhere near any of its sort of existing … customers or so forth,” Ip, chief economics commentator at The Wall Street Journal, said Thursday on "Power Lunch." “Having jobs in the United States helps insulate it from the sort of protectionist pressure the U.S. administration is...

Investors can now learn the tricks of the trade directly from TD Ameritrade professionals. The brokerage last week launched Personalized Portfolios, which gives people the opportunity to customize their portfolios by way of a one-on-one relationship with a senior financial consultant at the bank all in one place. "TD Ameritrade [is] known for being in the self-directed space, the active trader," President and CEO Tim Hockey told Bob Pisani on CNBC's "Squawk Alley" on Wednesday. "For those...

Bitcoin is still a buy despite its continued losses, blockchain venture capitalist Spencer Bogart told CNBC. The digital currency's increased number of use cases is proof that the popular form of money is being institutionalized. "Every major bank is trying to do something in the space," Bogart, a partner at Blockchain Capital, told CNBC's "Fast Money" on Friday. "Either they're going to be offering bitcoin to their clients, they're working on a custody platform or they're opening up a...

Blockchain Week New York is about to hit Manhattan and bitcoin may have its biggest breakout yet, according to a leading analyst. "The regulatory risk, the fundamental risk around what's happening with cryptos has hit a bottom and now we're in a state of general recovery," Robert Sluymer, managing director and technical strategist at Fundstrat Global Advisors, said on CNBC's "Fast Money" Thursday. He said bitcoin, which was trading just above $9,000 Thursday evening, "continues higher from...