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GBTC has a new a competitor in the OTC Bitcoin trust market

Another way to buy Bitcoin in stock form has surfaced.

January 15, 2021
Africa to bring 100 million users to DeFi in three years from now, says founder of Cardano

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson predicts that the DeFi revolution will take place in the developing world.

January 15, 2021
Mayor Francis Suarez talks benefits of buying Bitcoin for Miami’s city treasury

The official has spearheaded progressive technology regulation for the East coast city. And he’s now turning his attention towards Bitcoin. Bitcoin for Miami! Miami Mayor Francis Suarez teased a Bitcoin purchase earlier today, as per a tweet. This was not intended for his personal account, however, with Suarez stating that Miami’s treasury funds could find…

January 15, 2021
Charles Hoskinson tells Jack Dorsey that Cardano is working on a decentralized social media initiative

Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, called on Jack Dorsey not to create a decentralized social media standard within Twitter. He said that Dorsey’s Blue Sky project should be made open-source so that the entire crypto industry can contribute to it. In the exchange, Hoskinson revealed that IOHK was working on a mysterious project that…

January 15, 2021
Staking Polkadot (DOT) just became easier for institutions

Crypto custodian Fireblocks has announced the launch of new proof-of-stake capabilities on its platform, enabling its 165 enterprise and institutional clients to stake cryptocurrencies. The service rolled out with support for Polkadot (DOT), Tezos (XTZ), and Ethereum 2.0 (ETH) and promises a yield increase ranging between 5 and 15 percent. Fireblocks users can now stake…

January 14, 2021
Respect the Pomp: RSK’s token spikes 30% after founder appears on podcast

RIF got a nice price boost hours after its founder appeared on Pomp’s podcast.

January 14, 2021
Michael Saylor: Bitcoin is a better bet now than tech stocks were in the early days

Since charging onto the crypto scene late last year, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has become something of a Bitcoin poster boy. MicroStrategy became the first public listed company to hold Bitcoin as part of its treasury policy. At the time, the move was met with trepidation from a number of the firm’s shareholders. They questioned…

January 13, 2021
CME’s Bitcoin futures facilitated over 11 million BTC in volume last year

Last year was a volatile one for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

January 13, 2021
Financial advisers are betting on Bitcoin as a hedge

A new Bitwise survey highlights a more favorable attitude toward Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

January 13, 2021
La carrera de Colombia por convertirse en un mercado líder de criptomonedas en la región

Durante el año 2020, Colombia experimentó un gran incremento del uso de criptomonedas como reserva de valor y con fines transaccionales.

January 13, 2021