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Canadian Securities Regulators Approve North America’s First Bitcoin ETF

Canadian securities regulators have approved the world’s first “direct-custody” bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be launched by Purpose Investment, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. While this is the world’s first investment vehicle calling itself a bitcoin ETF, there are already some European investment products that are physically-backed by bitcoin and work…

February 12, 2021
Money Reimagined: Musk Masters the Attention Economy

Bitcoin’s recent surge shows the power of celebrity and how, like it or not, influencers create value in the modern economy.

February 12, 2021
DeFi aggregator 1inch stages new ‘vampire airdrop’ to Uniswap users

A new 1inch airdrop retroactively sends tokens to Mooniswap and Uniswap users.

February 12, 2021
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Says ‘the Misuse of Cryptocurrencies Is a Growing Problem’

Janet Yellen, the new U.S. Treasury Secretary, has warned about “a growing problem” from “the misuse of cryptocurrencies.” She emphasized that “cryptocurrencies have been used to launder the profits of online drug traffickers; they’ve been a tool to finance terrorism.” Janet Yellen Warns of Cryptocurrency Risks The U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted its inaugural…

February 12, 2021
Blockchain Bites: Canada Approves Bitcoin ETF, Options Markets Not Pricing for $100K BTC

Also: Did the CFTC “pop” the 2017 bitcoin bubble?

February 12, 2021
Crypto Payments Provider BitPay Adds Apple Pay Support

Apple Pay functionality will allow cardholders to make purchases in store and online using the crypto held in their BitPay wallet.

February 12, 2021
A new trend? Non-crypto CEOs and celebrities embrace Bitcoin on Twitter

Are business leaders signaling the technological future they believe is coming to pass — i.e., international and decentralized?

February 12, 2021
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 12, 2021

With bitcoin slipping after hitting a new all-time high around $49K and Canadian regulators approving a bitcoin ETF, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

February 12, 2021
This crypto hedge fund has grown its AUM by 400% over the past 4 months

CryptoSlate obtained an update on Strix Leviathan, a Seattle-based crypto hedge fund, The team has been in business since 2018 and exclusively trades the crypto markets using proprietary trading tools and algorithms. Strix Leviathan’s Fund, which operates a systematic investment approach by taking long and short directional positions in the cryptocurrency markets. The Fund’s system…

February 12, 2021
JPMorgan will get into Bitcoin ‘at some point’, says co-president

JPMorgan co-president Daniel Pinto said that the current demand “isn’t there yet” for the firm to get into Bitcoin, but he is sure that “it will be at some point.”

February 12, 2021