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09.06 / 16:33

business Blockchain exchanges Mainstream Bitcoin Crypto.com suspends US institutional exchange service

Crypto.com will no longer serve institutional clients in the United States after announcing the suspension of the service from June 21.

16.08 / 13:59

BlackRock Investors Mainstream hedge funds assets under management bitcoin etfs More hedge funds buy Bitcoin ETFs on institutional demand

Hedge funds, pensions and banks continued to lavish capital into exchange-traded funds that invest directly in Bitcoin, as more traditional investors embrace the asset class that US regulators begrudgingly helped push into the mainstream at the beginning of the year. Among the most well-known buyers that have emerged are hedge funds like Millennium Management, which held shares in at least five Bitcoin ETFs, according to a Bloomberg analysis of second-quarter filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm, which has $68 billion in assets under management, trimmed its stakes in the ETFs significantly from the prior quarter but remained as the top holder for most of the funds, including BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust.

10.11 / 15:13

business Blockchain Adoption Banks banking Mainstream JPMorgan rolls out programmable payments for institutional blockchain platform JPM Coin

Multinational banking firm JPMorgan has rolled out a programmable payment feature for institutional users of its private blockchain platform, JPM Coin.

03.11 / 15:01

Blockchain Adoption Payments solana Mainstream Mobile Payments Boba Guys, Shopify users showcase adoption of Web3 tools — Solana Breakpoint

Web3 tools powered by layer-1 blockchain Solana are driving tangible returns and delivering deep customer data insights, according to prominent mainstream brands and companies that attended Solana Breakpoint.

14.09 / 10:51

Blockchain defi Google Mainstream Google Cloud Google Cloud teams up with Web3 startup to make DeFi mainstream

Google Cloud has joined forces with a Web3 startup to develop user-centric developer tools for decentralized finance (DeFi) to lower the barrier of entry into the decentralized world.

14.08 / 19:29

markets ETF Gold Central Bank Mainstream Bitcoin Bitcoin vs. gold: Are market cap and other comparisons actually relevant for investors?

The connection between Bitcoin and gold goes back to Bitcoin’s origin. While it is not mentioned in the Bitcoin white paper, Satoshi Nakamoto actually referred to gold’s rarity in a Bitcointalk forum post when introducing the first version of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009. This was to emphasize the importance of a limited supply of 21 million coins.

20.07 / 10:25

business Payments regulation Federal Reserve Mainstream Reserve FedNow Service has no relation with CBDCs, Federal Reserve clarifies

The Federal Reserve of the United States clarified that its new service for instant payments between organizations — FedNow Service — has no relation with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

19.06 / 17:03

Technology Adoption Apple Tech Mainstream 5 AI tools for video editing

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized the field of video editing, providing advanced tools and capabilities that enhance the editing process and open up new creative possibilities. Here are five remarkable AI tools for video editing that can transform your editing workflow and elevate your final product.

02.06 / 06:07

business Adoption cryptocurrency investment Mainstream Crypto markets ‘lackadaisical’ as institutional buying slows — Novogratz

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has described the broader crypto market as being “lackadaisical” — or lacking enthusiasm — due mainly to a shying away of institutional investors from cryptocurrencies.

19.05 / 17:19

Blockchain Technology Adoption Mainstream From barrier to breakthrough: Solving UX can catalyze mass adoption of crypto

Let’s be honest — it is hard to envision the mass adoption of crypto. As exciting as it is to imagine a world where crypto banking is as common as discussing the weather, or where classrooms are abuzz with conversations about the latest developments in the crypto space, the reality is the industry is a considerable distance away from this widespread acceptance.

04.05 / 12:47

Blockchain Ethereum Adoption Investments Mainstream Staking DeFi exec breaks down what it takes to attract institutions to staking

In episode 18 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw sits down with Matt Leisinger, chief product officer at Alluvial — a software development company supporting the implementation of the Liquid Collective protocol — to explore the world of crypto staking and its potential to attract institutional investors. Leisinger explains the Liquid Collective and shares his thoughts on the future of Ether (ETH) staking after the Shanghai upgrade.

24.04 / 11:35

Government Adoption NFT Decentralization Mainstream National Romania plugs into Web3 with national NFT marketplace

Romania’s National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI Bucharest) aims to drive Web3 adoption in the country with the launch of an in-house nonfungible token trading platform.

21.03 / 09:45

business Blockchain Mainstream Wyre SpankPay crypto payment service shutters, citing 'hostile banking environment

Ethereum-based adult entertainment platform SpankChain is shuttering its crypto payment processor, SpankPay, after losing its payment service provider Wyre in February and failing to find a new one.

23.02 / 15:33

business defi Digital Asset Mainstream Self Custody acquires Galaxy acquires institutional crypto custody firm for $44M

Galaxy Digital has invested $44 million into an institutional cryptocurrency custody platform to tap into its proprietary asset storage and management capabilities.

03.02 / 17:05

Adoption Trading Asia Mainstream Bitcoin Bitcoin Price retail traders Bitcoin’s big month: Did US institutions prevail over Asian retail traders?

Bitcoin experienced the second-strongest January in its history — and the best since 2013 — rising nearly 40% amid wide reports that institutional investors were back on board.

26.01 / 19:17

Blockchain Adoption Ripple regulation World Economic Forum Mainstream Davos Inside the World Economic Forum: Circle, Ripple reflect on Davos 2023

Key figures from the wider cryptocurrency space painted a picture of increased dialogue and collaboration at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.

30.10 / 10:01

Ethereum ETF regulation Mainstream Vitalik Buterin ‘kinda happy’ with ETF delays, backs maturity over attention

The co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), Vitalik Buterin, believes that the crypto ecosystem needs to mature and be in tune with the regulatory policies that allow crypto projects to operate internally freely.

30.09 / 15:29

Media Mainstream Bitcoin Mainstream media sentiment shifts in favor of Bitcoin amid fiat currency woes

Despite USD bringing an onslaught to stocks, commodities and its rival currencies, BTC holds steady at the $19,000 to $20,000 mark, leaving mainstream media no choice but to put BTC into the headlines.

05.09 / 15:07

Adoption Mainstream Bitcoin NOT Data from bitcoin processor suggests crypto winter is not affecting widespread adoption

If it wasn't devastating enough for investors to see cryptocurrencies lose nearly $2 trillion in value since the height of the 2021 rally, analysts have predicted that the most recent plunge isn't a traditional market pullback. Instead of distinguishing between a market pullback and a longer-term decline, the industry has already shown signs of the more dreaded "the crypto winter."

24.05 / 16:21

Adoption coinbase Mainstream Time 500 Coinbase introduces crypto to Fortune 500 while FTX CEO featured in TIME 100

In an industry milestone, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has become the first corporation within the crypto and blockchain space to be featured on the prominent Fortune 500 list.

07.02 / 07:23

NFT identity Media Mainstream BuzzFeed backlash after ‘doxxing’ of Bored Ape Yacht Club founders

American Internet media and entertainment company Buzzfeed has revealed the identities of two of the four original Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection founders “Gordon Goner” and “Gargamel” as being Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow in real life.

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