CryptoCurrency News: Publishing Giant Bertelsmann Invests in Berlin-Based Crypto Fund

Bertelsmann has invested in the second fund of Berlin's Greenfield One, a crypto venture firm with earlier bets on NEAR, Arweave and others.

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CryptoCurrency News: India’s State-Regulated Digital Payments Network Is Dominated by Google and Walmart

A shared payments infrastructure initiated by the state and joined by major Indian banks, the United Payments Interface (UPI) accounted for over 2.2 billion transactions in November.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Drops $1,000 in Worst Sell-Off in a Week

Bitcoin has fallen toward a key area of psychological support near $18,000.

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CryptoCurrency News: Robinhood Hires Goldman Sach to Lead Possible $20B+ IPO: Report

The company was valued in its last funding round in September at $11.7 billion, showing how the platform has grown during the pandemic and among millennials, the NY Post said.

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CryptoCurrency News: Andre Cronje: DeFi Expressionist

Andre Cronje founded the platform that kick-started 2020's DeFi summer that made thousands rich. It almost broke him.

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CryptoCurrency News: Cathie Wood: Ahead of the Curve

Described by Bloomberg as the "best investor you've never heard of," Cathie Wood has made a string of smart, future-facing bets, including a big stake in Bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Juan Benet: From Idea to Action

Filecoin and IPFS creator Juan Benet is unafraid of taking on imposing problems. Like, say, rebuilding the internet.

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CryptoCurrency News: Linda Lacewell: A Friendlier Regulator

NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell is a regulator prepared to work with the grain of crypto rather than against it.

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CryptoCurrency News: Jesse Powell: Bitcoin Banker

In 2011, Jesse Powell stored digital assets for online gamers. Now, his crypto exchange has created a bank for which he helped develop the rules.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Dissidents: Those Who Need It Most

The global pandemic and interwoven political and economic crises became fertile ground for Bitcoin to become a tool for human rights.

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CryptoCurrency News: Charles Cascarilla: PayPal Whisperer

PayPal pumped excitement into the bitcoin market this year. And on the back-end of every purchase is Charles Cascarilla's Paxos.

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CryptoCurrency News: Michael Saylor: Bitcoin’s Cyber Hornet

Michael Saylor has been a bitcoin evangelist and dollar doomsayer for less than 6 months. But the bits that would become his bitcoin philosophy began forming three decades ago.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Square’s Green Bitcoin Pledge, $15B AUM in Crypto Funds

Crypto markets are trading sideways, while Spain's second-largest bank is reportedly planning a leap into the digital asset industry.

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CryptoCurrency News: Secondary Mining Markets Surge Amid ASIC Manufacturing Delays

Miners are “scrambling” for any available machines as manufacturers stay sold out.

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CryptoCurrency News: How BitGo Is Getting Into the Events Business

BitGo has added cap intro services, a kind of marketing activity carried out among hedge fund investors, to its crypto brokerage offering.

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CryptoCurrency News: Standard Chartered Bank to Launch Crypto Trading for Institutional Investors: Sources

Standard Chartered has gathered a group of crypto exchanges for a new digital asset trading platform tailored to the institutional market.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ohio Bill Enabling Blockchain Use by Government Moves to State Senate

House Bill 220 would enable Ohio's governmental bodies to use blockchain and DLT in their operations if signed into law.

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CryptoCurrency News: RSK Is Changing How It ‘Pegs’ Bitcoin to Its Sidechain

Bitcoin sidechain developer RSK is revamping how users swap bitcoin for its network’s tokenized version for the cryptocurrency.

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CryptoCurrency News: NEM’s Enterprise Blockchain ‘Symbol’ Enters Final Stage Before Launch

The code for Symbol has now been "frozen" in its current iteration, marking the last step in preparing for its mainnet launch.

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CryptoCurrency News: Square to Support Greener Bitcoin Mining as Part of Zero-Carbon Pledge

Square will dedicate $10 million to the development of clean bitcoin mining technologies.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Wells Fargo Bitcoin Briefing Could Signal Bull Run Intact

As banks like Wells Fargo come around to writing about bitcoin, pro crypto analysts are scrutinizing blockchain network activity for clues on market cycle.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Demand Surges on Indiegogo Founder’s Alternative Investments Platform

Vincent, the investment platform founded by Slava Rubin, is seeing an 80% growth in searches for digital assets.

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CryptoCurrency News: Huobi’s HUSD Stablecoin to Run on Nervos Blockchain

China's Nervos picks Huobi's HUSD as the first available stablecoin on its blockchain amid a DeFi boom in China.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fashion Brand Desigual Turns to Blockchain Tech for Supply Chain Visibility

The Barcelona-based fashion brand is to start tracing its supply chains on a blockchain platform from Finboot.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Drops 2% as European Stocks See Losses on Brexit Concerns

Bitcoin took a dip Tuesday as traditional markets suffer the jitters over fears of a "no-deal" Brexit.

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CryptoCurrency News: SBI Teams Up With Swiss SIX Exchange to Offer Institutional Crypto Services in Singapore

An SBI Holdings subsidiary and SIX Digital Exchange will offer digital asset services for institutional investors in Singapore.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Funds Have Seen Record Investment Inflow in Recent Weeks

In the last month, weekly inflows to cryptocurrency funds from institutional investors have been breaking records, according to data reported by Reuters.

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