CryptoCurrency News: Deutsche Bank Quietly Plans to Offer Crypto Custody, Prime Brokerage

The bank’s game plan was hidden in plain sight in a widely overlooked report by the World Economic Forum.

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CryptoCurrency News: 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.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: Canada Approves Bitcoin ETF, Options Markets Not Pricing for $100K BTC

Also: Did the CFTC "pop" the 2017 bitcoin bubble?

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CryptoCurrency News: 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.

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CryptoCurrency News: 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.

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CryptoCurrency News: BlockFi Boosted Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings by 11.9M Shares, Now Holds $1.7B GBTC

The disclosure comes as BlockFi prepares to launch a competitor bitcoin trust product.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo Stumps for Digital Dollar

"Crypto Dad" made his case for the next evolution of America's greenback.

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CryptoCurrency News: In the Age of Ethereum, What Comes Next?

DeFi. NFTs. Stablecoins. Smart contracts. Ethereum is home to some of the biggest innovations in crypto. Community insider Danny Ryan joins us to discuss the network's big future.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former Bitcoin Developer Mike Hearn Steps Down From Enterprise Blockchain Firm R3

Hearn will become CEO of a new firm while remaining a technical adviser to R3.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: A Bullish ($1 Million) Bitcoin Forecast as Year of Ox Begins

ByteTree's Charlie Morris shows how bitcoin's price gets to $1 million by 2032. PLUS: JPMorgan hounded by own traders over absence in bitcoin market.

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CryptoCurrency News: Darknet’s JokerStash Retiring After Making Over $1B Through Illicit Transactions

Crypto sleuthing firm Elliptic says one of the world's most prolific cybercriminals is going out on its own terms.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Starting to Lead FX Markets, Analysis of Tesla Reaction Shows: Report

EUR/USD, the most liquid currency pair globally, tracked bitcoin higher following the Tesla news.

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CryptoCurrency News: Wall Street Embrace of Crypto Grows Closer as Employees Argue on Its Behalf: CNBC

On a Zoom call with traders in January, co-President Daniel Pinto suggested he was open-minded about bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Miami Commissioners Reject Mayor’s Push to OK Crypto Use, Vote to Study It First: Report

The city will seek a vendor to help City Hall pay all or part of its employees' salaries in bitcoin. Residents would also have the option of using cryptocurrency to pay for city services.

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CryptoCurrency News: Nigeria’s SEC Puts Plans to Regulate Crypto on Hold in Light of Central Bank Ban

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday it has put plans to regulate cryptocurrencies on hold.

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CryptoCurrency News: T-Mobile Sued Over SIM Attack That Resulted in Loss of $450K in Bitcoin

The plaintiff lost 15 bitcoin after an interaction with a T-mobile customer who had been victim of a SIM-swapping attack.

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CryptoCurrency News: Grayscale Files to Register Trust for DeFi Platform Yearn Finance

Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has filed to register a new cryptocurrency trust for Yearn Finance (YFI).

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Miners Earn Record Hourly Revenue of $4 Million

Bitcoin miners earn windfall income amid the price rally.

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CryptoCurrency News: Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z Put 500 Bitcoin Into Trust Supporting Africa and India

"It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us," said Dorsey.

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CryptoCurrency News: Fetch.ai to Develop Decentralized Marketplace for Global Manufacturer FESTO

Fetch.ai's technology stack will be leveraged to "transform" FESTO's existing legacy control systems.

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