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Bitcoin CEO: MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Explains His $425M Bet on BTC

How the business analytics chief became Wall Street's boldest bitcoin maximalist.

Business  ·  15 September 2020
CoinFlash

MicroStrategy Tells SEC It ‘May Increase’ $250M Bitcoin Reserves

MicroStrategy told the SEC it "may increase" its bitcoin (BTC) holdings beyond the $250 million haul purchased in August.

News  ·  14 September 2020
CoinFlash

Goldman Sachs Eyes Own Token as Bank Appoints New Head of Digital Assets

The new digital asset head at Goldman Sachs said the bank is considering launching its own possibly fiat-backed cryptocurrency.

News  ·  6 August 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: As Bitcoiners Eye Inflation Boost, Wall Street Sees Barely Any for Five Years

Wall Street doesn't think rising inflation is likely right now. Does that remove one of the reasons to invest in bitcoin?

Markets  ·  8 June 2020
Bitcoin

First Mover: Bitcoin Market, Like Wall Street, Shrugs Off Nationwide Protests

Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis could have implications for inflation and trust in the financial system.

Markets  ·  4 June 2020
Bitcoin

You Call That Volatility? Bitcoin Traders Scoff at Wall Street’s Gyrations

As traditional markets undergo a level of anxiety not seen since the 2008 recession, the cryptocurrency industry showed few existential signs of distress.

Markets  ·  9 March 2020
Exchanges

It’s Too Soon to Write Off Bakkt, Wall Street Analyst Tells ICE Investors

It’s way too soon to write off Bakkt, despite the bitcoin futures market’s disappointingly slow start, equity analysts at Oppenheimer & Co. said.

Business  ·  2 October 2019
BitGo

BitGo Hires Former Wall Street Forex Trading Exec

Crypto custody provider BitGo has hired Nick Carmi, former head of forex trading at a number of Wall Street banks.

Markets  ·  9 May 2019
Exchanges

A New Exchange Launches, Letting Institutions Custody Their Own Crypto

LGO Markets, a new crypto exchange for institutional investors with an unusual approach to custody, will launch spot trading on March 11.

Business  ·  4 March 2019
Wall Street

The End of the First Crypto Decade

Investments veteran Massimo Morini believes the end of 2018 is not the end of a year, but a decade, that changed the world of finance.

Business  ·  30 December 2018
Wall Street

Institutional Crypto and a New Generation of Wall Street Leaders

The crypto space is shifting rapidly with new innovations – but the industry still faces a number of urgent questions, says angel investor Donna Redel.

Business  ·  18 December 2018
Bitcoin

The Intrinsic Value of Crypto (What the Bubble Hasn’t Changed)

The crypto bubble hasn't altered the intrinsic value of crypto assets – but it should change our outlook on how they will evolve.

Markets  ·  16 December 2018
Exchanges

Gemini Taps Wall Street Exec to Attract Institutional Crypto Investors

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has hired an executive from a Nasdaq company as it seeks to attract more institutional clients.

Business  ·  10 October 2018
ERC-20

Bernstein: No, Crypto Markets Aren’t Like the Dot-Com Bubble

Cryptocurrency and blockchain developers are building "parallel financial networks," according to a new report by Alliance Bernstein.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is ‘Not For Me’ Says Goldman Sachs CEO

For Lloyd Blankfein, bitcoin just isn't his thing, according to new comments made Tuesday.

Markets  ·  19 June 2018