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Wrapped Bitcoin ‘Burns’ Increase as Traders Rotate Capital Out of Cooling DeFi
3.12.2020
WBTC burns picked up in November, continuing into December
Nearly $360M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in October Despite DeFi Cool Off
10.11.2020
October’s growth is less than half of September’s 68,000 newly tokenized bitcoins
Hong Kong’s Amber Group Picks BitGo Trust in Quest for Institutional Investors
10.11.2020
BitGo’s status as a qualified custodian should draw more high-net-worth investors to Amber from places like Hong Kong, Taiwan and Seoul
Hash Watch: Bitcoin Cash Services Reveal Contingency Plans for Upcoming Fork
5.11.2020
The Bitcoin Cash blockchain is set to upgrade on Sunday, November 15 and it’s still expected that the network will bifurcate. So far, a number of crypto services have revealed contingency plans for the fork, and today’s data shows that 754 out of 1,000 bitcoin cash blocks were mined...
Paypal’s Crypto Embrace: Morgan Stanley Says Move Boon for Mass Adoption, Critics Say Payment Giant Violates Crypto Principles
24.10.2020
The entry of Paypal into the cryptocurrency industry continues to expose the divide between traditional crypto space players who are less enthusiastic and non-crypto players who endorse the move. Non-crypto players like the analysts at Morgan Stanely are agreement with the notion that the payments...
PayPal In M&A Talks With Wrapped Bitcoin Custodian BitGo - Report
23.10.2020
Mike Belshe, Co-founder and CEO of BitGo. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg
It seems that online payments giant PayPal has bigger plans in the Cryptoverse. Within weeks, the company could reach a deal to buy US-based major crypto custodian BitGo, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed...
PayPal rumored to be eying acquisition of crypto custodian BitGo
23.10.2020
Shortly after it was revealed PayPal will launch crypto payments in 2021, rumors are circulating that the payments giant is looking to purchase a digital asset custodian
PayPal Said to Be in Talks to Buy Crypto Firms Including Bitgo: Bloomberg
22.10.2020
PayPal is exploring purchases of cryptocurrency companies including bitcoin custodian firm BitGo, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. This story is developing. It will be updated as more is known
Record $616M of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted in September
5.10.2020
Monthly value of minted WBTC grew 160% from August
$1B in Wrapped Bitcoin now being audited using Chainlink’s ‘Proof of Reserve’
2.10.2020
Wrapped Bitcoin is now even safer with Chainlink oracles checking custody wallets every ten minutes
Bitgo Plans to Launch Wrapped Bitcoin on the Tron Blockchain
26.9.2020
Soon there will be another network that allows people to tokenize BTC in order to leverage the underlying blockchain’s speed and fees. On September 24, Bitgo, the custodian of the Wrapped Bitcoin project (WBTC), the most popular tokenized BTC platform to-date, announced a partnership with...
Record WBTC Mint Completed by Three Arrows Capital as Demand for Bitcoin on Ethereum Continues to Grow
24.9.2020
The Singapore-based firm minted 2,316 WBTC Thursday afternoon
BitGo Is Bringing DeFi-Friendly Wrapped Bitcoin to the Tron Blockchain
24.9.2020
The partnership will bring wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) and BitGo’s newly-minted wrapped ether (WETH) into the Tron ecosystem as TRC-20 tokens
Supply of Tokenized Bitcoin on Ethereum Now Tops $1.1 B: Here’s Why
22.9.2020
The supply of BitGo’s wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) topped 76,000 after setting an all-time record of nearly 21,000 WBTC minted within one week. Here’s why
Alameda Research Claimed Nearly 70% of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted In August
4.9.2020
The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal
BitGo Will Provide Cold Storage Crypto Support for Japan’s Bitgate
3.9.2020
Bitgate has tapped BitGo to help it provide cold storage services to Japanese customers
BitGo seeks to become a qualified crypto custodian in New York state
27.8.2020
Digital asset financial services firm BitGo has formally applied for a New York Trust Charter from the NYDFS
BitGo Weighs Building a Sidechain for WBTC as Ethereum Fees Climb
25.8.2020
Digital asset trust company BitGo is in the process of “reaching out” to community partners to build an Ethereum sidechain because of rising fees, according to CTO Ben Chan
BitGo Applies to Be Regulated Custodian in New York State
25.8.2020
The crypto custody provider has filed paperwork with New York's financial regulator to offer its services in the state
No, Crypto Payments Won’t Ruin Russia’s Financial System, Key Players Say
20.8.2020
Is Russia harming its economy by banning crypto payments?