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Citigroup considers crypto amid surge in customer demand on Wall Street
7.5.2021
Trading, financing and custody services are being pursued by the investment bank
2021 Coppa Italia Final is Sponsored by Crypto.com
7.5.2021
Announcing their coming together, Crypto.com and Lega Serie A declared their partnership for the 2021 Coppa Italia Final, which will be played on May 19 between the teams Atalanta and Juventus. This partnership has made Lega Serie A the first Football team that has signed an agreement with...
Citigroup Ready to Go Crypto as Goldman Sachs ‘Wades Deeper into’ Bitcoin
7.5.2021
“A surge in interest from clients” has motivated the financial giant Citigroup to move into the world of crypto – after the bank stated that it was considering the launch of crypto trading, custody and financing services.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Itay Tuchman, Citigroup’s global head...
TimeCoin(TMCN) Is a DeFi and NFT Project With Esports, VTuber, Sharing and Gig Economies
7.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. TimeCoinProtocol is a blockchain project operated by TimeTicket GmbH, a company based in Switzerland and fully owned by TimeTicket Inc. Japan. The project issued its crypto currency called TimeCoin(TMCN) which is traded at more than 250 USD per TMCN on several exchanges such...
Ivanka Trump's luxury Miami apartment block accepting crypto for condos
7.5.2021
With the cheapest condo listed for more than $10 million, Miami’s Arte Surfside luxury apartments are now aimed at crypto millionaires and billionaires
FBI Puts Warning Signs on Bitcoin ATMs in This US County Following a Scam
7.5.2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is putting up warning signs on bitcoin ATMs in Cuyahoga County of the U.S. state of Ohio to warn residents not to fall for scams asking victims to send money to scammers via bitcoin ATMs. FBI Putting Warning Signs on Bitcoin ATMs The Cuyahoga County Scam...
K-pop Stars Feature in Newly Released Crypto-themed Movie ‘Twenty Hacker’
7.5.2021
A trailer screenshot. A galaxy of K-pop stars-turned-actors is likely to draw music and cinema fans to a new South Korean crypto-themed movie that will begin streaming on major international platforms in the coming days.
As reported last year, the pop star Kwon Hyun-bin, aka Viini, of the K-pop...
Paypal Crypto Shows ‘Really Great Results’ Amid Strongest Quarter Ever, CEO Says
7.5.2021
The CEO of Paypal has revealed that the company’s cryptocurrency business is showing “really great results.” The first quarter was Paypal’s best quarter ever overall and the strongest year in the history of the company, the CEO emphasized. Paypal Sees ‘Really Great...
‘Gold Is Clearly Being Replaced by Digital Gold’- Precious Metal Markets Spike, Strategist Mike McGlone Calls PM Action ‘Meh’
7.5.2021
Precious metals (PM) markets have been trading a bit higher in recent days, while cryptocurrency markets have been seeing gains as well. Spot gold prices have jumped to $1,805 per ounce, up more than 1.3% during the last 24 hours, while silver prices have increased by 2.5%. As PMs have gathered...
Goldman Sachs Launches Bitcoin Derivatives Trading as ‘Institutional Demand Continues to Grow Significantly’
6.5.2021
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly begun offering a bitcoin investment product to clients. The firm has opened up trading with non-deliverable forwards, a bitcoin derivatives product. To hedge against the cryptocurrency’s volatility, Goldman Sachs will trade bitcoin futures on...
Nuvei eyeing $250M acquisition of crypto startup Simplex
6.5.2021
Simplex is a fiat-to-crypto onramp that has scored several high-profile partnerships in recent months
South Korean Gov’t Has ‘Invested USD 44.5m in Crypto Firms Since 2017’
6.5.2021
Opposition lawmakers have launched a stinging attack on the South Korean government, accusing it of hypocrisy after it emerged that publicly owned companies and government departments have invested a combined USD 44.5m in crypto-related projects in the past four years.
The data was compiled by...
Crypto Analytics Firm Coin Metrics Raises $15 Million, Goldman Sachs Leads Funding Round
6.5.2021
On May 5, the cryptocurrency data and analytics provider Coin Metrics announced the firm has raised $15 million in Series B financing round. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs and a number of other venture firms, as digital currency data has become a hot commodity in recent times. Digital...
SEC chair hints at greater regulatory oversight for US crypto exchanges
6.5.2021
Gary Gensler said a regulatory framework for digital assets from the SEC or CFTC "could instill great confidence" for investors
Coinbase stock plunges to record low, further decoupling from crypto
6.5.2021
The stock was down by as much as 6.5%, even as the overall cryptocurrency market reached new all-time highs
Venture Capitalist Proposes a Single Decentralized Crypto as a Solution to Boost Africa’s Inter-Regional Trade
6.5.2021
South African venture capitalist, Michael Jordaan, recently suggested that a single decentralized cryptocurrency may be the solution that brings great benefits to inter-regional trade and investment in Africa. According to Jordaan, who is also the former CEO of one of South Africa’s leading...
Crypto on the casino floor? Las Vegas resort partners with Gemini
6.5.2021
Some Las Vegas casinos have only been allowed to return to full capacity this week
Invictus Capital AUM reaches $112M as crypto adoption booms
6.5.2021
The company’s Crypto20 index fund registered 221% growth quarter-over-quarter
Metromile Goes Extra Mile With BTC, Crypto Investor Protection + More News
6.5.2021
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Visa and Tala Join Forces to Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption for Underbanked Populations
6.5.2021
Payments giant Visa and financial services provider Tala have partnered to boost cryptocurrency adoption in emerging markets. The collaboration aims to “make it easier for underbanked consumers to convert, store, and use cryptocurrencies.” Visa and Tala Boosting Crypto Adoption...