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Nas brags about Coinbase and crypto wealth in new track with DJ Khaled
3.5.2021
Nas’ stake in Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase is estimated around $40 million
Nigerians Shun Local Currency— Seek to Protect Wealth From Inflation and Currency Depreciation with Foreign Currency
23.4.2021
Nigerians are thought to be accumulating foreign currencies which they believe will protect their wealth from the naira’s volatility as well as the surging inflation. Further, as a research paper in a journal published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) found, Nigerians’ use...
Central Bank of Nigeria Blocks Fintech Startups From Accessing KYC Service— Decision Described as an ‘Attack on All Fintechs’
12.4.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recently suspended the provision of the bank validation number (BVN) service to all fintech and third-party partners. The decision means non-banks entities include crypto startups “have lost one of the most comprehensive means of identity verification...
Goldman Sachs to Offer ‘Full Spectrum’ of Bitcoin Investments
31.3.2021
Goldman Sachs has revealed that it will be offering bitcoin investments to its wealth management clients. The investment bank reportedly plans to offer a “full spectrum” of bitcoin investments, “whether that’s through the physical bitcoin, derivatives or traditional...
JMP Securities Expects $1.5 Trillion to Flow Into Bitcoin as Retail Wealth Management Industry Follows Morgan Stanley to Offer BTC to Clients
24.3.2021
JMP Securities has predicted that “$1.5 trillion of incremental capital” could flow into bitcoin, an amount greater than the cryptocurrency’s current market cap. The firm sees more wealth management companies following Morgan Stanley’s example to offer bitcoin to their...
Bitcoin rally slows as whales transfer wealth to retail investors
23.3.2021
Crypto analytics firm Glassnode has spotted several indicators suggesting Bitcoin's bulls could be slowing down
Bank of America Says the Only Good Reason for Holding Bitcoin Is ‘Sheer Price Appreciation’
19.3.2021
Bank of America sees no good reason to own bitcoin other than “sheer price appreciation.” The firm’s strategists found that the cryptocurrency’s “inflation hedging benefits are not particularly apparent.” Bank of America also claims that bitcoin does not offer...
Would a US wealth tax push millionaires to Bitcoin adoption?
18.3.2021
There are ways in which a tax on the ultra-wealthy could nudge them toward crypto, but hiding assets is not one of them
Morgan Stanley Making 3 Bitcoin Funds Available to Clients
18.3.2021
One of the largest U.S. investment banks, Morgan Stanley, will be offering its wealth management clients access to bitcoin funds. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America’s wealth management divisions do not currently allow their advisors to offer direct investment in bitcoin funds....
Gaming Startup Lepricon Seeks to Drive Mass Adoption of Blockchain Technology
16.3.2021
The token economy is exploding, as is decentralized finance. But no matter how brilliant these new ways of controlling and building wealth may be, they are not penetrating the mainstream market the way that they should. Joshua Galloway, Founder, and CEO at Lepricon.io, a community-driven...
YIELD App Launches Ethereum Fund, Gives Users up to 20% APY
8.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. ESTONIA — MARCH 8, 2021 — YIELD App, the DeFi wealth management platform bridging traditional and digital finance, is pleased to announce the launch of its Ethereum fund, allowing users to earn high-interest returns on their Ether (ETH). Following a successful public...
Bridging the Bitcoin gender gap: Crypto lets everyone access wealth
8.3.2021
Bitcoin allows minorities to circumvent institutional banking processes that have long carried out discriminatory practices
Bitcoin Payments for Private Flights Soar, 20% of Privatefly’s Revenue Stems from Crypto
16.2.2021
Cryptocurrency users are leveraging their new-found wealth to fly more often with private jets. This week the directional aviation company Privatefly revealed that close to 20% of the firm’s sales were paid in cryptocurrencies last month, and 13% out of that aggregate used bitcoin. On-Demand...
Building Black Wealth With Satoshis and Cash App
11.2.2021
For decades, the financial system has been rigged against Blacks. Today, there is an alternative that removes barriers to wealth creation
Paxful Celebrates the Real Reasons People Use Bitcoin Everyday With #BitcoinForAll Giveaway
8.2.2021
Paxful, one of the largest peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplaces in the world, is celebrating the real reasons people use bitcoin everyday with a special $15,000 giveaway. The platform helps millions to have access to payments, e-commerce, remittances, wealth preservation and philanthropy with...
World’s Largest Hedge Fund Bridgewater Has Crypto Plans — Founder Ray Dalio Calls Bitcoin ‘One Hell of an Invention’
31.1.2021
The founder and chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund firm, has clarified his view on bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Ray Dalio also reveals that he and his colleagues at Bridgewater “are intently focusing on alternative storehold of wealth...
US wealth manager adds 10,667 shares of GBTC as Bitcoin adoption grows
28.1.2021
Demand for Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust is growing. Kingfisher Capital went from owning zero shares to over 10,000 in just a few months
Billion-Dollar Wealth Manager Skybridge Capital Plans to Launch a Bitcoin Fund
22.12.2020
In mid-November, a filing registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had shown that the investment firm Skybridge Capital may invest in crypto assets like bitcoin. Over a month later, Skybridge Capital filed another registration form with the U.S. SEC (Form D) as it plans...
Quontic Bank Launches Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account With Debit Card for US Customers
16.12.2020
Quontic Bank is launching a bitcoin rewards checking account with a debit card. Customers can earn 1.5% back in bitcoin on their debit card purchases. “Bitcoin is gaining massive momentum both as a digital currency, an asset class, and as a store of wealth,” the CEO of the bank said....
HTTP Archive’s Annual State of the Web Report
14.12.2020
The HTTP Archive looked at more than 7 million websites and compiled their annual report detailing how the sites were built. And there’s an enormous wealth of information about how the web changed in 2020. In fact, this report is more like an enormous book and it’s entirely fabulous. The data comes...