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U.K.-based crypto firm BCB Group is looking to provide corporations with a way to put Bitcoin on their balance sheet by launching a dedicated treasury. 1526 Total views 7 Total shares BCB Group, a global digital financial services firm, is planning to help corporations navigate cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) by launching a dedicated service.According to…

Google trends reveal a huge spike in “buy crypto” searches, a possible precursor to wider retail adoption. 2073 Total views 13 Total shares “Buy crypto” searches on Google surged to all-time highs in January, far exceeding the previous peak of early 2018, according to cryptocurrency analytics company The Tie. Relative search interest for the term…

London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic — which provides technology to major United States crypto exchange Coinbase — has refuted allegations that it collects and sells clients’ user data to third parties for financial gain.In an official statement published on March 4, Elliptic’s CEO and co-founder James Smith stated that the firm has never “enabled the…

The Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, announced plans to acquire software service Bridge2 in preparation for an app launch from ICE’s subsidiary, Bakkt. Bakkt’s app will host a bevy of assets, such as loyalty rewards from various businesses, as well as crypto assets, although the app will not be blockchain-based,…

China’s “blockchain not crypto” stance continues as one government agency publishes guidelines to accelerate the adoption of tokenless blockchain solutions. 1014 Total views 2 Total shares China’s Office of the Central Cyber Security and Information Committee of the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has identified four essential application areas for blockchain adoption.The…

French President Emmanuel Macron has been widely criticized by tech executives such as Elon Musk and Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski.

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s newest research supports the theory that the launch of institutional trading platform Bakkt partly caused Bitcoin to drop 20%.In the latest edition of its markets overview, Binance Research, the exchange’s analytics arm, singled out Bakkt as the principal event which occurred just before Bitcoin’s price slip last week.Binance: Bakkt is a…

"I have nothing to do with the platform," said Lee Hsien Loong. "It is misleading and done without my permission." 951 Total views 11 Total shares Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, claims someone set up a profile on the social token platform BitClout to sell tokens using the information from his Twitter account. In…