MARKETS DAILY HOLIDAYS: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Bitcoin

BCB has moved its custody operations to Ripple-owned Metaco’s platform.The move will allow the payments firm to consolidate its custody technology.BCB provides crypto payments and trading services for clients, including Gemini and Kraken.16:00[SPONSORED CONTENT] Alvaro Cosi of Switzerland for UNHCR shares his perspective on raising awareness and funding for refugees utilizing blockchain technology01:20XRP Climbs 14%

Asset manager VanEck's spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) saw record daily inflows on Monday after cutting management fees to 0% for a year to make it more attractive.The VanEck Bitcoin Trust (HODL) attracted $119 million in fresh funds during the day, adding over 1,600 bitcoin, the most by a wide margin since its launch

news Overstock has promoted Joel Wright to chief operating officer (COO) of Medici Ventures, the company’s blockchain venture fund. Wright was previously Medici’s chief technology officer (CTO). In his new role, he succeeds Steve Hopkins, who recently resigned as COO and general counsel to lead tZERO, Medici’s long-awaited security token trading market that is set to…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it’s sending PayPal payments totaling more than $470,000 to people who lost money to two pyramid schemes involving cryptocurrencies.According to the FTC, the defendants promoted Bitcoin Funding Team and My7Network, which falsely promised that participants could earn large sums of money by paying cryptocurrency such as bitcoin or litecoin…

Aug 13, 2020 at 12:19 UTCUpdated Aug 13, 2020 at 14:44 UTCGoldman Sachs has sold more than $6 million worth of shares in MoneyGram, the remittance company that provides liquidity for Ripple’s XRP settlement layer. The U.S. investment bank and its subsidiaries this week informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) it had sold over…

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I remember when I realized that Bitcoin had grown up. I can’t remember the date, but I do remember the moment when bitcoin started to trade like a normal security, like a stock or bond. I looked on with pride, much like watching a child taking their first steps—complete with the volatile ups and downs.Daniel…

Urbit, an idiosyncratic and audacious project to rebuild the entire internet computing stack from scratch, brought back controversial founder Curtis Yarvin after a five-year hiatus. He holds no formal title but is taking the lead on strategy. The board of the Urbit Foundation, the nonprofit that steers core development, fired executive director Josh Lehman. Christopher

NEWS Nov 7, 2018 at 09:03 UTC  |  Updated  Nov 7, 2018 at 09:03 UTC Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that put a syndicated loan for $150 million on the blockchain. According to a report from the Financial Times on Wednesday, the bank arranged the loan for Red Electrica, the national electricity grid…