MicroStrategy, Raising Funds to Buy More Bitcoin, Boosts Notes Offering to $550M

Dec 10, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 10, 2020 at 2:53 p.m. UTCWall Street awaits.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)S&P, State Street Lead $15M Investment in Crypto Data Startup LukkaFinancial data giant S&P Global and institutional asset manager State Street Corp. are headlining a $15 million investment in Lukka, the blockchain data startup set to power S&P…

It may encourage U.S. regulators to approve their first bitcoin exchange-traded fund.Feb 16, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 16, 2021 at 9:39 p.m. UTCEvolve Becomes Second Canadian Issuer to Win Approval for Bitcoin ETFThe Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has approved Canada’s second bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Evolve’s bitcoin ETF was conditionally approved on Tuesday to…

Regulatory clarity should encourage banks to enter the stablecoin market, S&P said.Tether could see its dominance wane if the stablecoin bill is approved, the report said.New digital asset custody providers could emerge leading to greater competition.02:25Bitcoin Hovers Near $65.5K; Cross-Chain Bridge Wormhole Debuts at $3B Valuation01:42Bitcoin Starts Trading Week in the Red; Tether Freezes 41

For bitcoin, the path of least resistance is to the downside. At press time, the leading cryptocurrency is trading at $6,340 on Bifinex – down 3 percent from the high of $6,550 hit earlier today. The minor recovery from the previous day's low of $6,300 was likely a product of oversold conditions reported by the…

PV01 completed its proof-of-concept issuance of a tokenized bond, a U.S. treasury bill, with market makers B2C2, BlockTower Capital and Keyrock investing.Tokenization of real-world assets like bonds have become a booming sector in blockchain industry.The company "hopes" to facilitate a tokenized corporate bond sale of a crypto firm "in the next few months," Boonen said.06:22Philippines

May 12, 2020 at 11:32 UTCUpdated May 12, 2020 at 11:36 UTCBrian Behlendorf, HyperledgerThe official marriage of Ethereum and Hyperledger matters.There have been dalliances between Hyperledger and Ethereum going back over the years. The latest lovechild, Besu, was designed from the ground up to let large enterprises connect to the public Ethereum blockchain. There are benefits…

The FTX bankruptcy checked off another major cash settlement, this time for more than $200 million from crypto exchange Bybit. The influx of cash will serve the already-approved FTX dispersal plan in which the recovery of as much as $16.3 billion is soon heading toward former customers and creditors. The costly meltdown of global exchange

U.S. regulators approved bitcoin ETFs, dramatically broadening access to the 15-year-old cryptocurrency.The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday declared effective the 19b-4 filings submitted by the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and Cboe Global Markets, giving these markets permission to list and offer trading in the securities as soon as Thursday. The 22-page document appeared

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