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Crypto bank Xapo will now offer trading of stocks like Apple to clients in Europe.The company is expanding beyond its bitcoin-only strategy, too, and will let customers trade Ethereum’s ether (ETH).Gibraltar-based digital asset bank Xapo has gotten a securities broker license, meaning it will be able to offer customers in Europe the ability to trade

Is Bitcoin digital gold? In this episode of ‘On Purpose, With Tyrone Ross’, we dig into bitcoin narratives as financial advisors see them and explore the concept of bitcoin as a store of value.“Saying ‘Internet Money’… What else in my portfolio is like Internet Money? Hmmm….” said independent investment advisor and ‘On Purpose’ host Tyrone…

news Crypto exchange Gemini is opening a Chicago office as part of a fresh push into the nascent institutional market. The exchange announced Thursday that it was hiring five employees as part of this effort. An individual familiar with the situation told CoinDesk that the team was recruited from a group of former Coinbase engineers,…

Steno Research predicts net inflows of $15-20 billion into ether spot ETFs in the first 12 months. Ether is expected to hit $6,500 later this year due to strong ETF inflows and other positive factors, the report said. Galaxy Research estimates $5 billion of net inflows to spot ether ETFs in the first five months

Oct 16, 2020 at 10:16 UTCUpdated Oct 16, 2020 at 10:33 UTCOKEx Founder ‘Star’ Xu Named as Key Holder in Police Custody: ReportA founder of the OKEx cryptocurrency exchange is being held by police, according to Chinese news source Caixin.In a report on Friday, Caixin said it spoke to two individuals close to OKEx who…

news Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo has announced the addition of Xapo‘s Pete Najarian to its executive team. Joining as the chief revenue officer, Najarian is tasked with global sales strategy. Najarian was senior vice president of institutions at bitcoin service provider Xapo before joining BitGo. Coinbase Custody announced its acquisition of Xapo’s institutional business last week.…

Nov 20, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC(TAW4/iStock via Getty Images Plus)10 Metrics Where Bitcoin Has Already Hit New All-Time HighsWhile we haven’t achieved the elusive $20,000 spot price all-time high yet, these other metrics show where bitcoin has grown far beyond previous peaks.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases,…

Nov 26, 2019 at 12:20 UTCUpdated Nov 26, 2019 at 12:06 UTCAnother Crypto Exchange is Dropping Privacy Coin Monero Over Compliance RiskOne of the top digital asset exchanges in Eastern Europe is to delist the privacy-focused monero cryptocurrency to align with international anti-money-laundering standards.Estonia-based BitBay announced Monday that monero (XML) will no longer be tradeable…

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