Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Crypto on Track for M&A Record With Coinbase’s $2.9B Derebit Takeover

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Coinbase is acquiring Derebit for $2.9 billion in the crypto industry’s biggest ever deal as it spars with rival Kraken.

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Blockchain

The Crypto Industry Spent Big This Election. Now Comes the Payoff.

Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election appears likely to send the cryptocurrency industry into a bonafide golden era.

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Advisor Upside

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Dominates Ahead of Election Day

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF is riding Election Day momentum and took in record inflows last week.

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Advisor Upside

Next SEC Chair? Bets Are on Peirce, Cuban, Or ‘CryptoDad’

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler is likely to resign from his position at the agency before his term is up.

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Investments

Investors Seeking Safe Havens Hoard Gold — Physical as well as Digital

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Investors are increasingly hoarding gold and bitcoin as conventional safe havens in US bonds and the dollar have come up short.

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Advisor Upside

Clients Trading Their Own Crypto? Advisors Say Not So Fast.

Wealth managers are getting held-away crypto assets in-house through ETFs and separately managed accounts.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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Advisor Upside

Ether ETFs Struggle to Impress in Opening Act

The funds that track the second-largest cryptocurrency were off to the races in late July, but have been stuck in the ether ever since.

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ETF Upside

Altcoin ETFs Test Demand for Anything Other Than Bitcoin

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Bitcoin has been big business in the ETF market. Ether less so. What does that mean for Other Crypto Assets?

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Patent Drop

Stripe Fraud Detection Patent Could Restore Trust in Crypto

Stripe wants to fortify blockchain transactions with it’s latest patent.

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Markets

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Repayments Shakes the Bitcoin Market

Mt. Gox is finally paying off its roughly $9 billion debt to former customers, highlighting how much the bitcoin market evolved.

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Advisor Upside

Financial Advisors Are On the Fence About Bitcoin ETFs

As cryptocurrency flirts with record highs, the new ETF products may help advisors gain exposure to a highly volatile asset class.

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Cryptocurrency

Trump’s Reportedly in Talks to Buy a Stake in Binance

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The deal would link the Oval Office’s head honcho with a crypto exchange that pleaded guilty to money laundering two years ago.

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