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Blockchain

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

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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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PayPal Blockchain Security Patent Could Build Crypto Trust

PayPal wants to make crypto transactions less risky.

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Technology

Tech FOMO Can Hurt on the Comedown. Can the Cycle Be Broken?

Shiny new innovations draw in ambitious founders and investors, and then FOMO brings in everyone else, making the eventual fall harder.

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Advisor Upside

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

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

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Mastercard Blockchain Patent Could Make Financial Audits Easier

Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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PayPal Patent Cuts Blockchain Energy Costs as it Ups Crypto Chops

PayPal’s patent figures out when to use (and not use) blockchain for crypto transactions.

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Stripe Fraud Detection Patent Could Restore Trust in Crypto

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

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Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

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The filing highlights that the company is taking aim at the crypto hardware sector.

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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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Blockchain

Crypto’s Revival Has Been a Boon for Startups

In this year’s first quarter, venture investments rose to $2.4 billion, up from $1.9 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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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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Energy

The AI Boom Is No Friend of the Green Energy Transition

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As juice-sucking tech firms battle for artificial intelligence supremacy, the coal industry has been cleaning up.

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