Michael Bellusci

Michael Bellusci is a former CoinDesk crypto reporter. Previously he covered stocks for Bloomberg. He has no significant crypto holdings.

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Finance

UPenn’s Wharton Taps Coinbase to Accept Crypto for Online Blockchain Course

Wharton said it will be the first Ivy League institution or U.S. business school to accept cryptocurrency from program participants.

Signage for the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School stands outside of the new campus in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, the 131-year-old business school in Philadelphia, is counting on a new West Coast campus to raise its high-tech profile. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Visa Makes Investment in Credit Card Tech Startup Deserve

The credit card giant has made an undisclosed investment in Deserve following the success of its crypto rewards card issued in partnership with BlockFi.

Visa Takes First Step Into NFTs With CryptoPunk Purchase for Almost $150K

Finance

Robinhood Shares Fall as Crypto Trading Revenue Declines Sharply

The popular trading platform said reduced crypto trading activity led to significantly fewer new funded accounts and lower revenue in the third quarter.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys 1.3M Robinhood Shares on Nasdaq Debut

Finance

Mastercard Is Integrating Crypto Payments Through a New Partnership With Bakkt

The tie-up will allow merchants and banks to build cryptocurrency into their offerings.

Mastercard (Shutterstock)

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Finance

Bakkt Shares Surge 180% After Pacts With Mastercard, Fiserv for Crypto Payments

In true crypto fashion, two partnership announcements are causing BKKT to soar.

Bakkt President Adam White

Finance

AMEX CEO Says Crypto Is Unlikely a Threat to Traditional Credit Cards

Crypto, though, can make cross-border payments “a lot more seamless,” he said.

American Express (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin at Your Bank: NYDIG Names First 2 Firms to Roll Out BTC Buys

Five Star Bank and UNIFY Financial Credit Union will be the first to offer bitcoin services through NYDIG’s partnership with Q2.

(Unify)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Inflation Narrative More Compelling Than ETF Fever, JPM Says

The Wall Street bank is trying to pinpoint the fuel behind bitcoin’s latest rally.

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Finance

Facebook’s Novi, Strike’s Bitcoin App Spell Trouble for Western Union, Analyst Says

BTIG analyst Mark Palmer says traditional money-transfer firms are likely to face increased pressure from crypto projects.

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Finance

Bitwise Launches Polygon Fund for Ethereum-Scaling Exposure

The vehicle will give accredited and institutional investors a taste of the MATIC token.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan