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NYDIG Purchases UK Payments Startup Bottlepay for $300M in Stock
Bottlepay allows users to make micropayments and send funds via messages on Twitter, Reddit and Discord.

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.

Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Becomes First US Pension Fund to Invest in Bitcoin, Ether
A pension fund for firefighters in Houston has made a purchase in bitcoin and ether facilitated by bitcoin investment firm NYDIG. The Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund’s (HFRRF) purchase marks the first time a public pension plan in the U.S. has announced an investment in digital assets.

Chainalysis Adds Bitcoin to Balance Sheet
The crypto tracing firm didn’t disclose how much it bought but said NYDIG facilitated the purchase.

US Bank Launches Crypto Custody With NYDIG Backing
The service will support private funds holding BTC, BCH and LTC, with an ETH option in the works, a source told CoinDesk.

Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Clients
JPMorgan also registered its passive bitcoin fund with U.S. regulators Thursday.

JPMorgan Launches In-House Bitcoin Fund for Private Bank Clients
Mega-bank JPMorgan has started pitching an in-house bitcoin fund to its Private Bank clients in partnership with NYDIG for the first time this week.

JPMorgan Launches In-House Bitcoin Fund for Private Bank Clients
The mega-bank has started pitching Private Bank clients on a passive bitcoin fund in partnership with NYDIG.

Allied Payment Network to Offer Crypto Access in NYDIG Partnership
The partnership will also allow Allied Payment Network to make a bitcoin allocation for its corporate treasury.

What’s Next After Bitcoin Hit With Worst Q2 Price Drop?
Bitcoin registers its worst second-quarter performance since 2018 and remains rangebound heading into the weekend. CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin and Brad Keoun discuss the week’s top stories moving the crypto markets: the reported death of billionaire bitcoin advocate Mircea Popescu and NYDIG bringing crypto purchases to 650 banks with NCR.

