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A $1.5T Asset Manager Is Getting Into Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 2, 2021, 2:08 p.m. EDT

A $1.5T Asset Manager Is Getting Into Bitcoin

Bitcoin Payments Coming to Twitter?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 1, 2021, 3:16 p.m. EDT

Bitcoin Payments Coming to Twitter?

DAOs, NFTs and Crypto Derivatives Win Attention as Billionaire Paulson Calls Crypto ‘Worthless’

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 31, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

DAOs, NFTs and Crypto Derivatives Win Attention as Billionaire Paulson Calls Crypto ‘Worthless’

Jack Dorsey Is Building a Decentralized Exchange for Bitcoin

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 30, 2021, 3:08 p.m. EDT

Jack Dorsey Is Building a Decentralized Exchange for Bitcoin

The Weaponization of the Banking System

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 29, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

The Weaponization of the Banking System

The Race for Stablecoin Transparency

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 28, 2021, 9:00 a.m. EDT

The Race for Stablecoin Transparency

What Jerome Powell Said at Jackson Hole

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 27, 2021, 3:02 p.m. EDT

What Jerome Powell Said at Jackson Hole

The World Economy’s ‘Transitory’ Supply Chain Issues Don’t Seem so Transitory After All

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 26, 2021, 3:16 p.m. EDT

The World Economy’s ‘Transitory’ Supply Chain Issues Don’t Seem so Transitory After All

Why Crypto Is Skeptical of Treasury's Assurances That We Should Trust It on Infrastructure Bill

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 25, 2021, 3:25 p.m. EDT

The Breakdown With NLW Episode

Citi to Trade Bitcoin Futures?

By Nathaniel WhittemoreAug 24, 2021, 3:00 p.m. EDT

The Breakdown With NLW Episode

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Circle targets 40 new markets as stablecoin demand grows globally

The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks and payment firms.

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Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threat

Nine crypto companies launched the Quantum Alliance to jointly prepare for quantum attacks, but they disagree on when the threat will arrive and whether vulnerable BTC should be frozen.

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Tokenized Tesla surges as Elon Musk unveils SpaceX-powered flying Roadster prototype

Volume in Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract hit $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk’s flying Roadster demo, up from $2.8 million, with U.S. stocks closed.

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