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Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Acquires Blockrize, Announces Credit Card With Crypto Rewards
January 14, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced in a press release Thursday (Jan. 14) that it will soon be offering a cryptocurrency rewards credit card with its acquisition of Blockrize, which was developing such a card. Gemini Credit Card users will earn up to 3 percent back in...

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Bitcoin Daily: OCC Grants Crypto Firm Anchorage Conditional Digital Banking License; Crypto Exchange RG Coins...
January 13, 2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted digital asset platform Anchorage Trust Company a digital banking license, according to a press release Wednesday (Jan. 13). With the national trust bank charter, South Dakota-based Anchorage will become Anchorage Digital Bank, National Association. The...

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Bitcoin Daily: 20 Pct Of Bitcoin Trapped In ‘Lost’ Wallets; Goldman Says Bitcoin Is Maturing
January 12, 2021

Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research Jeff Currie told CNBC the bitcoin market is maturing. “I think in any nascent market you get that volatility and those risks that are associated with it,” he said, according to CNBC, following a sharp tumble on Monday...

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Bitcoin Daily: Britain’s Financial Regulator Warns Of Crypto Scams Offering High Returns
January 11, 2021

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said new scams could end up having devastating effects on crypto investors, CoinDesk reported. According to the FCA, investors could lose “all their money” if they invest in crypto products offering high returns, CoinDesk reported. The FCA said customers...

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Bitcoin Daily: Grayscale CEO Says Pension, Endowment Funds Driving Bitcoin Rally; NYC Bar Owner Selling...
January 10, 2021

Grayscale Investments CEO Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg that the digital asset management firm has seen increased crypto investments from pension funds and endowments, driving digital asset growth and acceptance. Grayscale’s 10 funds hold investor’s cryptocurrency shares in an unredeemable capacity, which can only be sold...

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Bitcoin Daily: South Korea’s 20 Pct Crypto Tax To Start In 2023; Bitcoin Shoots Above...
January 07, 2021

South Korea will begin taxing crypto benefits 20 percent, from both buying and selling, beginning in 2023, according to a report from Asia Today. According to the report, investors making more than 2.5 million won (about $2,200) from digital assets will be hit with the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Tops $35K; IGT Wins Patent For Using Crypto At Casinos
January 06, 2021

Bitcoin’s price rally is continuing, setting a new record high of $35,821 on Tuesday night (Jan. 5), CNBC reported. Although it dipped slightly, its price still stood above $35,000 on Wednesday (Jan. 6), sitting at $35,277.69 as of 1:47 p.m. Eastern time. Despite some recent...

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Bitcoin Daily: CoinDesk Acquires Crypto Index TradeBlock; Bitcoin.com Co-Founder Sues Bridge.link For Misleading Investors
January 05, 2021

CoinDesk has acquired digital asset index TradeBlock, the cryptocurrency news platform announced in a press release Tuesday (Jan. 5). TradeBlock provides price references, customizable algorithms and other cryptocurrency data. With its acquisition, CoinDesk plans to invest and expand TradeBlock’s enterprise trading tools and order management...

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Bitcoin Daily: Three Crypto Firms Delist XRP; Bitcoin Hits New Record High Above $28,000
December 30, 2020

Binance, Bittrex and Crypto.com have all announced that they will delist XRP following last week’s news that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple for trading the cryptocurrency without registering it as a security. Binance said in a blog post that...