Institutions News
Japan’s Central Bank Starts Experimenting With Digital Yen
On Monday the Bank of Japan (BOJ) started a year long study with its central bank digital currency (CBDC), following the advances made by Ch...
Morgan Stanley Files To Offer BTC Exposure To Multiple Institutional Funds
Investment giant Morgan Stanely has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow Bitcoin exposure into multiple funds. T...
Goldman Sachs is Planning to Introduce Bitcoin Investment Services in Q2
Several world-renowned financial companies are gradually preparing to offer Bitcoin and cryptocurrency services amid the growing interest fo...
Prometheum Partnering With Anchorage To Launch Alternative Trading System for Digital Assets
The alternative trading system (ATS) is set to be a trading venue that matches buyers and sellers for both digital and traditional assets, i...
First Bitcoin Cashback Mortgage Launched in Canada
Mogo, a Toronto-based fintech company and loan lender, has launched the first Bitcoin Cashback Mortgage in Canada — this means that Canadi...
PayPal Will Allow Crypto Payments to its 29 Million Merchants in the U.S.
PayPal is now allowing U.S. customers to pay with cryptocurrency the same way they would with a credit or debit card. The crypto checkout se...
Former SEC Chairman Jay Claton Becomes an Advisor to a Bitcoin Fund Manager
The former chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, will be serving as an advisor to One River A...
Blockchain-based COVID-19 Passports are Now Available in New York
The Excelsior Pass, a digital COVID-19 application, is now official in New York. It uses blockchain technology to protect and validate data ...
Bitcoin to Hit $400K, Says Bloomberg Analyst
Bitcoin could become a global digital reserve asset, according to Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence. McGlo...
US Procurement Agency is Planning a 6.79 Bitcoin Auction
In the coming week, the United States General Services Administration (GSA) will auction about 6.79 Bitcoin, according to an update on Wedne...
Investment Giant Goldman Sachs Files for a Bitcoin ETF
Goldman Sachs has officially filed for a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Wednesday 24, following high demand from clients. As previous...
Morgan Stanley Rumoured To Buy Korean Exchange Bithumb For $2 Billion
According to a report, Morgan Stanley is currently negotiating with South Korean top crypto-exchange, Bithumb, by investing approximately $2...