John Mack, a former CEO at the major US-headquartered investment bank Morgan Stanley, suggests that bitcoin (BTC) and crypto may become a part of the increasingly digitized world of trading – and many of us may live to see it. Talking to CNBC about whether Wall Street would become digitized in the future, Mack said…
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Former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack has confirmed that he still owns bitcoin. While admitting that it is hard for him to understand why crypto has value, the former executive believes that 50 years from now, crypto could be “a huge way that monetary transactions take place.” Former Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack on Bitcoin…
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An analyst at the New York-based financial services and investment management company Morgan Stanley detailed on Monday that crypto liquidity seems to be recovering. Morgan Stanley’s Sheena Shah highlighted in a note to investors that the stablecoin market capitalization is seeing fewer redemptions for the first time since April. Morgan Stanley Investors’ Note Says Crypto…
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The banking giant estimated that El Salvador wouldn’t face any issues with its debt payment for another year, despite the crisis it’s facing currently. The Bitcoin (BTC) bet has somewhat backfired for the small nation as the top cryptocurrency trade at a 70% discount from its top. At a time when the Latin American nation…
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Institutions that reportedly purchased 10,939 BTC from Coinbase in December 2020 are not selling yet. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price dropped by more than 50% after peaking out at $69,000 six months ago but the plunge did little in forcing some of its wealthiest investors into selling. Notably, the number of Bitcoin under Coinbase Custody for institutional…
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Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have plunged by more than 54% over the past week as the crypto market dropped sharply. Over the course of the past week, NFT sales volume reached USD 25m, a drop of 54.6% compared to the earlier week, according to data by NonFungible.com. Similarly, the number of NFT sales,…
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According to multiple reports stemming from people familiar with the matter, Twitter has been engaged in negotiations with Elon Musk over his proposal to purchase the social media platform for $46.5 billion. Sources detail that a number of Twitter shareholders allegedly reached out to the company’s board after Musk detailed his financing plans last week.…
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A recently published Reuters poll suggests the European Central Bank (ECB) may wait until the last quarter of the year (Q4) to raise its first interest rate in over ten years. The poll’s author details that after the conflict in Ukraine, “fewer economists” predict the ECB will raise the benchmark bank rate earlier. Moreover, a…
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“Ethereum demand is tied more closely to transactions. Therefore, similar scaling constraints hurt Ethereum demand more than they suppress Bitcoin demand,” Morgan Stanley’s report reads. Morgan Stanley’s wealth management global investment office has published a report on Ethereum (ETH) arguing that the blockchain’s dominance could dwindle if strong market competition emerges. The investment banking giant’s…
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The investment firm’s exposure to Bitcoin across three major funds totals roughly $303 million with 6,626,381 shares as of Sept. 30. Investment funds from major U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley have increased their exposure to Bitcoin through purchases of shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. According to filings from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission…
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