“I know starting more or less next week, you’re going to see an absolute drumbeat of pretty game-changing milestones from some of these firms.” — Stone Ridge co-founder We are on the brink of Bitcoin’s mass adoption, says the CEO of Bitcoin investment firm NYDIG Robby Gutmann. Gutmann, also the co-founder of $10B asset manager…
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Is the crypto custody market becoming too big for established banks to ignore? Reports that legacy banks like BNY Mellon and Deutsche Bank are becoming active in the cryptocurrency space, including through custody services, should come as welcome news for crypto investors. Lost or misplaced private keys, after all, are a bane of the crypto…
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The price of Bitcoin is beginning to recover after news broke that Morgan Stanley’s investment arm is considering buying BTC. Morgan Stanley, one of the biggest investment banks in the U.S., is reportedly considering investing in Bitcoin (BTC), according to reports. Bloomberg reported that Morgan Stanley’s $150 billion investing arm called Counterpoint Global could place…
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Another domino falls in crypto’s institutional takeover According to a report from Bloomberg news this morning, Morgan Stanley is the latest major financial institution to consider an investment in Bitcoin. Citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” the report says that Cointerpoint Global, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management with $150 billion in assets…
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MicroStrategy’s massive push into Bitcoin is paying off, with shares skyrocketing and huge new investment from Morgan Stanley. Per a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission released on Jan. 8, investment bank Morgan Stanley had acquired 792,627 shares in business intelligence firm MicroStrategy. The investment represents a 10.9% stake in a firm that has made…
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Coinbase leads a growing list of crypto companies attracting top-tier legal talent On Friday Coinbase Inc. announced the appointment of former Google Senior Legal Director Milana McCullagh as deputy general counsel for product and commercial legal. McCullagh, who worked for more than 13 years at Google, will work across functions at Coinbase on product legal…
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Gemini exchange continues to strengthen its global expansion strategy. Major American cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is expanding the company’s business in the Asia-Pacific region with a new high-profile hire. Andy Meehan, a former executive at major American investment bank Morgan Stanley, has joined Gemini as chief compliance officer of the APAC region. Announcing the news on…
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Eight former core developers from Morgan Stanley announced the launch of the Singapore-based Phemex, a new cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform. Eight former core developers from financial services company Morgan Stanley have launched Phemex, a new cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform, in Singapore. In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 4, the former Morgan Stanley…
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