How does the world’s second largest investment bank go from panning crypto to saying it is the future of finance in just three short months?
Is crypto selling its soul for institutional adoption?
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Bulls on parade
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Wow, there’s a lot going on in crypto this week.
And what’s more, it seems to be re-entering the public consciousness.
Today we’ll look at Visa building on Ethereum, DeFi doubling to $4bn, Tezos working on France’s national cryptocurrency and 20,000 Bitcoin being tokenised on Ethereum.
Banks can now hold crypto – this is the tipping point
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The US government just declared national banks can offer crypto custody services to clients. Here's why this could be the tipping point to mainstream crypto adoption.
Here’s how investors are making 100%+ yearly returns “Yield Farming” crypto
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It’s taken a couple of years, but decentralised finance (DeFi) finally has a killer application… that’s handing investors yields of 100%+ right now.
Crypto finally hits the mainstream thanks to Doge memes and kids on TikTok
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What happens when a crypto meme-coin goes viral on social media’s hottest platform?
Bitcoin’s next breakout will happen during US office hours
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Last week, there wasn’t a whole lot happening in crypto. But thankfully this week, there have been some major new developments...
This week in crypto: IOTA coordicide testnet goes public, EU to regulate crypto and old man yells at Bitcoin
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I haven’t really got an overriding theme for this week’s issue. It’s just going to be a mish mash of the most interesting crypto stories that have turned up this week.
A new kind of ICO: Compound’s COMP token is up 234% since Monday
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Compound has managed to become the top player in Decentralised Finance (DeFi) this week, with a swift 5-day coup and a new kind of ICO.
The Pentagon is preparing for a Bitcoin-fuelled revolt in 2025 codenamed “Zbellion”
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“In early 2025, a group identifying itself as Zbellion gained traction on the Dark Web.
“Zbellion capitalized on the fears and insecurities of Gen Z, and called for a global cyber campaign to expose injustice and corruption and to support various causes it deemed beneficial.”
So begins the leaked Pentagon document...
This week in crypto: IOTA hits 1,200 TPS while Grayscale buys up 2% of the entire Bitcoin supply
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It seems like this week we reached some kind of tipping point with general interest in crypto, which has culminated in Bloomberg saying Bitcoin will reach $20,000 this year.
But price talk isn’t the only thing that’s been happening. There have been some big developments, too...
