Exchanges
Coinbase to provide crypto services to BlackRock institutional clients
Coinbase would allow institutional investors of BlackRock to carry out crypto transactions via its Coinbase Prime feature.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read
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Earnings
CoinShares posts £8.2M Q2 loss due to one-off impairment hit from Terra
This is the first time London-based Coinshares has posted a negative quarter since its market debut.
Adoption
African blockchain investments surpass 2021’s total of $127M
The fundraising boom being witnessed by Africa's crypto sector is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon
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Adoption
British soccer club starts accepting Bitcoin for matchday tickets
In addition to buying tickets, club supporters will also be able to pay for food and drinks at Oxford City's RAW Charging Stadium using BTC via the Lightning Network.
Adoption
MicroStrategy records $918M impairment loss in Q2, Saylor moves to new Chairman role
Despite the losses, MicroStrategy stock has outperformed Nasdaq, Gold, Silver, and even some of the biggest tech companies after its Bitcoin adoption.
Adoption
Institutional bank Sygnum announces Cardano staking, community divided over institutional adoption
Zurich-based Sygnum Bank is set to offer clients Cardano (ADA) staking, but skeptics say institutional adoption is a slippery slope.
NFTs
Over $1B reinvested into ecosystem from NFT mints in 2022 according to Nansen report
Nansen revealed over $1B was reinvested back into the NFT community in the first half of 2022 in new research report
Payments
Ripple’s XRP sales increased almost 40% in Q2 vs Q1
The company’s recently released Q2 market report suggests that the spike emanated as a result of increasing demand for its On-Demand Liquidity service.
Adoption
Japan’s central bank scraps CBDC plans due to lack of interest from public
The Bank of Japan said it needs to explore the idea of a digital Yen further before giving it a greenlight as people have better options already.
