Adoption
MicroStrategy becomes the first American company to pay its directors in Bitcoin (BTC)
The software firm was the first major business to accumulate Bitcoin. And its are now adopting the asset in a big way.
Shaurya Malwa 2 min read
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Mining
Bitcoin firm that exploded 12,000% in the past year is buying the world’s largest mining farm
One company as spent over $650 million in cash and stock to takeover a mining facility.
Legal
SEC v. Ripple takes new turn, setting XRP up for potential future growth
Speculation mounts around XRP after the SEC v. Ripple case took a new turn.
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Regulation
“You’d have to shut down the Internet” to ban Bitcoin, says SEC’s Hester Peirce
"It would be a foolish thing for the government to try to" ban Bitcoin, argued "Crypto Mom" Hester Peirce.
Adoption
300 Bitcoin ATMs are coming to this crypto-friendly US state
Bitcoin is gaining popularity among retail investors and they seek an easy way to convert their cash to the asset. ATMs help in that regard.
NFTs
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to release 3 electronic music tracks as NFTs
The crypto billionaire is jumping in on the NFT frenzy with some electronic music produced in association with DJ DAVI.
Legal
XRP just got an edge in the ongoing Ripple v. SEC lawsuit
Yesterday saw Ripple Labs win access to the regulator’s internal crypto discussions. Here’s what that means.
Exchanges
Earnings release shows Coinbase made more in Q1 2021 than all of 2020
The San Francisco-based crypto exchange posted impressive numbers ahead of its public listing next week.
Rumors
Domain name “Bitcoin.com” briefly goes on sale for $100 million
One of the hottest crypto domain names was temporarily up for grabs, according to GoDaddy.
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Investments
Grayscale says it’s “100% committed” to morphing its Bitcoin Trust into ETF
NFTs
Bloomberg: Declining prices suggest that NFT craze might be fizzling out
Taxes
IRS gets access to crypto exchange Circle’s user data, targets Kraken next
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