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Italy’s top private bank Banca Generali to allow users to buy Bitcoin

The private bank will become the country's first to offer direct crypto purchases.

KYC-Free Bitcoin Circular Economies: Free The Markets, Free The World

KYC-free bitcoin circular economies are perhaps the most pure free markets in the world, enabled by the first truly free sound money.

Groundbreaking transactions completed using DLT

Bearer bonds were issued on the blockchain-based platform.

Customers of Italy’s Best Private Bank Banca Generali Will Be Able to Buy and Sell Bitcoin in 2022

The bank’s customers will engage in cryptocurrency trading without leaving the bank’s online infrastructure.

Billionaires Are Embracing Crypto in Case Money ‘Goes to Hell’

Peterffy, 77, said Greenwich, Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers will offer the ability to trade another five to 10 coins or so starting this month.

Wall Street will find ways to satisfy crypto envy

The value of digital currencies outstanding has tripled to more than $2trln since the start of 2020

Bank-Based Blockchains Are Multiplying like Rabbits

What’s changed over the last five years is that distributed ledger technology itself has adapted to the needs of banks.

Bitcoin slump? Yes, but ignore the crypto deniers

“For the third consecutive year, Bitcoin has outperformed both stocks and gold.”

eToro expands crypto offering with Celo and The Sandbox

We will continue to grow our crypto offering to enable users to diversify their portfolios with a broad range of cryptoassets.

Arcane Research releases its crypto predictions for 2022

The research firm made numerous predictions about crypto in 2022 about the price, regulations, Bitcoin’s hash rate, and even the fate of XRP and ADA.

Russia’s Largest Bank Introduces First Blockchain Focused ETF in the Country

The exchange-traded fund will track the Sber Blockchain Economy Index, which includes crypto asset and mining companies.

Investment in new tech needed to boost crypto, warns S&P Global: Crypto Moves

A new report from S&P Global, an intelligence gathering and data company, predicts that the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance — DeFi — sectors will continue to grow in 2022.

MicroStrategy Buys Another $94.2M of Bitcoin

The business-intelligence software company said it bought 1,914 bitcoins between Dec. 9 and Dec. 29.

Binance and Coinbase: How exchange-brokerages spread crypto gospel

The company does not like criticism of its operations, and its CEO gave a warning against reading criticism of the crypto-space in mass media outlets.

Marathon Digital’s ‘Record Purchase’ of Bitcoin Miners Will Cost $879M

The deal, announced a week ago giving few details, is for 78,000 machines to be delivered in second-half 2022.

Crypto Exchange FTX Offers $1mln Reward for Banks Willing to Deal with Stablecoins

In its appeal for a stablecoin deal, FTX stated that it planned to talk to a broad range of stakeholders, which includes no only US based banks but also credit unions.

Binance Gets To Be The First-ever Crypto Regulator In The Middle East North Africa

In-principle approval is a sign that Binance must complete the application process in full and expects to complete “in the near future,” the announcement notes.

‘Win-win situation’: Super funds are opening the door to crypto investments

Australian superannuation funds have so far been largely averse to investing in the risky cryptocurrency industry, however some have indicated they are researching the sector.

‘Blockchain Rock’: Gibraltar moves to become world’s first cryptocurrency hub

Territory’s financial sector risks reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions if complex regulations of crypto hub fail

Pakistanis own $20bn in cryptocurrencies, more than federal reserves: Report

“Pakistan recorded around $20 billion of cryptocurrency value in 2020-21, showing an abnormal increase of 711 percent,” the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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