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BitGo integrates Stacks, bringing Bitcoin DeFI to institutions

Beginning Monday, BitGo will offer institutional token holders the ability to earn Bitcoin rewards through the Stacks token, which is also known as STX. Through a process known as Stacking, STX token holders can earn BTC rewards directly in their wallets. Unlike other yield-earning services, BTC rewards generated through Stacking are not based on a lending auction, which means STX…

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‘An Act of War Against the Middle-Class’ Americans Criticize Janet Yellen’s Idea to Tax ‘Unrealized Capital Gains’ – Taxes Bitcoin News

The 78th United States secretary of the treasury Janet Yellen told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that U.S. lawmakers are considering taxing unrealized capital gains. According to Yellen, the funds collected would help finance things related to climate and social change. While Yellen said that U.S. senator Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) was working on drafting the plan, a…

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I Dont Get the Appeal’ Of Some NFTs: FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has admitted he doesnt fully understand the appeal of the non-fungible token (NFT) market. That’s not due to any flaw in the technology, though; Bankman-Fried noted that he struggles to grasp the “visual aesthetics” of artwork in general. “I personally dont understand the appeal of a Rembrandt painting,” he told Axios earlier today.…

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The rise of environmentally-focused NFT collections

HapeBeast hitting the headlines Three-dimensional nonfungible token (NFT) project HapeBeast is garnering notable attention on social media following the release of a highly-professional teaser video for their upcoming ape-themed profile picture project. Created by the founder of Digimental Studio London, Digimental, the project encompasses 8,000 unique aesthetic depictions of digital ape avatars. Having operated for a number of years, the…

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Report: Mastercard Plans to Allow Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments

Mastercard is said to be planning to allow any bank or merchant on its vast network to accept Bitcoin and offer Bitcoin and Bitcoin rewards. According to a new report from CNBC, Mastercard is partnering with Bitcoin and crypto wallet provider Bakkt, which will offer Bitcoin custodial services to merchants that sign up, executives at Mastercard and Bakkt said. There…

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Anyone who studies Bitcoin ends up investing in it, says Scaramucci

Investors who study Bitcoin (BTC) carefully are eventually convinced to own a stake in the cryptocurrency, according to SkyBridge Capital CEO and founder Anthony Scaramucci. In a Monday interview with CNBCs Capital Connection, Scaramucci who also served a 10-day stint as President Donald Trump’s communications director urged investors to do the homework on Bitcoin and understand what it is. He…

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Why now? SEC took eight years to authorize a Bitcoin ETF in the US

Eight years in the making, the United States Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) silent approval of a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) last week elicited a wave of exuberance in the crypto space and sent the price of the key digital currency to a new all-time high. Despite some analysts and industry participants having reservations regarding the nature of the…

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$10 Million to Fund the Next Wave of HUMAN Protocol Solutions – Press release Bitcoin News

press release PRESS RELEASE. The MetaHUMAN Foundation has announced a grants program to support a new generation of projects looking to adopt and build on top of HUMAN Protocol. Successful applicants will have access to an allocated fund of $10 million, to supercharge the adoption of the Protocol, and realize new possibilities for HUMAN technology across new use cases. HUMAN…

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Solana Rises 10%, Overtaking XRP

Ethereum competitor Solana flipped the market cap of XRP, becoming the sixth-largest cryptocurrency in the world, according to data aggregator CoinGecko. Solana currently trades at $209.58, up 10.9% in the last 24 hours alone and roughly 30% higher than it was this time seven days ago. At 9.49 AM UTC this morningthe height of its price surgeSolana was trading at…

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