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Finance

SkyBridge Capital Has Already Invested $182M in Bitcoin

“Bitcoin is digital gold,” SkyBridge said in its pitch to investors. “It is better at being gold than gold.”

SkyBridge Capital. founder Anthony Scaramucci

Finance

Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

Russell Okung of the Carolina Panthers

Markets

Michael Saylor of the North? Canadian Firm NexTech AR Uses $2M of Treasury Funds to Buy Bitcoin

NexTech's Evan Gappelberg is the latest CEO to use company treasury funds to buy bitcoin.

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Markets

India Mulls Imposing 18% Tax on Bitcoin Transactions

The move is viewed by some as a sign the Indian government is warming up to cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hovers Around $27K While ETH/BTC Pair Goes Bullish

Bitcoin takes a break after record price-setting Sunday while some traders are plowing BTC into ETH.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

Whale Sightings Become Scarce, Removing Downward Pressure on Bitcoin: Analyst

Big bitcoin balance holders, or "whales," are moving less crypto onto exchanges, signaling some reduction of sell-side pressure, according to CryptoQuant.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Markets

The Rise of the Bitcoin Class

How a VC working in China finally convinced her Dad to buy into Bitcoin. The winning argument: Protection against government seizure.

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Markets

Crypto Long & Short: The Christmas Poem Edition

Looking back on the year in bitcoin and crypto, with rhymes.

Holiday Season Begins Across New York City Area

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $28K for 1st Time, Hours After Crossing $27K; Market Cap Now Exceeds $500B

The price of the leading cryptocurrency has risen about 14% in the last 48 hours.

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