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Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holds Bitcoin From 2013, Mulls Public Listing

Social Capital, the Silicon Valley venture capital and private equity investment firm started by an early Facebook vice president, has held bitcoin since 2013.

By Ada HuiSep 21, 2020

Chamath Palihapitiya (JD Lasica/Flickr Creative Commons)

Finance

The MicroStrategy Effect? This Firm Is Helping Businesses Save in Bitcoin

Bitcoin financial services firm Unchained Capital has released an “advanced business account” specifically targeting firms that want to hold BTC.

By Ian AllisonSep 21, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Digital Gold Narrative Could Be Bitcoin's Lone Ace as Ethereum Gains

Bitcoin's "digital gold" narrative looks promising as ever, but the cryptocurrency's dominance is waning as Ethereum rides DeFi fever.

By Bradley Keoun, Omkar GodboleSep 21, 2020

Bitcoin's "digital gold" narrative might be its best card in an increasingly competitive game.

Markets

Bitcoin Down as Stocks Fall Over European Coronavirus Fears

Bitcoin is dropping alongside stocks as soaring cases of COVID-19 threaten economic activity in Europe.

By Omkar GodboleSep 21, 2020

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $11K; Uniswap Passes $1.5B Locked

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, is captivating the crypto market, and that is causing weakness for bitcoin.

By Daniel CawreySep 18, 2020

Markets

'I Didn't Buy It to Sell It. Ever.' MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor on His $425M Bitcoin Bet

The CEO of publicly traded MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares why he started to feel like he was “sitting on a 500-lb block of ice” and how he came to bitcoin as a solution.

By Nathaniel WhittemoreSep 18, 2020