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Investment Bank Cowen Nabs 2 Crypto Hires for Digital Asset Team

Cowen's crypto-focused hires come after the bank launched its digital asset division this year.

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Citigroup Furthers Crypto Push With Two Digital-Asset Hires

Wall Street continues to fill for digital-asset roles despite the lingering crypto bear market.

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Finance

A Crypto Bro Walked Into a Wall Street Bar, and It Went Just Fine

What do NYSE name tags and FTX hats have in common? People who wear them have a shared interest in the institutional adoption of crypto, extending far beyond a lower Manhattan bar.

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Finance

Crypto-Exchange Coinbase Stock Is Not Out of the Woods as Market Uncertainty Hovers

Wall Street lacks conviction over whether or not Q2 was the bottom for the platform.

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Finance

Coinbase Shares Drop as Crypto Winter Takes Toll on Exchange's Trading Volume

The company faced earnings headwinds, although prices have stabilized recently and the company just struck a deal with BlackRock.

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Finance

Exchange Coinbase Rallies Ahead of Q2 Results, but Major Questions Remain

Analysts expect trading volumes to have taken another hit, although a recent near-doubling in the stock price suggests markets may have discounted the bad news.

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Finance

Coinbase’s Stock at Crossroads as Cathie Wood’s Ark Sells Some

The trading platform may need more than just a rally in crypto prices to regain investor confidence.

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Bitcoin Drops Even as Wall Street’s ‘Fear Gauge’ Indicates Calm Ahead of Fed Decision

Bitcoin fell even as the Chicago Board of Options Exchange’s volatility index (VIX), a measure known as Wall Street’s fear gauge, showed an absence of investor anxiety ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s expected 75 basis point interest rate hike.

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Finance

Crypto-Related Stocks Bounce as Bitcoin Retakes $22K

A modest rally in traditional equity markets is helping lift the mood as well.

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