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Sygnum Becomes The First Bank To Offer ETH 2.0 Staking To Clients

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What Happened: Switzerland-based Sygnum bank announced today that it would allow Ethereum 2.0 (CRYPTO: ETH) staking services to its clients. In doing so, Sygnum becomes the first bank to offer staking services to the ETH 2.0 deposit contract.

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Can Blockchain Run a Financial Market? This Company Thinks So

By Jacinta Sherris

Today, 7:58 PM

In 1792, about 24 stockbrokers and merchants gathered in lower Manhattan under a buttonwood tree to sign an agreement that would allow them to trade with each other at a set commission. This became known as the Buttonwood Agreement and marked the foundation of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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BlockFi And Visa Launch Crypto Rewards Credit Cards For US Customers

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

Crypto lending platform BlockFi has partnered with Visa Inc (NYSE: V) to launch a cryptocurrency rewards credit card to U.S. clients that have been on the waitlist.

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Ethereum Could Replace Bitcoin As The Dominant Store Of Value, Says Goldman Sachs

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc sees potential in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) becoming a better-suited store of value than market-leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).

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DeFi Innovators Are Tokenizing Tesla, Apple Stocks To Trade Them On Blockchain: Bloomberg

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

Innovators in the crypto space have created tokenized versions of market-leading stocks and begun to trade them on blockchains.

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Bitcoin Mining Firm Argo Blockchain Explores Strategic Secondary Listing On NASDAQ

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

What Happened: London Stock Exchange-listed Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain PLC (OTCMKTS: ARBKF) is reportedly considering a secondary listing on the NASDAQ.

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Crypto Community Accuses Former Google Tech Lead Of Scamming Investors As Million Token Crashes

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

Popular YouTuber Patrick Shyu has landed in hot water after being called out by the crypto community for allegedly orchestrating a pump and dump scheme.

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Grayscale Adds Cardano (ADA) To Its Large Cap Crypto Fund Following Bitcoin, Ethereum, Chainlink

By Adrian Zmudzinski

Today, 7:58 PM

Grayscale Investments, the firm behind the world's top Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fund Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTC: GBTC) — added Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) to its large cap cryptocurrency fund Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund (OTC:

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Ethereum 2.0 Could Launch A $40B Staking Industry By 2025 Says JPMorgan

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

What Happened: Two senior analysts at JPMorgan Chase estimate that the launch of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) 2.0 could create a staking industry worth $40 billion by 2025.

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Galaxy Digital Provides Argo Blockchain $20M Bitcoin-Backed Loan To Expand Crypto Mining Facility In Texas

By Samyuktha Sriram

Today, 7:58 PM

What Happened: U.K.-based Bitcoin mining company Argo Blockchain PLC (LON: ARB) announced on Tuesday that they had received a $20 million loan from Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd (OTCMKTS: BRPHF) to build out its B

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