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The senior convertible notes offerings from MicroStrategy come off as a short to medium-term investment offering as the maturity of the notes is slated for December 15, 2025, with the first payout billed for June 15, 2021.The push from business intelligence and mobile software development company MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR)
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VanEck has pushed out of the US into the European markets and, with favorable regulations, it expects to have a better embrace in the region where similar products are already available.Investment management firm VanEck has successfully launched a bitcoin-backed Exchange Traded Product known as an Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on
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Silvergate Bank continued to add a steady drip of crypto customers in the second quarter of 2020 but its issuance of bitcoin-collateralized loans grew by $10 million, outperforming the growth of its real estate loan book by 10x. According to its latest earnings report, released Monday morning, the bank’s traditional loan
Read MoreAlternative investment firm Wilshire Phoenix has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for a publicly traded Bitcoin Fund in line with regulation. The registration reads:"The Shares will provide investors with exposure to bitcoin in a manner that is accessible and cost-efficient without
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Keep Network says a flawed code addition forced the shutdown of its bitcoin-backed Ethereum token, tBTC, just two days after it launched.On May 18, deposits of bitcoin into tBTC were paused for 10 days – a move prompted by a bug that was supposedly missed by a security audit and
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Blockchain venture studio Thesis has put a pause on deposits into tBTC, its new platform meant to put BTC on Ethereum so BTC can be used in decentralized finance.The Thesis team cited a bug, but is not disclosing details until all funds have been safely withdrawn from this iteration of
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Colombian-based cross-border remittance start-up Valiu has launched Bitcoin-backed synthetic U.S. dollars as a means for Venezuelans to access stable assets and bypass the hyperinflation plaguing their national economy.It’s still in Alpha, but Valiu has partnered with Latin America food delivery app Rappi, which could offer a large user base to
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