Bitcoin Would See Billions of Inflows If All Life Insurance Firms Followed MassMutual
MassMutual shocked the industry yesterday when it purchased Bitcoin to complement its general investment account. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
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Massive 169-Year-Old Insurance Company Bought $100M in Bitcoin
MassMutual becomes the latest announced institutional buyer of bitcoin, and this one could be even more significant in terms of precedent. Our main discussion: Why MassMutual bought $100 million in bitcoin and why it matters.In this episode, NLW looks at recent news that MassMutual had purchased $100 million in bitcoin for
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Schmuck Insurance – CoinDesk
A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin.When NLW asked Crypto Twitter for recommendations of the best way to convince friends and family about bitcoin and crypto, one of the ideas was to review old articles that have stood the test of time. Even among prescient early pieces,
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Crypto Execs Need Liability Insurance
When it comes to regulation and necessities like banking, crypto entrepreneurs haven’t always had the easiest time. Recently, I’ve discovered some of my crypto clients are having trouble obtaining an important business planning tool: directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance. In my opinion, as I’ll explain, a combination of COVID-19 “event-driven”
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Etherisc to offer blockchain-based crop insurance to Kenyan farmers
Today the Chainlink Community Grant program announced funding for a low-cost insurance collaboration between Etherisc, a decentralized insurance protocol, and ACRE Africa, a microinsurance issuer focused on the second-most populous continent on the planet. According to an announcement from Chainlink, the project aims to build a blockchain-based insurance platform that delivers
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Major Swiss health insurance company now accepts crypto payments
A major health insurance provider in Switzerland has made Bitcoin and Ether payments available to its policyholders.According to an Aug. 31 announcement, Atupri Health Insurance is partnering with crypto financial services company Bitcoin Suisse for its 200,000 customers to make payments using Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). Atupri, based in
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Canadian Exchange Shakepay Gets Cold Wallet Insurance to Protect Customer Funds
Crypto exchange Shakepay, which describes itself as “Canada’s fastest-growing bitcoin platform,” conducted a “proof-of-reserves” audit and acquired an insurance policy to reinforce its security, perhaps learning a lesson from fellow Canadian platforms QuadrigaCX, Einstein and Coinsquare, which all lost customer funds or have otherwise been involved in scandals over the
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Chainlink to Provide Data for Farming Insurance Startup Arbol
Data provider Chainlink will provide decentralized weather data for insurance startup Arbol, according to a blog shared with CryptoX. Arbol provides crop insurance for small to medium sized farmers or enterprises. Smart contracts pay out claims to subscribers when a preset value – such as the average monthly temperature or rainfall
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UK Cryptocurrency Exchange Challenger Ziglu Launches New Insurance Programme – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs
New kids on the block and cryptocurrency challenger Ziglu want to give their clients greater security and peace of mind and have
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Digital Asset Insurance Company Evertas Raises $2.8 Million in Equity Funding – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs
Digital asset insurance company Evertas has completed a Seed Stage funding round and raised $2.8 million. The funding round was led by
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