The bitcoin lending market will get much more competitive in coming years, and that’s good for consumers. What to know: The Trump administration’s friendliness toward the crypto sector is going to deeply change the bitcoin (BTC) lending market over the next four years. That’s according to Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder of Ledn, a firm that […]
Kraken announced it will offer free Interac e-Transfer deposits for Canadian users to reduce friction for newcomers to the platform. What to know: Crypto exchange Kraken has registered as a restricted dealer in Canada, allowing the exchange to continue offering crypto trading services to Canadian users under the country’s evolving regulatory framework. The registration, announced on […]
Money managers in crypto are able to use trading strategies that stopped working in TradFi more than a decade ago. What to know: There’s never been a better time to allocate money to crypto hedge funds. That’s according to Chris Solarz, the chief investment officer of digital assets at Amitis Capital, a firm which runs […]
Bitcoin Depot has booked roughly $3 billion in transactions since its inception in 2016. What to know: Bitcoin (BTC) may have surged above the $100,000 mark last year, but not all bitcoin-centric businesses benefitted from the price action. Bitcoin Depot (BTM), a firm that specializes in selling bitcoin ATMs, has seen a revenue loss from […]
El Zonte inspired Bukele to make bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. CoinDesk visited the surfing village to see how it’s developing. What to know: This article is part of a four-piece series on El Salvador. You can find the previous dispatch, a story on Bitcoin City, here. The sun was setting as I rolled into […]
American real estate mogul Grant Cardone is creating new investment vehicles that mix real estate and bitcoin. What to know: Grant Cardone is the founder and CEO of Cardone Capital, a firm that manages about $5 billion in real estate. And he just introduced a new fund that invests property-generated cash flow into bitcoin (BTC). […]