Dispatch #13 -2021 April 30th, 2021 The top story this week is the Square + Ark Invest’s view on the bitcoin network’s potential role in the global transition to renewable energy. The Dispatch is not entirely sold on this rose-tinted view, but since it’s a Bitcoin-leaning weekly, this story gets the lead! However, there are […]
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Multiple Bitcoin ETFs, Visa & Paypal start crypto payments, Bitcoin for transactions & salary, digital yuan
Dispatch #10 -2021 April 9th, 2021 A slew of Bitcoin ETF filings with the SEC takes top billing in Dispatch 10. The filers are industry powerhouses like Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, Van Eck and Wisdom Tree. Bitcoin also continues to make subtle progress as a medium of exchange. Examples are Tesla accepting Bitcoin for car […]
Dispatch #4: Tesla, BNY Mellon & Mastercard adopt bitcoin/crypto
A slew of high-profile institutional adoption news this week moved the bitcoin price from the $38K area on early Monday (Feb 8th) morning to the ~ $48K range as I type on Friday morning. BNY Mellon’s announcement is most significant for continued institutional adoption, in my view, but it’s hard to argue that Tesla’s $1.5bn […]