Episode 20210506
"Galaxy Digital to acquire BitGo. NYDIG wants to help banks offer Bitcoin." May 6, 2021
May 6th, 2021
3 mins 14 secs
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Bitcoin is up slightly at $58,115
Ethereum is up 1% at $3529
and Binance Coin is down slightly at $648.15
Ethereum Classic up 40%
Cardano up 20%
Bitcoin Cash up 17%
Coinbase released its transparency report yesterday. US, UK, Germany top requester list.
NYDIG and fintech firm FIS want to help banks offer Bitcoin to their customers.
Mercado Libre revealed a $7.8M treasury Bitcoin buy yesterday.
The national bank of Georgia has announced that the country is exploring CBDCs
Galaxy Digital will acquire crypto custodian BitGo for $1.2B.
Episode Links
- Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020 | by Coinbase | May, 2021 | The Coinbase Blog
- Mercado Libre Report
- Georgia's central bank is exploring the issuance of a CBDC
- Bitcoin in Your Bank Account? FIS, NYDIG Partner to Enable Banks to Offer Their Customers the Ability to Buy, Sell and Hold Bitcoin | Business Wire