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Grayscale’s portfolio hits $13 billion [Grayscale] Estonia pulls rug on 1,000 crypto startups [PostTimes] UK fund tells shareholders it’s buying BTC [Investegate] Monero hits 2-year price high [CoinDesk] Microsoft to use blockchain for gaming royalties [BusinessWire]
The world’s largest adult website Pornhub now only accepts crypto for its premium services, following its snub by payment giants Mastercard and Visa.
Italy’s Banca Generali wants to offer Bitcoin custody services next year, having led a $14 million investment round in local crypto wallet Conio.
500 crypto miners found inside Bulgarian energy hub [Novinite] PornHub forced to go fully crypto after fiat snub [Bitcoin.com] Steve Wozniak’s token multiplies 28 times in one week [Finance Magnates] Blue-chip Italian bank to offer Bitcoin services in 2021 [CoinDesk]
Think about it: a 168-year-old insurance giant, whose success hinges almost entirely on its ability to analyze and manage risk, bought Bitcoin for its potential upside.
Bitcoin creator Nakamoto vanished 10 years ago [Pete Rizzo] Putin forces Russian officials to declare crypto [TheBlock] MicroStrategy bounces after analyst downgrade [Cointelegraph] JP Morgan says pensions could bring $600B to BTC [Bloomberg] Ethereum artist Beeple sells $1.1M worth of NFTs [Nifty Gateway]
PornHub running out of fiat options [Decrypt] MassMutual buys $100M in Bitcoin [Bloomberg] IOTA Foundation removes founder [IOTA] Lil Yachty’s token sells out super fast [CoinDesk] Mt. Gox victims to get just 15% of lost funds [CryptoBriefing] Trezor rocked by botnet attack [InsideBitcoins]
Fidelity open for Bitcoin-backed cash loans [Bloomberg] Privacy wallets launder more illicit crypto than ever [Elliptic] French law forces exchanges to dox users [CoinDesk] Oyster exit scammer charged with tax evasion [US.GOV] Crypto bank tanks 10% after insider stock sales [SEC] Silk Road film set for February 2021 release [Crypto Briefing]
Some of crypto’s major players are calling on the outgoing US president to “do the right thing” and pardon Silk Road founder, Ross Ulbricht before Joe Biden takes the reins in January.
Coinbase UK reports 38% drop in revenue last year [GOV.UK] Square pushes for green Bitcoin mining [Square] Coinbit exchange charged with market manipulation [Finance Magnates] Wall Street rejects MicroStrategy’s latest Bitcoin plan [SeekingAlpha] Ohio blockchain bill for gov’t agencies moves forward [LegiScan] Mt. Gox Trustee gets new deadline to sell billions in BTC [CryptoQuant]
