# PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading

# PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading

“# PayPal-owned Venmo launches cryptocurrency trading ” Payments app Square made headlines — and dollars — when it integrated Bitcoin trading into its mobile platform back during the crypto bull market of winter 2017.  Now, rival payments firm Venmo, owned by PayPal, is following suit by launching cryptocurrency trading for four major coins: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litceoin…

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# Bitcoin on balance sheet attracts negative attention from anti-crypto banks

# Bitcoin on balance sheet attracts negative attention from anti-crypto banks

“# Bitcoin on balance sheet attracts negative attention from anti-crypto banks ” MicroStrategy’s continuous Bitcoin acquisition has drawn the ire of investment banking giant HSBC. Despite being one of the largest business intelligence firms in the world, HSBC has stated that MicroStrategy is now a “virtual currency product,” a designation akin to the pseudo-Bitcoin exchange-traded…

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# r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article

# r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article

“# r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article ” r/Wallstreetbets, or WSB, a subreddit famous for organizing a pump for Dogecoin (DOGE) and the GameStop short squeeze, is enacting a crypto discussion ban after officially allowing the topic for a single day. Subreddit moderator u/bawse1 announced Thursday that WSB has now banned crypto discussions forever, following…

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# Blackrock CEO says crypto ‘may become a great asset class’ but is no substitute for currency

# Blackrock CEO says crypto ‘may become a great asset class’ but is no substitute for currency

“# Blackrock CEO says crypto ‘may become a great asset class’ but is no substitute for currency ” Despite the successful rollout of Coinbase’s stock on Wednesday, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink still expressed some concerns over the institutional adoption of crypto. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday, Fink said he was “encouraged…

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