BlackRock’s Bitcoin clients aren’t ‘underwriting’ the case for global payments

BlackRock’s Bitcoin clients aren’t ‘underwriting’ the case for global payments

Bitcoin being widely used for daily payments in the future is just “out-of-the-money-option value upside,” according to BlackRock’s head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick. BlackRock’s head of digital assets, Robbie Mitchnick, said that most of the world’s largest asset managers’ clients aren’t considering Bitcoin’s use for daily payments when deciding whether to invest in the…

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Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto: a solo Bitcoin miner earned 3.146 BTC worth $266,000 with a computing power of only 1.2 TH/s, Bitcoiners have expressed excitement over the surging…

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KuCoin Pay integrates with Brazil’s Pix payments network

KuCoin Pay integrates with Brazil’s Pix payments network

The rollout lets users convert crypto to local currency and pay merchants via QR codes, tapping Latin America’s biggest crypto market. KuCoin Pay has integrated with Pix, Brazil’s central bank-run instant payments network, allowing users to convert and spend cryptocurrencies at any merchant that accepts Pix QR codes.  The launch taps into one of the…

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Winklevoss twins bet on Zcash, privacy to combat AI threat

Winklevoss twins bet on Zcash, privacy to combat AI threat

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are betting on privacy protocols gaining major traction as AI continues to grow at an exponential rate. The year 2025 will go down as the year of digital asset treasury companies. Michael Saylor’s Strategy and Tom Lee’s Bitmine have forged ahead with Bitcoin and Ethereum-based strategies, while a handful of alternative…

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