Michael Bellusci

Michael Bellusci is a former CoinDesk crypto reporter. Previously he covered stocks for Bloomberg. He has no significant crypto holdings.

Michael Bellusci

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Finance

ConocoPhillips Selling Excess Gas to a Bitcoin Miner in North Dakota

The oil major is aiming to reach zero routine flaring by 2025.

gas flaring bakken

Finance

Silvergate to Continue Working With Regulators Ahead of Stablecoin Pilot Launch

The lender recently bought Meta’s stablecoin tech and assets.

Silvergate Bank to Discontinue Binance USD Deposits, Withdrawals

Finance

Voyager Digital Posts Income of $3.2M in Fiscal Q2, Plans to Add Equity Trading and NFTs

Revenue of $164.8 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021, more than doubled from the previous three months.

Voyager Digital CEO Steven Ehrlich (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

PayPal Forms Crypto Advisory Council

The six members will help the company create a digital financial system.

(CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Leading Digital Exchanges Launch Crypto Market Integrity Coalition

Founding members of the 17-strong group include Solidus Labs, Coinbase, Huobi Tech, Circle, GSR and Anchorage Digital.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Payments Firm Wirex Expands to US, Begins Distributing Crypto-Linked Visa Debit Card

Wirex currently has over 4.5 million customers across the European and Asia-Pacific regions.

Wirex US launch (Wirex)

Markets

SEC Requests Comments on Concerns About Grayscale's Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The agency’s issues include possible share manipulation and the liquidity of bitcoin markets.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Consensus: Invest 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Coinbase Users Can Now Receive Tax Refunds in Crypto Through TurboTax

Both federal and state tax refunds can both be converted automatically into cryptocurrency.

What Coinbase's Rate on USDC Reveals About Crypto Credit Risk

Finance

SEC Asks Bitwise to Address Concerns About Proposed Spot Bitcoin ETF

The regulator’s concerns include possible share manipulation and liquidity.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Finance

MicroStrategy Takes $147M Impairment Charge on Bitcoin Holdings in Q4

The software firm recently told the SEC it would revise its disclosures related to adjustments for impairments on its digital assets.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, center (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)