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Revolut Adds 11 Cryptocurrencies to Its Trading Offerings

Cardano (ADA), uniswap (UNI) and filecoin (FIL) were among those added.

City of London, UK with Lightning

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Goldman Sachs to Offer Bitcoin to Wealth Management Clients

A memo obtained by CoinDesk lays out the bank’s approach to providing clients with access to bitcoin and other digital assets.

Goldman Sachs

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Fidelity Now Extends Bitcoin-Backed Loans Through Silvergate

The custodian began offering cash loans collateralized by bitcoin last December but is now adding Silvergate customers to the mix.

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Caitlin Long’s Avanti Raises $37M Ahead of Crypto Bank Launch

The digital bank will put the extra cash toward meeting Wyoming regulators’ pre-launch capital requirements.

Avanti CEO Caitlin Long

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Coinbase Gave Silicon Valley Bank Stock Warrants for Access to USD Payments

The warrant, revealed in Coinbase's new prospectus, dates back to 2014, when banking was even harder for crypto firms to come by than today.

Silicon Valley Bank

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Anchorage, Newly Cleared as US Crypto Bank, Raises $80M From A16z and Others

The round in the crypto custodian was led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.

Anchorage

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Blue Ridge Bank Shares Halted by NYSE After Bitcoin ATM Announcement

The stock jumped by more than 13% after news that Blue Ridge would let customers buy bitcoin through its ATMs.

Blue Ridge Bank CEO Brian Plum

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Protego Becomes Second Crypto Firm to Win Bank Charter From OCC

The conditional approval from the U.S. banking regulator follows Anchorage's approval last month.

OCC

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Crypto Startup Metal Pay Files for National Bank Charter

Metal Pay's "First Blockchain Bank and Trust" would be FDIC-insured, CEO Marshall Hayner told CoinDesk.

A sign outside the OCC office (CoinDesk)

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Visa Signals Further Crypto Ambitions With API Pilot for Bank Customers to Buy Bitcoin

Visa is working with Anchorage to allow customers at traditional banks to "buy and sell digital assets."

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