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Markets

JPMorgan Discusses $600B in Potential New Bitcoin Demand

MassMutual’s $100M BTC investment has the potential to open a massive new investment category, according to analysts.

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Tech

Square Crypto’s 20th Grant Will Support Bitcoin Design, User Experience

Square Crypto is issuing another Bitcoin developer grant for research on Bitcoin design and user experience.

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Markets

First Mover: Horrible 2020 Economy Proved Best Thing for Bitcoin

In 2020, bitcoin went from fringe investment to the talk of Wall Street, as the coronavirus-induced recession spurred recovery plans built around stimulus.

The coronavirus-induced recession and official response (trillions of dollars of stimulus) pushed bitcoin to its debut on the global investment stage.

Markets

Bitcoin Still on Track to Breach $20K in Coming Weeks: Analysts

Bitcoin's revived uptrend could soon lead to a much-anticipated breakout above the $20,000 mark, according to several analysts.

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Finance

MassMutual's Bitcoin Buy May Presage $600B Institutional Flood: JPMorgan

JPMorgan analysts said MassMutual's recent $100 million bitcoin purchases are a sign of growing mainstream acceptance for the cryptocurrency.

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Markets

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin's Relationship With Gold Is More Complicated Than It Looks

Just because gold is losing momentum and bitcoin is gaining it doesn't mean investors are selling gold to buy bitcoin – not yet, anyway.

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Markets

Fidelity's Custody Business Around Bitcoin 'Incredibly Successful': Johnson

Fidelity Investments CEO Abby Johnson says the mutual fund giant's custody business around bitcoin has been "incredibly successful" and has a "tremendous pipeline."

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holding at $18K; Active Ethereum Addresses up 140% in 2020

Bitcoin’s price dipped below $18,000 for the third straight day while an increase in active Ethereum addresses is fundamentally positive.

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Markets

Why a Massive 169-Year-Old Insurance Company Just Bought $100M in Bitcoin

MassMutual becomes the latest announced institutional buyer of bitcoin, and this one could be even more significant in terms of precedent.

Breakdown 12.11 - MassMutual Bitcoin

Markets

First Mover: Stimulus Bet Wins Even as Bitcoin Slips Below $18K

MassMutual's push into bitcoin shows increasing adoption – of the narrative the cryptocurrency can work as a hedge against central-bank money printing.

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