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ForkLog 18 01.09.2021

Media: Twitter to test Bitcoin tips for content creators

The social network Twitter will test the ability to send donations in the first cryptocurrency to content creators via the Tip Jar feature. MacRumors reports.

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ForkLog 20 01.09.2021

South Africa central bank chief declines to call bitcoin a currency

Cryptocurrencies meet the definition of an asset, not a currency. This was stated by Lesetja Kganyago, chair of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), during a speech at Wits Business School, MoneyWeb reports.

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ForkLog 9 31.08.2021

US Global Investors reveals stake in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

Texas-based asset manager US Global Investors, managing about $4.6 billion in assets, disclosed a position in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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ForkLog 10 30.08.2021

Protests erupt in El Salvador over Bitcoin legalization

Salvadoran residents took to the streets to protest the legalization of the country\'s first cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 26 30.08.2021

Billionaire John Paulson calls cryptocurrencies a bubble

John Paulson, famed for his successful bet against the mortgage-backed securities market in 2007, told Bloomberg in an interview that cryptocurrencies are a bubble that will become worthless.

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ForkLog 7 30.08.2021

Canadian firm to plant trees to offset carbon footprint of Bitcoin ETF

Accelerate Financial Technologies has pledged to plant 3,450 trees for every CAD 1 million ($790,000) invested in its carbon-negative Bitcoin ETF. This will reduce CO2 emissions by 1,000 tonnes, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 8 28.08.2021

Bill Miller’s Miller Opportunity Trust reveals a $45m stake in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

The Miller Opportunity Trust, the vehicle of billionaire Bill Miller, owns 1.5 million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), valued at $44.7 million as of June 30.

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ForkLog 24 28.08.2021

Jack Dorsey to spearhead development of a decentralized Bitcoin exchange

Twitter head Jack Dorsey spoke about work on the open TBD platform to create a decentralized Bitcoin exchange (DEX) built on his Square payments company.

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ForkLog 8 27.08.2021

Early Uber investor backs Ethereum

Bill Gurley, known for his work at Benchmark and for his Uber investments, said he has added Ethereum to his personal portfolio.

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ForkLog 12 26.08.2021

Morgan Stanley increases stake in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

One of the largest US banks, Morgan Stanley, opened a position in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) across various funds available to its clients.

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ForkLog 10 24.08.2021

Bloomberg Analysts Forecast SEC Approval of Bitcoin ETF by End-October

Bloomberg analysts predicted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve the Bitcoin ETF application by the end of October.

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ForkLog 17 24.08.2021

MicroStrategy buys an additional $177m worth of bitcoin

On August 24, the Nasdaq-listed company MicroStrategy purchased an additional 3,907 BTC for about $177 million. The bitcoin held by the analytics software provider reached 108,992 BTC.

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