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ForkLog 9 18.06.2021

Brock Pierce recounts El Salvador visit on behalf of the industry; community responds with criticism

Veteran of the Bitcoin industry and billionaire Brock Pierce said he led the "official delegation of Bitcoin ambassadors" to El Salvador. The tweet drew criticism from representatives of the cryptocurrency community.

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ForkLog 11 18.06.2021

Galaxy Digital becomes liquidity provider for Goldman Sachs in Bitcoin futures

Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency trading bank led by Mike Novogratz, has become a liquidity provider for Goldman Sachs in Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, according to a press release.

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ForkLog 11 18.06.2021

BBVA launches Bitcoin storage and trading service in Switzerland

One of Spain's largest banks, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), with assets of $856 billion, launched a service for trading and storing digital assets in Switzerland.

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ForkLog 12 18.06.2021

Goldman Sachs called bitcoin an ‘unfit investment’ after recognizing it as an ‘asset class’.

Cryptocurrencies do not possess long-term value and are not a class of assets — such a thesis is contained in Goldman Sachs' new report. A month ago, analysts at the investment bank arrived at opposite conclusions, writes Cointelegraph.

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ForkLog 10 17.06.2021

SEC again extends review of VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF filing

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) postponed the decision on VanEck's bitcoin-ETF filing until July.

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ForkLog 13 17.06.2021

GM chief does not rule out selling cars for Bitcoin

CEO of General Motors Mary Barra hinted that the automaker would begin accepting payments in the first cryptocurrency if there is customer demand.

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ForkLog 10 17.06.2021

World Bank declines to assist El Salvador with Bitcoin rollout

The World Bank (WB) said it cannot assist El Salvador with implementing Bitcoin, citing cryptocurrency-related environmental and transparency concerns, Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 10 16.06.2021

Neil Patrick Harris, star of How I Met Your Mother, reveals Bitcoin investments

The Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, best known for his role as Barney Stinson in the TV series How I Met Your Mother, told Forbes in an interview about his investments in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 11 16.06.2021

Stripe chief says he is a Bitcoin fan three years after halting support for the asset

Stripe President and co-founder John Collison told Bloomberg TV in an interview that he and the company are 'full-throated Bitcoin enthusiasts'.

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ForkLog 10 16.06.2021

Economist: Switch to Bitcoin Could Derail El Salvador’s Economy

The use of Bitcoin as legal tender could completely destroy El Salvador's economy. This was stated by Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, in an interview with Kitco.

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ForkLog 7 16.06.2021

Study finds investment funds and public companies hold 6.75% of bitcoin’s circulating supply.

On the books of investment funds, ETPs and ETFs hold Bitcoin worth $43.2 billion — 5.75% of the market capitalisation of digital gold. A further 1% of the supply (more than $6.5 billion) is controlled by 19 public companies.

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ForkLog 10 16.06.2021

BoE chief rejects parallels between bitcoin and money

Bitcoin has no intrinsic value, but stablecoins may occupy a niche in the financial system. This was stated by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.

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