Michael Bellusci

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

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NYDIG Purchases UK Payments Startup Bottlepay for $300M in Stock
Bottlepay allows users to make micropayments and send funds via messages on Twitter, Reddit and Discord.
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
MicroStrategy Adds Almost 9,000 Bitcoins to Its Holdings in Third Quarter
The company’s bitcoin holdings are worth just over $7 billion, while its entire market capitalization is roughly $7.4 billion.
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
Signage for the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School stands outside of the new campus in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, the 131-year-old business school in Philadelphia, is counting on a new West Coast campus to raise its high-tech profile. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
UPenn’s Wharton Taps Coinbase to Accept Crypto for Online Blockchain Course
Wharton said it will be the first Ivy League institution or U.S. business school to accept cryptocurrency from program participants.
Signage for the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School stands outside of the new campus in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, the 131-year-old business school in Philadelphia, is counting on a new West Coast campus to raise its high-tech profile. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Visa Takes First Step Into NFTs With CryptoPunk Purchase for Almost $150K
Visa Makes Investment in Credit Card Tech Startup Deserve
The credit card giant has made an undisclosed investment in Deserve following the success of its crypto rewards card issued in partnership with BlockFi.
Visa Takes First Step Into NFTs With CryptoPunk Purchase for Almost $150K
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys 1.3M Robinhood Shares on Nasdaq Debut
Robinhood Shares Fall as Crypto Trading Revenue Declines Sharply
The popular trading platform said reduced crypto trading activity led to significantly fewer new funded accounts and lower revenue in the third quarter.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys 1.3M Robinhood Shares on Nasdaq Debut
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Mastercard Is Integrating Crypto Payments Through a New Partnership With Bakkt
The tie-up will allow merchants and banks to build cryptocurrency into their offerings.
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Bakkt President Adam White (CoinDesk archives)
Bakkt Shares Surge 180% After Pacts With Mastercard, Fiserv for Crypto Payments
In true crypto fashion, two partnership announcements are causing BKKT to soar.
Bakkt President Adam White (CoinDesk archives)
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AMEX CEO Says Crypto Is Unlikely a Threat to Traditional Credit Cards
Crypto, though, can make cross-border payments “a lot more seamless,” he said.
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Bitcoin at Your Bank: NYDIG Names First 2 Firms to Roll Out BTC Buys
Five Star Bank and UNIFY Financial Credit Union will be the first to offer bitcoin services through NYDIG’s partnership with Q2.
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JPMorgan analysts are trying to figure out what's driving bitcoin. (Getty Images)
Bitcoin’s Inflation Narrative More Compelling Than ETF Fever, JPM Says
The Wall Street bank is trying to pinpoint the fuel behind bitcoin’s latest rally.
JPMorgan analysts are trying to figure out what's driving bitcoin. (Getty Images)