Institutional Adoption

Collage of African bank notes, as NLW covers the prospects for a bitcoin standard in Africa and other topics.
What Are the Prospects for a Bitcoin Standard in Africa?
Plus more bitcoin institutional news and a FUD recap on this edition of the Weekly Recap.
Collage of African bank notes, as NLW covers the prospects for a bitcoin standard in Africa and other topics.

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Market Wrap: Attempts to Push Bitcoin Above $40K Stall
Some analysts are optimistic while others prefer to see stronger signs of upside momentum before calling a bottom.
Bitcoin 24-hour price chart

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Bitcoin ESG Concerns Might Slow Institutional Adoption, for Now
Two of the hottest trends in institutional investing – bitcoin adoption and environmental, social and governance factors – are suddenly colliding.
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Art consisting of crossed hammer and pick symbols, denoting mining. The next attack on BTC is about mining provenance.
The Balkanization of Bitcoin: The Next Attack on BTC Is About Mining Provenance
From Iran miner control to “OFAC compliant blocks,” a new attack vector has emerged.
Art consisting of crossed hammer and pick symbols, denoting mining. The next attack on BTC is about mining provenance.

Rothschild Investment Corp. headquarters in Chicago, Ill.
Rothschild Investment Adds to Grayscale Bitcoin Holdings
The manager of $1.4 billion first bought bitcoin trust shares in 2017.
Rothschild Investment Corp. headquarters in Chicago, Ill.

CME Group Headquarters
More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value
The ether rally appears to be more organic and driven from within the crypto industry.
CME Group Headquarters

SkyBridge Capital. founder Anthony Scaramucci
SkyBridge's Bitcoin Cache Rises to $310M as New Fund Launches
SkyBridge's bitcoin investment has already climbed to more than $300 million, mostly due to price appreciation in the past couple of months.
SkyBridge Capital. founder Anthony Scaramucci

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Crypto Long & Short: Looking Back on a Monumental Year
Four crypto industry experts share their biggest insights from 2020 and what they mean for 2021.
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Paul Tudor Jones (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)
Bitcoin Undervalued Relative to Gold, Equities, Tudor Jones Says
The hedge fund manager has 1% to 2% of his multi billion-dollar portfolio in bitcoin.
Paul Tudor Jones (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)