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Separately managed accounts will soon be the investment vehicle of choice for institutions looking to acquire digital assets.

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PayPal Now Lets Millions Of US Business Accounts Directly Buy, Hold, And Sell Bitcoin And Ethereum

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PayPal Enables US Businesses To Buy, Hold, And Sell Crypto Directly From Accounts

On Wednesday, PayPal announced that it is enabling US merchants to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their business accounts. This new functionality aims to increase the utility of digital currencies and make it easier for users and merchants to deal with crypto assets in their businesses.

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Kraken faces extortion after $3 million crypto bug exploit

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken recently revealed that a security vulnerability led to the loss of $3 million worth of digital assets. This incident involved a self-proclaimed security researcher who identified a critical bug, subsequently exploited by related accounts to siphon funds.

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FTSE 100’s illusion of growth unmasked by currency and inflation adjustments

Quick Take When assessing the performance of assets or currencies, it is essential to consider both nominal and real returns, the latter of which accounts for inflation. Inflation can be gauged through different metrics, such as the consumer price index (CPI) or indicators related to the money supply (e.

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Bitcoin ETFs and Crypto Separately Managed Accounts: What RIAs Need to Know

SMAs allow investors to get exposure to multiple digital assets within the same portfolio, including novel protocols or tokenized RWAs.

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Bitget Reports Assets in Third-Party Custody Accounts Surge by 250%, Signaling Opportunity

Bitget, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has released a report outlining the usage of custodial wallets among various segments of market participants.

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Here's How Much XRP Hacker Managed to Sell Before Accounts Got Frozen

XRP hacker quick enough to sell tens of millions worth of assets despite quick action from exchange

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Telegram now allows users to buy and sell usernames via auction

Telegram users can now secure their usernames with blockchain in an ecosystem of 700+ million users. Usernames can also be linked to personal accounts, channels, or groups. Telegram releases new feature; transforms usernames to digital assets Popular Cloud-based instant messaging…

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Best Place To Stake Stablecoins [USDC, USDT] – Best Stablecoins Savings Accounts

Where can I stake stablecoins and make money while I sleep? A unique look at the top stablecoin staking (liquidity mining, yield farming) places is provided in this guide. Since the advent of cryptocurrencies, one of the main deterrents for major investments in this novel class of assets has been the excessive volatility of the […] The post Best Place To Stake Stablecoins [USDC, USDT] – Best Stablecoins Savings Accounts appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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Gemini offers exposure to $1.3t in assets via Envestnet integration

Leading crypto exchange Gemini now offers crypto managed accounts a direct custodial feed to… The post Gemini offers exposure to $1.3t in assets via Envestnet integration appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Nuant Prepares for Q4 Launch of First Unified Platform

Swiss-based digital asset data and analytics fintech, Nuant, is launching a platform that solves a critical industry-wide portfolio management problem. The platform is for institutional funds invested in digital assets: namely data fragmentation from exchange accounts, on-chain wallets, custodial wallets, on-chain data, and market data by providing a single unified hub to manage, monitor and … Continued The post Nuant Prepares for Q4 Launch of First Unified Platform appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Offers Actively Managed Crypto Strategies to Financial Advisors

ARK Invest has announced a partnership with Eaglebrook to offer high-net-worth investors access to the top 20 crypto assets through separately managed accounts. A Planned Collaboration Cathie Wood-led investment firm ARK Invest has been investing in crypto equities and security…

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India’s Financial Watchdog Unfreezes WazirX Accounts After Exchange Cooperates

India’s financial watchdog has unfrozen the bank accounts of one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges after it cooperated with investigations. The federal Enforcement Directorate (ED) had been investigating WazirX for violating foreign exchange regulations, during which it froze the exchange’s assets worth 646.

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Celsius wants to return $210 million worth of custody assets

Crypto lender Celsius Network, which started Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in July, wants to return customer assets in the custody program and withhold accounts worth around $210 million, the firm said in a September 1 filing.

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Over 50% Of All BTC Trade Volumes On Exchanges Are Fake – Forbes

Bitcoin dominates the digital assets markets, being the firstborn crypto and the most publicised. It accounts for over 40% of the global cryptocurrency market capitalisation. While Bitcoin trade volumes are expected to outpace those of other cryptocurrencies considerably, recent data shows these values might have been blown out of proportion. Global daily BTC trade volume […]

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AntPool to Stop Maintaining Ethereum (ETH) Client Assets Post-Merge 

Crypto mining pool AntPool has said it will no longer manage Ethereum accounts after the Merge and has asked customers to provide their private ETH addresses. The post AntPool to Stop Maintaining Ethereum (ETH) Client Assets Post-Merge  appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Jaz DID (Domain Name) as a Wallet Address NFT

“Jaz DID as an address” enables JAZ DID domain name service to manage multiple accounts for blockchain games and lending platforms. It also enables DID soulbinding of game accounts, assets, data, avatars, etc.

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Portuguese banks shutting crypto accounts citing risk management concerns

The Bank of Portugal has licensed all of the exchanges that have had their accounts closed, including Criptoloja, Mind The Coin and Luso Digital Assets.

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As Celsius Network pauses asset transfers, the importance of self-custody reinforces

Celsius Network, one of the largest crypto lenders in the market, announced recently that it has paused withdrawals, swaps, and transfers of assets. Citing “extreme market conditions”, the company issued a memo to its community stating that its “ultimate objective is stabilizing liquidity and restoring withdrawals, swap, and transfers between accounts as quickly as possible.” […]

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South Korea Toughens Up Security In Response To Terra’s Crash

According to Local media accounts, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has moved to standardize risk assessment for virtual assets, the FSS reported these details during the “Enactment of the Digital Asset Framework Act and Emergency Inspection of Coin Market Investor Protection Measures” conference.

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Argentina’s largest two banks to allow crypto trading

Argentina’s largest bank has embraced crypto and will allow its customers to begin purchasing four crypto assets including Bitcoin through their accounts at the bank.

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Binance Bans Accounts Tied To Russian Gov’t Officials’ Relatives – Will It Hurt Them?

Crypto asset exchange of digital assets Binance has suspended accounts with ties to Russian government officials’ relatives. Faced with escalating international sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the trading platform stated that it will continue to screen customers for connections to sanctioned persons.

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First Mover Asia: BC Technology Group’s Crypto Platform Made Big Gains in 2021. So Why Are Investors Unimpressed?

OSL, which accounts for most of the Hong Kong company’s business, rose 63% in 2021, but the stock price has lagged bitcoin and other assets; bitcoin and ether tread water.

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US Labor Dept warns of crypto risks in retirement plans

With “significant risks,” cryptocurrencies have attracted the attention of U.S. legislators looking to decrease the exposure to digital assets in 401(k) retirement accounts.

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China still accounts for 10% of Bitcoin transactions

Despite China’s blanket ban on all crypto-related activities in the country, residents of the country still account for roughly 10% of all global transactions involving digital assets. The post China still accounts for 10% of Bitcoin transactions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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If Crypto Belongs in Retirement Accounts, Where Are the Assets?

So far, there are only a handful of ways to invest in crypto via retirement accounts – most notably via a self-directed IRA. But fintech firms are making it drastically easier to open and fund a self-directed crypto IRA, and they’re turning their attention to financial advisors.

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Hillary Clinton calls out crypto exchanges for failing to ban Russian users

Hillary Clinton, the former presidential candidate in the US elections, has criticized the cryptocurrency exchanges that have failed to block and freeze the accounts of Russian users. She has now called for a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets.

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Crypto exchanges consider Ukraine’s call to freeze Russians’ Bitcoin

As some platforms freeze accounts linked to Russia and Belarus, Binance said it will not block innocent Russians’ crypto assets.

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The Next Frontier: Digital Assets for Retirement

The conversation about crypto should move beyond its long-term legitimacy as an investible asset class to a new debate: Do cryptocurrencies belong in retirement accounts – and how?

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