BitDigest March 4 · Issue #854
- Crypto prices inch downwards in overnight trading activity
- Iranian think-tank recommends country use digital currencies
- New York to pilot COVID-19 tracking on blockchain
Weekly Stock Update
BTCC Interest declines
Bloomberg is reporting that interest in Canadian Bitcoin ETF Purpose Bitcoin (CSE: BTCC.U) has declined since tracking began last month.
The Headlines
Iranian Think Tank Recommends Use of Digital Currencies
SEC Defines Digital Assets in 2021 Examination Priorities
DEA Highlights Crypto Usage as Aid for Illicit Activities
Governor Cuomo Announces Pilot Program Testing COVID-19 Tracking on Blockchain
Former BitMex CEO Proposes to Surrender
DA Davidson Issues Buy Rating on Coinbase
Court Finds NVDA Did Not Mislead Investors with Crypto Sales
Ripple Pilots Private Ledger for CBDCs
Huobi Launching Crypto Tracker Funds
Ripple CEO to File Motion to Dismiss in SEC Battle
Kings of Leon to Issue Album as NFTs
Hurun Publishes List of Blockchain Billionaires
Mergers & Acquisitions
Brave Acquires Search Engine
Market Data
78% of Institutional Investors Unlikely to Invest in Crypto
Exchange, Custody and Product News
Bitfinex Lauches Merchant Payment Platform
Thoughts on the Ecosystem
Jim Rogers Warns Many Digital Currencies Have Failed
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