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EXCLUSIVE: Kevin O'Leary, WonderFi's Ben Samaroo On DeFi: 'When The Facts Change, I Change'
Monday, August 30, 2021 - 7:02am | 1133WonderFi Technologies Inc (NEO: WNDR), a platform providing the masses exposure to a finance model that replicates market-making, borrowing, lending and exchanging without expensive institutional middlemen, begins trading on the Neo Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 31. As part of the development...
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Bitcoin Will Be Back Above $70,000 By Q4 2021, Says Galaxy Digital Executive
Friday, June 25, 2021 - 4:26pm | 446Jason Urban, co-head of Galaxy Digital Trading at Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd (OTCMKTS: BRPHF), thinks the bearish sentiment around Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will be short-lived. What Happened: In an interview with Kitco News on Thursday, Urban forecasted that institutional players would be back...
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Bullish, A Peter Thiel-Backed Cryptocurrency Company, Is In SPAC Merger Talks: Report
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 4:02pm | 406The crypto exchange Bullish could announce a SPAC deal soon, according to a new report from Bloomberg. What Happened: Bullish is in talks to go public via SPAC Far Peak Acquisition (NYSE: FPAC). The deal could value Bullish at up to $12 billion. Peter Thiel is an investor in the company along...
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Fintech Focus For June 15, 2021
Monday, June 14, 2021 - 8:38pm | 1665Quote To Start The Day: “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Source: Colin Powell One Big Thing In Fintech: Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is very bullish on the future of DeFi, or decentralized finance, and DAOs, or...
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Crypto Bank Galaxy Digital Stock Rated 'Buy' By BTIG Brokerage
Friday, June 11, 2021 - 2:24pm | 346A brokerage firm BTIG has updated its ratings for a crypto financial services firm, Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd (TSE: GLXY) What Happened: According to a Thursday Coindesk report, BTIG rated Galaxy Digital shares “buy” with a price target of CAD 31 ($25,62...
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Take That, Elon: Banks Consume Much More Energy That Cryptocurrency Mining, Report Shows
Monday, May 17, 2021 - 12:13pm | 418Recent research suggests that the traditional financial system consumes much more energy than Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) does. What Happened: According to a report by cryptocurrency bank Galaxy Digital, Bitcoin consumes 114 TWh of electrical energy per year, while the banking industry...
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Crypto's First Billion-Dollar Deal: Novogratz' Galaxy Digital To Acquire BitGo For $1.2B
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 - 12:51pm | 358Digital asset-focused investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) has announced today that it will acquire crypto infrastructure provider BitGo for $1.2 billion. What Happened: The deal marks the crypto industry’s first billion-dollar acquisition, and with $40 billion now in...
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Galaxy Digital's CEO On Coinbase, Bitcoin: 'We Are Just Getting Started'
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 10:45am | 319The direct listing for Coinbase is a Netscape moment for the cryptocurrency economy, Michael Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital, said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday. Institutions are going to come flooding into this space, he said. "Squawk Box...