St. Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB) has recently started offering Bitcoin and digital asset services in response to the growing interest in Bitcoin.  The bank has partnered with SEBA Bank to offer Bitcoin trading and custody services to its retail customers, reflecting the broader trend of adoption in the Swiss banking sector.

On the 15th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper, Bitfinex, a leading digital asset trading platform, and Torogoz Dev, an educational program in El Salvador focused on Bitcoin, have announced a partnership. https://twitter.com/bitfinex/status/1719640578676150741 In 2021, El Salvador declared Bitcoin as legal tender, creating an increased

Tether Holdings Limited has released its assurance opinion for Q3 of 2023, which was reviewed by the independent auditing firm BDO. The review confirms the accuracy of Tether's Consolidated Reserves Report (CRR) for the third quarter, outlining Tether's assets as of September 30th, 2023. The CRR

A recent post by @Mitesh_Patel has started a big discussion on X about the pros and cons of holding your own Bitcoin versus putting your money into a spot Bitcoin ETF. The post includes a detailed spreadsheet that compares these two methods over 30 and 40 years, providing useful

Relai, a European non-custodial Bitcoin wallet that offers broker services, has introduced Lightning functionality, which was announced at the Plan B conference in Lugano. Initially, Lightning support will be available through an invite-only beta program and later expanded to the public by the end of Q4 2023. In early 2024,

Bitfinex Securities, a platform specializing in listing tokenized securities representing real-world assets, has revealed its first tokenized bond, scheduled for listing in November. The newly introduced tokenized bond, named ALT2611, is a 36-month instrument with a 10% coupon rate, denominated in Tether (USDT) and issued by Mikro Kapital, a global

MicroBT, a Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, recently unveiled its latest mining rigs, the WhatsMiner M60 series, at the Blockchain Life 2023 event in Dubai. These rigs are offered in hydro, immersion, and air-cooling models. Dr. Zuoxing Yang, the Founder and CEO of MicroBT, emphasized the company's commitment to

Onramp, a firm specializing in Bitcoin asset management, has introduced a multisig custody platform. Storing Bitcoin has been a complex issue for both institutions and individual holders. Some prefer self-custody for control, while others are concerned about its technical intricacies and security risks while centralized custodial options have their own