Stock Exchange SIX Aims to List Bitcoin on SDX, Crypto Trading Platform to Launch This Summer

On March 17, a report detailed that the digital exchange being developed by Switzerland’s principal stock exchange SIX is preparing to launch by the summer of 2021. The exchange called SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) reportedly will also offer bitcoin, alongside the possibility of non-fungible token (NFT) assets like tokenized works of art. SIX to Launch … Read more

Soros Fund, New York Life, Morgan Stanley Among Investors of $200 Million in Bitcoin Investment Firm

Soros Fund Management, New York Life, and Morgan Stanley have joined Stone Ridge Holdings, Massmutual, FS Investments, and Bessemer Venture Partners to invest in bitcoin-focused investment company NYDIG. They will collaborate on a range of bitcoin-related strategic initiatives, and expect to launch “an explosion of innovation in bitcoin products and services.” Major Companies Want Bitcoin … Read more

$2 Billion Merger: Bitcoin Miner Cipher Going Public Backed by Fidelity and Morgan Stanley

Cipher Mining, a bitcoin mining operation of Bitfury, has announced that it is going public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The deal values the combined company at $2 billion, with funding from investors such as Morgan Stanley and Fidelity. Cipher Mining Technologies Inc., a newly formed U.S.-based bitcoin mining operation … Read more

NYDIG Registers for a Bitcoin ETF, Morgan Stanley Named a Participant in SEC Filing

Just recently, during Microstrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” event, Stone Ridge Asset Management and New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) founder, Ross Stevens, explained that he sees a “wall of money” entering the bitcoin space. A week later after that statement, NYDIG has revealed that the company has filed for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and … Read more

Morgan Stanley: Cryptocurrencies Here to Stay as Serious Asset Class, Bitcoin Making Progress to Replace Dollar

Morgan Stanley’s chief global strategist says that “regardless of where the price of bitcoin goes next, cryptocurrencies are here to stay as a serious asset class.” He added that bitcoin is making progress towards replacing the dollar as a medium of exchange. Morgan Stanley Bullish on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Morgan Stanley’s head of emerging markets … Read more