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Bitcoin

The first and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. Bitcoin introduced the concept of digital scarcity through its fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and proof-of-work consensus mechanism. Often referred to as "digital gold," it serves as both a store of value and peer-to-peer electronic cash system
Bitcoin News
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Fusion Digital Assets chooses B2C2

B2C2 will provide liquidity and trading capabilities directly to the exchange, under its newly launched Matched Principal Model, with initial support for Bitcoin and Ethereum order books
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Morgan Stanley launches Stablecoin Reserves Portfolio

MSNXX is designed to align with stablecoin reserve investment requirements set out by the GENIUS Act, offering issuers an MMF option for investing their required reserves backing their outstanding payment stablecoins
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Morgan Stanley Investment Management launches Bitcoin ETP

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust aims to track the performance of bitcoin through the Coindesk Bitcoin Benchmark Rate, making MSIM the first US bank-affiliated asset manager with a crypto exchange-traded product
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BitGo expands Canton Network infrastructure support

The initiative will support Canton Improvement Proposal 56 token standard assets on the network, allowing BitGo clients to custody and manage USDCx, along with cBTC
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Omnes collaborates with Apex Group

The partnership will tokenise the Omnes Mining Note, an institutional-grade structured note backed by Bitcoin hashrate, to be issued and managed on the Base Chain
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Marex expands digital asset access

Marex is now live on GFO-X, allowing clients to access Bitcoin index futures and options traded on GFO-X and centrally cleared through LCH DigitalAssetClear
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Coinbase Derivatives’ contracts made available to Ripple clients

The contracts — including traditional futures contracts for cryptocurrencies and commodities — will be available 24/7 in a CFTC-regulated environment
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Bitfinex recommences tokenised bond issuance from ALTERNATIVE

The new issuance plan marks the continuation of collaboration between Bitfinex Securities and ALTERNATIVE, which has already seen the issuance of four tokenised bonds totalling US$6.2 million-equivalent