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Morgan Stanley first in Wall Street to authorize spot Bitcoin ETFs for wealthy clients

Morgan Stanley will be the first major Wall Street bank to permit its financial advisors to offer spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), CNBC reported on Aug. 2, citing sources familiar with the matter. This decision enables Morgan Stanley’s over 15,000 financial advisors to sell shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity’s Wise Origin […]
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Fantom rebrands to Sonic Labs, focusing on new high-speed blockchain

Fantom has rebranded to Sonic Labs, one of the main bodies supporting Sonic, a new layer-1 blockchain with a layer-2 bridge that connects to Ethereum. The project’s official documentation stated: “We rebranded to Sonic Labs on August 1, 2024. Previously, our company was called ‘Fantom Foundation’ and our Opera chain was referred to as ‘Fantom.'” […]
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Bitcoin as a Strategic Reserve

Over the weekend, former U.S. President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump and a number of lawmakers spoke at the Bitcoin Nashville conference. The biggest piece of news everyone has been talking about was Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis' propos...
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