Cetera Financial Group unveils policy to allow Bitcoin ETF exposure for RIAs, brokers

Cetera Financial Group has introduced a new initiative aimed at supporting financial advisors with the integration of spot Bitcoin ETFs into investment strategies. The policy, revealed in a March 14 press release, marks a pivotal step in accommodating the growing investor appetite for investment options involving Bitcoin.

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PayPal Refuses to Service Palestinians: Is Bitcoin the Solution?

PayPal's selective service provision spotlighted financial discrimination against Palestinians, igniting discussions on Bitcoin's potential as an alternative to foster financial inclusivity in the face of geopolitical and economic challenges in the region.

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Bitcoin and This 100X Bitcoin Alternative Will Catapult TradFi Out of The ‘fax era’ Into the Future

The financial world is undergoing significant changes. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency in blockchain technology, has shown its potential. But as the financial industry grows, a new contender is emerging — Bitcoin Spark (BTCS), a 100X alternative to Bitcoin.

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Switzerland's Legacy Of Financial Freedom Makes It The Best Place For Bitcoin To Thrive

Switzerland values many of the core properties of Bitcoin and now the two are poised to create the future of financial sovereignty together.

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Bitcoin’s unique correlation profile suggests an emerging pattern in financial landscapes

Quick Take A review of year-to-date data demonstrates a clear trend of decreasing correlation between Bitcoin and major assets. This finding is in accordance with Ecoinometrics‘ analytics, highlighting a sustained monthly trend of Bitcoin diverging from traditional financial assets.

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Bitcoin and historical financial bubbles

Quick Take Bitcoin: A Critiqued Investment Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin has often been disparaged as a financial bubble. Now, in 2023, Bitcoin is valued at over $30,000, offering a significant return for investors over the past fourteen years.

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Interactive Brokers’ chairman on bitcoin: ‘it’s worth nothing but I own some’

Thomas Peterffy owns bitcoin for an unusual reason. He says crypto activity at IBKR has been very slow. BTC is trading well below the $30,000 level today. Interactive Brokers – a financial services company that enables 24/7 trading of bitcoin reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first financial quarter this week.

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PEGA Pool’s Long-Awaited Launch is Imminent

Here’s What You Need to Know Since the dawn of Bitcoin in 2009, the flagship cryptocurrency has changed the way the world transacts forever. But it’s not all good news. While decentralised financial living is certainly a step in the right direction for the economy, it’s three steps back for the environment. Bitcoin (BTC) Mining […]

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Learning About Bitcoin Is The Path To Financial Freedom

Bitcoin breaks the financial bonds created by the monopolization of money.

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Is Bitcoin Private Enough To Maintain Our Financial Freedom?

Traits inherent to Bitcoin create financial transparency — but with proper usage, Bitcoin users can retain the necessary privacy to preserve freedom.

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River Financial Launches Zero-Fee Recurring Bitcoin Purchases

The bitcoin financial services provider will remove fees for a customer’s recurring bitcoin purchases beginning a week after the initial purchase.

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Mexican Senator Moves to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

Mexican lawmaker Indira Kempis (pictured) plans to propose legislation on a money law in addition to a bill to guarantee financial inclusion and financial education. Bitcoin law, said Samson Mow,...

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Bitcoin Exposes Monetary Aristocrats

The last 25 years have seen venture capital funds dominate the financial scene — but Bitcoin could change the game.

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Bitcoin Is Far More Than a New Form of Money

Bitcoin is a complex financial ecosystem with its own currency, and independent of traditional financial platforms.

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America’s Forgotten Seven Million — Unlocking Financial Freedom Through Bitcoin

Bitcoin education can empower those who have been left behind by legacy financial services.

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Why The Navajo Are Mining Bitcoin

The technology of bitcoin provides an avenue for growth and financial empowerment unhindered by the American government.

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Closing The Wealth Gap: Black America And Bitcoin Adoption

Bitcoin represents an opportunity for financial freedom, education and inclusion for African Americans.

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The Intrinsic Value Of Bitcoin, Calculated Using Sovereign Credit Default Swaps

Bitcoin is incredibly cheap, considering it provides insurance on the U.S. financial structure, as well as all fiat currencies around the world.

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6 Lessons Bitcoin Investors Should Learn from Past Financial Crises

The sharp ups and downs in price typical for Bitcoin may frighten newcomers to the crypto industry. However, anyone who has been following BTC for a relatively long period of… The post 6 Lessons Bitcoin Investors Should Learn from Past Financial Crises appeared first on CoinCentral.

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Bitcoin: Is this a point of maximum financial opportunity?

Amidst an ongoing bearish scenario, Bitcoin may potentially be stepping into a "crypto winter," which is, a phase of heavy losses followed by a sustained period of stagnation. When the same happened bThe post Bitcoin: Is this a point of maximum financial opportunity? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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“Biggest Crash in World History Coming, I'm Waiting for Bitcoin to Hit $24,000”: Robert Kiyosaki

Financial influencer and entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki expects Bitcoin to drop to $24,000 as things are getting worse for the financial system

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Phemex’s Quest for the Bitcoin Pizza Guy

In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto published the now world-renowned whitepaper, ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. ’ Fresh off the heels of the global financial crisis, the world was primed for a fundamental shift in how financial services were run, and Bitcoin came just in time.

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Peter Thiel calls Bitcoin ‘a Chinese financial weapon’ while Bloomberg says it could reach $400,000

Satoshi Nakamoto launched Bitcoin in January 2009 during the global financial crisis. The post Peter Thiel calls Bitcoin ‘a Chinese financial weapon’ while Bloomberg says it could reach $400,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Financial Vampirism And Bitcoin

A vampire has taken complete dominion over capital markets, but Bitcoin will be a stake through its heart.

The post Financial Vampirism And Bitcoin appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Financial analyst thinks Bitcoin could hit $100,000 in the next nine months

Bitcoin has undergone an extremely strong rally since the March low of $3,500. The post Financial analyst thinks Bitcoin could hit $100,000 in the next nine months appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Why Bitcoin may beat an upcoming financial crisis?

As institutions line up to buy Bitcoin, its origin story comes into focus. Most argue that Bitcoin was created in response to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the Global Financial Crisis that followThe post Why Bitcoin may beat an upcoming financial crisis? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin exchanges might soon share money laundering data in the UK

In the latest proposal concerning Bitcoin and crypto businesses, the UK’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, said all firms would be compelled to share reports on potential money laundering.

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High time to invest in Bitcoin BTC says Prudential Financial former CEO

George Ball, the former CEO of Prudential Financial was recently interviewed by Reuters. Ball was bullish on Bitcoin although he has been criticizing Bitcoin because of its use cases for quite some time.

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Bitcoin Mining to Give Trillions to Iran and Venezuela While Western World Likely to Face Fatal Financial Crisis: Max Keiser

Bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser believes countries from the developed world who aren?t planning to join the ?Bitcoin global hash war? are in for a fatal financial crisis

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Bitcoin May Help Protect Lebanese Government as They Rebuild: Simon Dixon

The BnktoTheFuture.com CEO shared his take on the protests in Lebanon triggered by the financial crisis going deeper, he assumed Bitcoin could serve as an airbag

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Meltem Demirors: “Bitcoin is not a F*cking Systemic Hedge If You Hold Your Bitcoin at a Financial Institution”

Venture capitalist Meltem Demirors explains how the oil market crash and the broader turmoil in financial markets are reshaping the Bitcoin narrative.

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Why Bitcoin Can Be Good Crypto Vaccine against Financial Crisis

Coinspeaker Why Bitcoin Can Be Good Crypto Vaccine against Financial CrisisFrom the beginning of its inception, Bitcoin was worth cents but had indestructible inner value. In the darkest days of humanity, only rare things will have value.

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Bitcoin tries to shrug off the global financial meltdown as it rebounds sharply

Bitcoin appreciated by nearly $1,700 in the last 40 hours while most financial markets around the world continue to tumble. Bitcoin price rebounds strongly The flagship cryptocurrency stole the spotlight after surging over 30 percent.

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At Unchained Capital, Pioneering Bitcoin Native Financial Services

Sponsored: Unchained Capital is building the archetype of the future financial institution, form fit for the world of bitcoin. The post At Unchained Capital, Pioneering Bitcoin Native Financial Services appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Amun’s Inverse Bitcoin ETP to Enable Traders Profit from Bitcoin Price Crash 

Amun AG, a Swiss-based financial technology firm that creates financial on-ramps for the acquisition, trading and storage of cryptoassets, has announced the launch of its 21Shares Short Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP).

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Nazis are Using Bitcoin, US Gov’t Officials Warn

According to the US House Financial Services Committee, the nature of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies allows Nazis and domestic terrorists to fund their activities. US officials voice concerns over Bitcoin terrorist financing This Wednesday, a US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing during which its members addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies.

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Maltese Financial Regulators Warns Investors of New Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

Maltese financial regulator, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), has made it clear to residents that “Bitcoin Future,” a new Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that claims to be endorsed by popular celebrities and regulators, is a fake investment platform and has not been licensed by the MFSA, according to a press release on October 31, 2019.

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PODCAST: Caitlin Long on Bitcoin as Insurance Against Financial Collapse

"Bitcoin is less volatile from a systemic perspective than I think the traditional financial industry is," says the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition co-founder.

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Bankers Start to Recognize Bitcoin’s Role in Financial Evolution

Digitization, disruption, blockchain, and frictionless payments. It’s amazing how prominent figures from the financial elite can provide a pretty detailed description of decentralized money without uttering “bitcoin” or “crypto.

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Bitcoin is an enterprise; its users are comparable to traditional shareholders, claims Goldmoney Founder

Bitcoin was conceived in the backdrop of banks bailouts and the 2008 financial crisis. The recession and the loss of faith in banking, financial institutions gave Bitcoin a platform to rescue the ones affected, giving them hope for a better financial system without the hassle of corrupt institutions.

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Crypto Exchanges in the Hot Seat as Japanese Regulators Increase Oversight

The Financial Services Agency (FSA), which doubles as both Japan’s crypto and financial regulatory watchdog, has ordered all bitcoin trading venues and digital assets exchanges in the region to strengthen their know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) measures, as part of preparation for the upcoming G-7 summit and FATF inspection, reports Nikkei on May 22, 2019.

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Financial Services Firm: Bitcoin (BTC) Reaching $20,000 By Early-2021 Is Entirely Possible

Bitcoin Could Retest All-Time High In 24 Months Earlier this year, prior to the recent Bitcoin (BTC) surge to and past $6,000, we reported that Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets, a Vancouver, Canada-based financial services firm,.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Donations Flow In After Julian Assange Arrest

WikiLeaks, a controversial project, received both financial and morale boost from the Bitcoin community.

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Why Bitcoin Won’t Fail the “Tests of Financial Services” Forever

In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier, the senior adviser to the governor of the Bank of England weighed in about the threat posed to the current financial status quo by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

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Perfect Storm: Bitcoin Didn’t Exist in the Last Financial Crisis

Bitcoin has been quietly preparing for over a decade for the next market storm as a non-political alternative to the money printing pyramid. Bitcoin Separates Money and State Bitcoin was forged by the last great financial crisis of 2008 and designed to thrive in financial turmoil.

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Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Receive Recognition for Financial Impact Over Last Decade

Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–While some have found nothing but dismay in cryptocurrency over 2018, as investors contend with an ongoing bear market for both Bitcoin and the general altcoin market, one financial outlet has managed to sing the praise of the industry.

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Financial Blockades Are Bad for Humanity But Great for Bitcoin

Vloggers. Sex workers. Conservatives. Iranians. People from every strata of society, with nothing in common, save for a shared grievance. All have found themselves locked out without warning by their payment provider.

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ETFs and Financial Tools in the Cryptocurrency Market

After a brief hiatus, the Let’s Talk Bitcoin show is back with an informative episode on the intersection of “Wall Street” financial tools and the Bitcoin space.

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PR: Blockchain Comes to the Real World with EnergiToken

Energi Mine is using ETK to revolutionise the global energy market through decentralisation and blockchain technology. The ultimate goal is to reduce global energy demand and carbon emissions by creating a system of financial incentives for businesses and consumers to save energy.

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