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Published Jul 01, 2021 11:35AM ET
Updated Jul 01, 2021 12:01PM ET
Crypto Flipsider News – July 1st – George Soros, American Banks, Digital Yuan, Robinhood, Twitter NFTs, Katty Perry
Crypto vibes to everybody!
Here comes the sun, with the second summer month. Cryptos are chilling either in the open space or somewhere underground. American banks open their doors for blockchained, digital yuan goes underground, Robinhood gets caught by the nowadays “Sheriff of Nottingham”. Even the conspiracy theorists get some fuel, as you will find out soon.
News from the space:
New Bitcoin Bull is in the Market. Name – George Soros
American investment management firm of billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros is trading Bitcoins and probably looking into other digital currencies. As reported by TheStreet, Dawn Fitzpatrick, a chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management, permitted to actively trade Bitcoins.
The fund was among one of the most profitable companies in the history of hedge funds. Its annual rate of return over four decades kept floating around 20%.
Flipsider:
650 US Banks to Allow Crypto for Their Clients
The US multinational payment giant NCR (NYSE:NCR) made a deal with digital asset management firm NYDIG to offer crypto buy and sell options for 24 million American users. The exposure comes after 650 financial institutions (including banks) will include direct crypto trading features into their services.
The partnership allows users to trade cryptos from their bank accounts. Traditional financial institutions will become direct competitors to cryptocurrency exchanges.
Flipsider:
Digital Yuan Available on Beijing’s Subway Network
China’s CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) digital yuan is now available for Beijing’s subway users. The municipal authorities of China’s capital allowed subway passengers to pay travel costs with digital yuan, also called e-CNY. This is a part of the bigger digital yuan test program before CBDC goes live in 2022.
The payment method requires installing the digital yuan mobile app issued by a local ICBC bank. The Beijing subway system is used by more than 10 million people each day.
Flipsider:
Robinhood Gets a Historic $70 Million Fine
Robinhood Financial LLC, the firm behind the popular trading and investment app Robinhood, got the historic almost $70 million penalty from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
The authority fined Robinhood for false and misleading information on critical issues, the system shut off during the severe volatile market crashes, and arbitrary trade approvals for thousands of inappropriate customers. The fine is the biggest FINRA has ever issued.
Flipsider:
Twitter Giveaway Experiments with NFTs, Katty Perry Plans an NFT Collection
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