Wisconsin Pioneers State-Level Bitcoin Investment in the U.S.

In a landmark move, Wisconsin has become the first U.S. state to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the growing institutional interest in cryptocurrencies. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board, which manages over $156 billion in assets, purchased 94,562 shares of Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust, worth nearly $100 million, and also acquired shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust … Read more

Study Identifies the Top 10 States in America Most Interested in Bitcoin, Ethereum

On September 2, the crypto market aggregation web portal Coingecko.com published a study that identifies the top ten states in America that are most interested in the two leading digital currencies, bitcoin and ethereum. The team leveraged Coingecko’s page traffic data and found that California captures 43% of the traffic visiting the site’s bitcoin and … Read more

INX Becomes the First SEC-Registered IPO to Accept Crypto

15th September 2020, New York, United States: INX will start accepting bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and USDC stablecoin, starting today. INX said over 3,000 retail and accredited investors registered for the INX token offering during its first three days. Now that the minimum requirement INX has set to raise the first $7.5 million of its … Read more

Free Crypto Trading App Robinhood Available in Alaska and Oklahoma

“Alaska, thanks for bearing with us,” popular smartphone trading app Robinhood tweeted. “Trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, commission free.” Mere days after, it announced the same for Oklahoma. Residents of the two states can now trade bitcoin cash, dogecoin, ethereum, ethereum classic, and litecoin on its platform. Also read: Colombia Crypto Exchange Asks New President … Read more

Crypto Lender SALT Now Available in 35 States

SALT, one of the earliest cryptocurrency-backed lending providers in the space, announced this week it was expanding into 20 more states in the US, bringing its total market penetration to 35, including Washington DC, across America. And while that number is impressive on its own, SALT accomplished this during an extended bear market. Also read: … Read more