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December 13, 2023 @ 9:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week saw the release of Bitcoin Core 26.0, ushering in a new version of “Bitcoin,” the team at NYDIG noted. While the Bitcoin ecosystem at large consists of numerous pieces of software that interoperate (wallets, mining software, Lightning, alternative implementations of Bitcoin written… Read More

December 2, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The CME report highlights some interesting facts about “trader positioning,” according to an update shared by NYDIG Research. Updates to Bitcoin/crypto ETFs in the application process “indicate the final decision will likely come down to the final few days,” NYDIG noted. And hash rate surges… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYDIG, a Bitcoin gateway platform providing various crypto services, has quietly reduced its employee account, according to a recent report. WSJ.com writes that about one-third of its staff, or 110 individuals, have been let go. The move follows a change in executive leadership that was… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York Yankees has formed a partnership with NYDIG on a Bitcoin payroll option. NYDIG, a subsidiary of Stone Ridge, is a digital asset platform that offers Bitcoin products and services to banks, Fintechs and more. The multi-year partnership with the Yankees make NYDIG… Read More

March 7, 2022 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYDIG says it is committed to partnering with banking institutions to integrate Bitcoin into their products. Landry’s, Inc., the owner/operator of more than 65 brands with over 600 locations internationally, recently noted that Select Club members will now be able to earn Bitcoin points “when… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NYDIG, a Bitcoin company, announced that its subsidiary Bottlepay, a Bitcoin-based international payments company, has been granted registration as a Cryptoasset Business from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Bottlepay is one of a small number of crypto-asset companies to have secured this type… Read More

January 2, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zelle is a peer-to-peer payments service that is now utilized by over 1000 banking apps across the US. As services like Venmo gained in popularity, traditional banks were compelled to compete and Zelle has emerged as a viable alternative for real-time transfers. Originally founded by… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a Cloud-powered virtual banking solutions provider for U.S. banks and credit unions, has announced STAR Financial Bank as its first client to empower customers with trading systems that “allow the purchase, sale, and secure storage of Bitcoin, powered by NYDIG.”… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced that it is expanding its partnership with NYDIG, a Bitcoin tech and financial services company, in order to carry out a purchase of BTC for the firm’s balance sheet. NYDIG played a key role in supporting Chainalysis to acquire… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unchained Capital, Inc. recently revealed that it has completed the initial closing of a $25 million Series A round that was led by institutional Bitcoin tech and financial services provider, NYDIG and parent firm Stone Ridge Holdings Group. In addition to participating in the equity… Read More

February 20, 2021 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kasasa, an financial technology and marketing services provider, has teamed up with NYDIG in order to bring Bitcoin (BTC) offerings to its diverse network of community institutions and their clients. Patrick Sells, Head of Bank Solutions at NYDIG, noted that since Kasasa‘s inception, the company… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sean Lippel, a VC and crypto-asset investor at Fintech Collective, a New York-based firm backing initiatives that “reimagine” how money moves in a digital environment, says that the future of institutional digital asset management has already arrived. Lippel claims that if portfolio managers allocate around… Read More