Weekly roundup: Ark Invest, Edge Wealth Management, and Rothschild Investment accumulate crypto
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest purchased more than 450,000 GBTC shares in two separate buys this week.
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Etherisc onboards 17K Kenyan farmers covered by blockchain-based crop insurance
The project said it would be paying roughly 6,000 farmers for crops adversely affected by climate change before the end of the season.
Harmony announces $1M hackathon aimed at merging traditional finance and DeFi
The hackathon will run for roughly six weeks from Aug. 15 to Sept. 30 and include four challenges from three different categories.
Capital International purchased $600M in MicroStrategy stock
MicroStrategy’s stock price rose by more than 1.5% to reach $628.44 at the time of publication, making Capital International’s shares worth roughly $600 million.
Bitcoin.org owner reports site hit with ‘absolutely massive’ DDoS attack
The attack comes just one week after a U.K. court ordered the website to stop hosting the Bitcoin white paper.
Greenidge plans to expand mining operations to South Carolina
According to the crypto mining firm, the South Carolina facility has been capable of drawing 80 megawatts of power, two thirds of which is produced from zero carbon energy sources.
Nigerian secondary school will accept crypto payments despite regulatory uncertainty
“We believe one day digital money will gain more acceptance than paper money,” said school director Sabi’u Musa Haruna.
Marvel reveals official NFTs will be available on VeVe marketplace by 2022
Some of the more well known characters from Marvel include Wolverine, Spiderman, Iron Man, and Captain America.
Texas crypto users will soon be able to buy and sell tokens at major supermarket chain
The state is already becoming known for attracting miners and attempting to pass pro-crypto legislation, with Governor Greg Abbott saying he was a “crypto law proposal supporter.”
Calling the crypto space ‘a very masculine area,’ Mila Kunis launches NFT project
Following a deep dive, the actress said she found the crypto space to be “really empowering,” which led to the creation of the Stoner Cats animation.
