MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm renowned for its bitcoin bullishness, has made yet another bitcoin purchase. On Monday it bought 253 bitcoin for $15 million in cash bringing its total holding to 91,579 bitcoin.
Grayscale has published a roadmap to launching a bitcoin ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) on American markets. If successful Grayscale would be the first company to launch a hotly anticipated Bitcoin ETF. Over the past 4 years the SEC has denied attempts to launch Bitcoin ETFs on the grounds that the crypto markets were too small and easy to manipulate.
Compound (COMP), the decentralized lending protocol, has reached a market leading $15 billion in total lending value. This accounts for around 19% of the total value locked in DeFi according to DeFi Pulse.
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Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- MicroStrategy Buys More Bitcoin, Bringing its Holdings to 91,579 BTC
- Grayscale Publishes Roadmap for Turning its Products into Crypto ETFs
- Compound Hits $15 Billion In Total Lending Value as DeFi Boom Continues
- Join Us at the Digital Asset Trading & Technology Webinar Series on 8 April
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