Spot Bitcoin ETFs solved access, but custody, advisors and plumbing still lag, panelists say

Spot Bitcoin ETFs remove cryptocurrency’s long-standing barrier to entry by putting Bitcoin into brokerage and advisory accounts that are already used for stocks and bonds. Two and a half years later, panelists at CoinDesk’s Miami Consensus Conference agreed that this part has worked. However, they said custody concentration, limited advisor numbers and back-office pipeline issues…

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Toby Collyer highlights Fernandes magic, Casemiro’s leadership at Manchester United

Manchester United academy graduate Toby Collier has revealed he is often surprised by Bruno Fernandes in training. Collier is currently on loan at Hull City, but had a brief spell with Manchester United’s first team during the 2024-25 season, making 13 appearances in all competitions. advertise In a recent interview, the 22-year-old was full of…

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Toby Collyer highlights Fernandes magic, Casemiro’s leadership at Manchester United

Manchester United academy graduate Toby Collier has revealed he is often surprised by Bruno Fernandes in training. Collier is currently on loan at Hull City, but had a brief spell with Manchester United’s first team during the 2024-25 season, making 13 appearances in all competitions. advertise In a recent interview, the 22-year-old was full of…

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Reid Hoffman says NFTs may make a comeback as AI agents strain online identity

Reid Hoffman told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference on Wednesday that NFTs are about to be “reborn” as artificial intelligence agents force the Internet to solve new identity and trust issues. The Greylock partner and LinkedIn co-founder said agents transacting with other agents will require trustworthy digital identity systems, similar to the problem NFTs were originally…

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Former ‘super Mayor’ Tiffany Henyard accused of owing nearly $10,000 in unpaid Illinois rent

Former “super-mayor” Tiffany Henyard of Dalton, Illinois, and her boyfriend were accused of owing thousands of dollars in back rent when she tried to run for office in Georgia. In March, WGN Investigates reported that Henyard was ordered to return to Illinois after his former landlord, Genetta Hull, accused the controversial mayor of failing to…

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Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration will be harder than Taproot and needs to start now, Project Eleven CEO says

The Bitcoin developer community should stop waiting for a quantum computing timeline to be confirmed and focus on putting post-quantum signature schemes into production, Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden said Wednesday at the CoinDesk Miami Consensus Conference. Pruden said the asymmetry between acting now and waiting favors action. “We’ve added some new cryptography, we’ve built…

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Cornish Pirates secure ‘landmark’ US investment

Championship club Cornish Pirates have announced a new “landmark” investment from US company Stonewood Capital Management Inc. The deal is backed by Pittsburgh investment groups J. Kenneth (‘Kenn’) Moritz and John H. Tippins. advertise The new investment comes less than a week after businessman Richard Wastnage joined the club’s board after offering fresh financial investment….

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