CrossTower to acquire institutional prime brokerage BEQUANT
Cryptocurrency exchange CrossTower Inc has agreed to buy digital asset trading platform BEQUANT, which comes after months of window shopping by CrossTower for crypto companies, including a recently revised offer for Voyager Digital’s assets. The Nov. 28 acquisition agreement will provide CrossTower with over 600 new professional exchange clients in addition to its existing clientele. […]
‘Green ETH’ narrative to drive investment and adoption, says pundits
The shedding of Ethereum’s energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) system is expected to see Ether (ETH) “flow into the institutional world,” according to a number of fund managers and co-founders. On Sept. 15, Ethereum officially transitioned to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, which is expected to cut energy consumption used by the network by 99.95%, according to […]