With BTC breaking above $11K and central banks collaborating to standardize CBDCs, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
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Today's stories:
Bitcoin Tops $11K for First Time in Almost 3 Weeks
Bitcoin appears to have broken out of its tight trading range over the past two weeks, between roughly $10,500 and $10,800.
Square Puts 1% of Total Assets in Bitcoin in Surprise $50M Investment
Jack Dorsey’s payments company is the second publicly traded firm to put some portion of corporate reserves into bitcoin, following MicroStrategy’s $425 million all-in bet.
Fed Reserve and 6 Other Central Banks Set Out Core Digital Currency Principles
The seven central banks, along with the Bank for International Settlements, have released a report setting out agreed core objectives that must be met by national digital currencies.
BitMEX CTO Released in US After Payment of $5M Bond
The former chief technology officer of the troubled BITMEX exchange has been released after a bond for $5 million was paid in the U.S.
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