Opendoor, a $4.5 billion real estate company, announced that it will now accept Bitcoin as payment for homes. This move aligns with the growing trend among proptech companies to integrate cryptocurrencies, as they facilitate faster cross-border property deals and attract digital-native investors looking for a hedge against fiat currency volatility.
Giorgi Bachiashvili, a former fund manager, has been released from prison after embezzling nearly $40 million in Bitcoin from Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s former prime minister. Initially sentenced to 11 years for this crime, Bachiashvili fled […]
Emirates NBD, one of the largest banks in the United Arab Emirates, is actively considering adding Bitcoin to its investment portfolio, as articulated by Maurice Gravier, the bank’s Group Chief Investment Officer, in a CNBC […]
