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Sienna is a privacy-first and cross-chain DeFi platform. The Sienna Network, a privacy-focused, cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has raised $11.2 million in a private and public token sale. Of the total amount, $10 million came from long-term investors including NGC, Inclusion Capital, Lotus Capital, FBG, SkyVision Capital and others. Sienna is built on the…

Mastercard has tracked customer usage as it relates to cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin. The company has seen consumers using their Mastercard debit cards to purchase crypto assets and begin to use crypto cards on its network. With cryptocurrencies becoming more accepted as an investment and payment method, Mastercard is taking steps to make it easier for…

The completion of the transaction is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. BitGo will receive $ 265 million in cash and the rest of the sum in the form of 33.8 million shares in Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, one of the largest digital asset management companies, has announced plans to acquire BitGo,…

For the first time, customers of some U.S. banks will soon be able to buy, hold and sell bitcoin through their existing accounts, according to crypto custody firm NYDIG. The company, a subsidiary of $10 billion New York-based asset manager Stone Ridge, has partnered with fintech giant Fidelity National Information Services to enable U.S. banks to offer bitcoin…