Daily Crypto News | 08.04.2021

1- NYDIG secures $100M in a funding round.
2- Second oldest bank in the US, State Street to provide Bitcoin trading for institutions.
3- 5,000 $BTC mined since February is still being held.
4- VanEck analyst predicts Bitcoin ETF in 2 years.
5- Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel says China might use Bitcoin against the US as a financial weapon.
6- ChainSwap raises $3M in a funding round.
7- Paris Hilton publishes an NFT article on her website.
8- Forbes 2021 Billionaires include 9 crypto names.
9- Tesla landlord accepts Bitcoin in payments.
10- Atari announces their new blockchain division.
11- Inter-American Development Bank and Citibank completes a cross-border payment using blockchain technology.
12- Equilibrium raises $2.5M in a funding round.
13- Former Barclays executive Sameer Dubey Joins Bitstamp as the new Chief Operating Officer.
14- Riot Blockchain to acquire a $650M data facility in Texas.
15- 1inch rebrands to 1inch Network.
16- ConsenSYS and CoinShares join Crypto Climate Accord.
17- Coinbase joins DeFi Alliance.
18- Meitu buys $10M worth of more Bitcoin.
19- BoJ suggests setting ‘Common Rules’ for efficient cross-border CBDC transactions.
20- Bitcoin is up 3.1% at $57,927.
21- PundiX (PUNDIX) is the highest gainer in the top 100 list with a 29.4% daily profit.
22- Fei Protocol (FEI) is the highest loser in the top 100 list with a 6.5% daily loss.
23- $BTC = $BTC | 1 Satoshi is 1 Satoshi.