First Mover: Bitcoin Hits $11K as Square Exposes $2.3T Corporate Money Pot
Square's $50M bitcoin purchase has analysts doing back-of-the-envelope math on the possibility of rising allocations from corporate treasurers.
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The recent push to the $1 trillion bitcoin market cap can at least be partially attributed to institutional investors; firms investing on the behalf of others or as part of their asset allocation strategies. Square, One of the Largest Corporate Holders of Bitcoin Alongside MicroStrategy, now Tesla, Square is one of the largest institutional purchasers of the asset. However, unlike these other two companies – Square purchases bitcoin to provide it to its users directly […]
Analysts are still mostly bullish on the cryptocurrency's price, even at lofty levels compared with those just a few months ago.
Square has rolled out a new payment and wallet package called Square Bitcoin, aimed at letting small shops accept and manage bitcoin inside the same system they already use for sales and money management. Related Reading: ‘Rugged’ By Gold? Economist Thinks Bitcoin’s Glory Days May Be Numbered According to Square, the package includes Bitcoin Payments, […]