Bitcoin in the Headlines: Media Ga-Ga for Goldman Sachs

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Media Ga-Ga for Goldman Sachs

Bitcoin in the Headlines is a weekly look at global bitcoin news, analysing media and its impact. Ever-hungry for product launches and splashy funding rounds, the mainstream media was sent into a frenzy this week as Circle announced the closure of its $50m round and Coinbase confirmed it was expanding across the pond to the UK. Despite seemingly good news for the bitcoin ecosystem, misreporting - and inaccuracies - featured across outlets. Meanwhile, some journalists also questioned the need for substantial funding rounds, given that some startups were not highly concerned with return of....


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