NEW YORK — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur. “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at Art…
WazirX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in India, is under investigation by various government agencies following a significant cyber hack that occurred in July. This breach led to a loss estimated at Rs. 2,000 crore (approximately $234 million), leaving millions of users concerned about their investments. Authorities are now looking into the implications of…
Morgan Stanley on Friday told its army of financial advisors that it will soon allow them to offer bitcoin ETFs to some clients, a first among major Wall Street banks, CNBC has learned. The firm’s 15,000 or so financial advisors can solicit eligible clients to purchase shares of two exchange-traded bitcoin funds starting Wednesday, according…
