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Strategies & Market Trends : Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

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To: longz who wrote (7555)10/16/2025 3:20:54 PM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (2) of 7577
 
Do you know whether all these "holders of Bitcoin" have audits which verify that they actually hold the Bitcoin that they claim to hold?

Loads of major exchanges get hacked and lose significant portions of their crypto. I'd be surprised if something similar has never happened to big publicly traded corporations and their crypto.

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Block (SQ)Fintech (Cash App)Holds BTC, offers Bitcoin paymentsFounded by Jack Dorsey
PayPal (PYPL)FintechOffers crypto buying, selling, & paymentsExpanding stablecoin (PYUSD)
Coinbase (COIN)ExchangePublicly traded crypto exchangeCustodian for many ETFs
Robinhood (HOOD)BrokerageOffers crypto tradingHolds >$3B in customer BTC
BlackRock (BLK)Asset ManagementIssued Bitcoin ETF (IBIT)World’s largest asset manager
Fidelity (FMR)InvestmentOffers BTC/ETH in retirement plansMajor ETF issuer
Nvidia (NVDA)AI / HardwareIndirect exposure via GPU demandMining & AI overlap
IBMTech / BlockchainCreated IBM Blockchain (Hyperledger)Used by supply chains
Amazon (AMZN)Tech / RetailAWS blockchain servicesExploring stablecoin payments
Google (GOOG)TechAllows crypto ads & wallet integrationPartnered with Coinbase Cloud
Microsoft (MSFT)TechAccepts Bitcoin for Xbox creditsBlockchain patents / Azure
PepsiCo (PEP)Consumer GoodsPilot blockchain for supply trackingNo direct BTC holdings
Coca-Cola (KO)Consumer GoodsUses blockchain for supply chain (SAP)Tested crypto marketing NFTs
Visa (V)PaymentsCrypto debit cards, USDC settlementWorks with Coinbase, Circle
Mastercard (MA)PaymentsCrypto card partnerships, blockchain IDPartnered with Binance, etc.
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)BankingJPM Coin for settlementsHeavy blockchain R&D
Goldman Sachs (GS)BankingCrypto trading deskInstitutional crypto products
BNY MellonBankingOffers crypto custodyWorks with Circle & Chainalysis
Citigroup (C)BankingBlockchain-based trade financeTokenized deposits pilot
SantanderBankingUses Ripple for paymentsEarly blockchain adopter
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