Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020

While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's another episode of CoinDesk's the Markets Daily podcast.

By Adam B. Levine, John Biggs

May 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 8:45 a.m. UTC

Adam B. Levine

John Biggs

While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's Markets Daily from CoinDesk.

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This episode is sponsored by ErisX, The Stellar Development Foundation and Grayscale Digital Large Cap Investment Fund.

Today's stories:

Slipping Yuan May Be Good for Bitcoin Price, Past Data Suggests

With historical data suggesting an intermittent correlation, bitcoin traders may do well to keep an eye on the ongoing slide in the yuan, analysts say.

ErisX Releases API for Bulk Trading of Bitcoin, Ether

ErisX has released a block trading API for futures contracts and spot market trades to help large traders.

Coinbase Buys Tagomi as 'Foundation' of Institutional Trading Arm

Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients.

Brazilian Retailer Eyes Services for the Unbanked With Acquisition of FinTech Firm Airfox

Via Varejo snapped up the Boston-based firm to further its aim of providing financial services to millions of unbanked Brazilians.

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