Wall Street’s favorite Bitcoin broker just walked away from institutional trading to chase gigawatts of power

BitGo is paying roughly $42.5 million upfront for institutional trading capabilities as NYDIG prioritizes a claimed 3+ GW power-and-compute footprint, leaving profitability unproven on both sides. The post Wall Street’s favorite Bitcoin broker just walked away from institutional trading to chase gigawatts of power…
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