Cyclops raises $8 million to build stablecoin infrastructure for payments companies
When a large, multinational business settles payments through the conventional financial system, they are subject to banking hours and to ...
Tag: Cryptocurrency
Crypto VC Framework Ventures to take $45 million stake in mortgage issuer Better.com
A crypto investor is helping a publicly traded mortgage issuer dive into DeFi. Better.com announced on Monday that Framework Ventures ...
When Bitcoin prices turned against Michael Saylor, he quietly pivoted to risky financial gambit
Few business topics are garnering more coverage than Michael Saylor’s unconventional strategy at Strategy, the software purveyor turned Bitcoin treasury ...
Crypto lender BlockFills suspends withdrawals for clients in latest blow to the blockchain sector
BlockFills, a crypto trading platform, will temporarily prohibit customers from depositing and withdrawing funds. It is the latest sign of ...
Crypto is facing an identity crisis—but it’s hardly the first time
Last night’s snoozer of a Super Bowl featured an embarrassing performance, and I’m not talking about the Patriots’ no-show offense. ...
Why Bitcoin is in a bear market: Analyst points to 3 factors after currency swoons below $75,000
It’s February and many traders are feeling a chill that feels a lot like crypto winter. Bitcoin dropped below $75,000 ...
Is blockchain good for anything beside finance?
Build it and they will come—or so goes the old saying. In reality, if you build a blockchain-based social media ...
TradFi firms are increasingly warming to cryptocurrencies, says Bybit CEO Ben Zhou
When Ben Zhou founded Bybit in 2018, he first had to convince his team that Bitcoin wasn’t a scam. Eight ...
Crypto market reels in face of tariff turmoil, Bitcoin falls below $90,000 as key legislation stalls
If you don’t like the price of Bitcoin, wait five minutes, and it will change. The major cryptocurrency’s volatility has ...
Landmark crypto bill on knife’s edge as Coinbase CEO pulls support ahead of key Senate vote
As the Senate Banking Committee prepares to debate long-anticipated legislation that would establish regulation for the crypto industry, the fate ...
Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe
The blockchain developer Polygon Labs has closed deals to buy the crypto startups Coinme and Sequence. The total purchase price ...
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has a new act as a crypto entrepreneur—though details are vague
During his final days in office, embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams teased his future after politics, pledging to ...
Ethereum has long talked a big game. Now it’s time for the second biggest blockchain to deliver
On Jan. 1, Vitalik Buterin announced a New Year’s resolution for the blockchain he devised way back in 2013. It’s ...
Robinhood launches staking for Ethereum and Solana in ongoing crypto expansion
Robinhood is doubling down on crypto offerings. The trading app will launch staking for Ethereum and Solana in New York ...
Citadel’s shot at Andreessen Horowitz points to coming battle over DeFi and U.S. stock trading
A quiet fight between two of the most powerful names in finance burst into the open last week. In a ...
Binance has been proudly nomadic for years. A new announcement suggests it’s chosen an HQ
For years, Binance has dodged questions about where it plans to establish a corporate headquarters. On Monday, the world’s largest ...
So much of crypto is not even real—but that’s starting to change
We spend a lot of time on the road meeting with LPs, fellow investors, and founders. No matter where the ...
Masked gang steals £450,000 watch and force £1 million crypto transfer in shocking Oxford car ambush
A MASKED gang of robbers stole a £450,000 watch and more than £1 million in cryptocurrency after hijacking a car ...
Top crypto mogul Konstantin Galich, 32, found dead with gunshot wound to the head inside his Lamborghini
A TOP crypto mogul has been found dead inside his Lamborghini after a brutal market crash wiped out billions in ...
Mayor Adams heads to Puerto Rico to speak at cryptocurrency event
Mayor Adams is heading on a taxpayer-funded trip to Puerto Rico this week to speak at a cryptocurrency conference.Kayla Mamelak, ...
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