Tag: Cryptocurrency
Kanye West Said Memecoins ‘Prey On Fans.’ Then He Apparently Launched One
Kanye West, the hip-hop artist who goes by Ye, appears to have launched his own cryptocurrency, YZY, sparking a riot of trading activity.In February,...
MeetTrump’s inner crypto circle: Eric, Don Jr.—and a lot of tattoos
On a sweltering mid-August day in New York City, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. swung open the doors to a boardroom at the...
Crypto wallet provider MetaMask to offer a stablecoin with Stripe’s Bridge
Leading crypto wallet provider MetaMask is launching its own stablecoin in partnership with payment giant Stripe Inc.’s stablecoin arm, Bridge, and decentralized stablecoin platform...
Blockchain.com adds former CEO of KPMG to board as longtime crypto firm eyes IPO
Amid a banner year for Bitcoin, two crypto firms have held initial public offerings, and more are hoping to do the same. One of...
Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital to tokenize $300 million on Avalanche
Another investment firm is putting funds on the blockchain. Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and CEO of SkyBridge Capital, announced Tuesday that his company plans...
Tether hires Trump’s top crypto official Bo Hines to help lead U.S. stablecoin expansion
The most closely watched hiring contest in crypto has a winner. Former senior White House official Bo Hines, whose departure this month led to...
Inside the battle between the old guard and the upstarts for the future of the financial system
After weeks of simmering tensions, the battle between fintech firms and banks is finally spilling into the public eye—and it’s pitting factions of the...
Winklevoss twins’ crypto company Gemini files for IPO | TechCrunch
Another crypto company is headed for the public markets. This time, it’s Gemini Space Station Inc., the New York-based crypto exchange and custodian bank...
Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru Bo Hines is juggling dozens of job offers as he heads to the private sector
After shepherding through President Donald Trump’s ambitious blockchain agenda, the 29-year-old Bo Hines announced last week that he was stepping down from his senior...
Bitcoin hits all-time high before diving 5% amid fears of inflation
Bitcoin boomed—and then tumbled. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit another all-time high Wednesday evening, surging past $124,100, according to data from Binance. But, since...
