Tag: Cryptocurrency
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...
How Binance’s Yi He became ‘the most powerful woman in crypto’—and steered the company past its biggest ordeal
When Yi He was a girl in the 1980s, she walked to the well for water and relied on kerosene lamps at times to...
Financial firms from Stripe to Circle are building their own blockchain—here’s why
Building blockchains is the newest fad in fintech. The U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has one. The online brokerage Robinhood announced its plans to launch...
Exclusive: Top crypto VC Matt Huang to lead Stripe blockchain Tempo as CEO, stay at Paradigm
As Stripe pushes further into crypto with its planned blockchain Tempo, the fintech giant is getting a heavyweight to lead the project. Matt Huang,...