Tag: Cryptocurrency
Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto Industry
“Competition will be fierce,” says Christian Catalini, founder at MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab and co-creator of Diem, the now-defunct stablecoin project funded by Meta. “You...
Bitcoin treasury firms are a better bet than crypto ETFs, says Twenty-One Capital CEO Jack Mallers
At a time when Bitcoin broke the $120,000 mark for the first time, Wall Street’s appetite is growing for new ways to hold the...
Marc Andreessen blasts elite colleges over DEI policies in leaked messages
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen hit out at elite U.S. universities for allegedly discriminating against children of conservative Trump voters.
The leaked comments from a private...
Exclusive: Crypto infrastructure giant Talos acquires CoinMetrics for more than $100 million
M&A season in the crypto industry is heating up. On Wednesday, New York-based Talos, which develops digital asset trading infrastructure, announced that it had...
U.S. drug raids net $10 million in crypto linked to notorious Mexican Sinaloa cartel, officials say
U.S. drug enforcement agents seized more than $10 million in cryptocurrency linked to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel during raids that also...
Stablecoins could get a big boost in Congress. Here’s what to know about the digital currency.
So-called stablecoins could be a step closer to becoming a mainstream form of payment in the U.S. as the House...
Crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup zerohash to raise $100 million at almost $1 billion valuation
Stablecoin fever is still running hot. Zerohash, a crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup, is set to raise about $100 million at nearly a $1...
Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high, in less than 24 hours | TechCrunch
Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high of $118,900 on Friday after exceeding its previous record, $113,822, on Thursday.
At the time of this writing,...
Exclusive: Stablecoin startup Agora raises $50 million Series A led by crypto VC giant Paradigm
On Thursday, Agora became the latest stablecoin company to attract the attention of deep-pocketed venture investors, as the crypto startup announced a $50 million...
The SEC opened the ‘floodgates’ for crypto ETFs, experts say, marking a new era for the industry
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest guidance bangs the door wide open for an influx of funds exposed to cryptocurrencies like Solana, Ripple’s XRP,...