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Apple Could Be Fined A Billion Dollars A Day
19.6.2024
Back in March, the European Union brought in new rules that were designed to stop companies like Apple and Google from blocking third-party companies running their own in-app item stores. This was supposed to carve a path for games like Fortnite to be able to return to mobile, now they could...
Valve Made About A Billion Dollars On Counter-Strike Loot Boxes In 2023
23.1.2024
According to new data, it appears that Valve likely made about $1 billion from digital Counter-Strike 2 (previously Global Offensive) cases and keys in 2023. Yes, that’s billion with a “B.” Read more
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Outpaces Majority of ETFs with Half a Billion in Trading Volume
9.1.2024
Image by Ascannio, Adobe Stock Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has demonstrated significant trading volume, surpassing the majority of existing exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to industry expert Eric Balchunas, the fund traded close to half a billion dollars on January 8, outshining...
Tether Aims to Invest Half a Billion Dollar in Mining Ventures Over Next Six Months to Become a Top Miner
16.11.2023
Source: Adobe/Jim Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, aims to invest half a billion dollars to become one of the world’s leading Bitcoin miners. Paolo Ardoino, the company’s incoming CEO, said in a recent interview that Tether plans to invest...
JPMorgan Coin handles over $1 billion in daily transactions, executive says
26.10.2023
This represents a massive surge since the last update in June when the company said that $300 million were transacted in the first three years after the launch of JPMorgan Coin
Crypto fund outflows reach nearly half a billion over 9 weeks — CoinShares
18.9.2023
Crypto investment products have seen over $450 million in cumulative outflows over the past nine weeks
Polygon co-founder - $1B bet on ZK-rollups paying off
13.9.2023
Polygon has allocated an estimated $1 billion on zero-knowledge technology underpinning its Ethereum scaling layer 2 solutions
Tether’s excess reserves up to $3.3B, holds $72.5B worth of US Treasury bills
31.7.2023
Tether has released its latest reserves attestation for USDT, with its excess reserves increasing to $3.3 billion
TUSD Supply Skyrockets With 1 Billion Injection Amidst Decline in Stablecoins
20.6.2023
Despite the decline in stablecoins due to substantial redemptions, particularly from projects like USDC, DAI, and BUSD, the project TUSD has experienced a notable surge in its supply. TUSD has added more than a billion dollars’ worth of tokens to its existing supply. As of the present moment...
GBTC approval could return a ‘couple billion dollars’ to investors: Grayscale CEO
26.2.2023
Grayscale Investments' boss, Michael Sonnenshein, said that if GBTC got the green light to "convert" to a spot BTC ETF there would "no longer" be a discount or a premium, amid ongoing legal action against the SEC
Manga Creator Demands Elon Musk Pay Him One Billion Dollars For Posting Cringe Meme
10.11.2022
In between attempting to post through being tarred and feathered for transforming Twitter into the world’s silliest pay-to-win, Elon Musk is being asked to pay royalties to a manga artist after posting a popular anime meme. Read more
Star Citizen Has Now Raised Over Half A Billion Dollars
21.9.2022
Star Citizen, a video game that exists as a Forever Promise, was first revealed to the world back in 2012 via a Kickstarter campaign that raised $2.1 million. In the decade since, through the announcements of spin-offs, modules, in-game economies and countless other features and half-baked ideas...
A16z Launches $4.5 Billion Crypto Fund Focused on Web3 Opportunities
28.5.2022
A16z, one of the most influential VC firms in the crypto field, has announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency fund to invest in the development of Web3 startups. This fourth crypto fund from the firm, which will launch with a budget of $4.5 billion dollars, is set to focus on several key fields...
Sam Bankman-Fried could spend up to $1B in 2024 to thwart Trump comeback
25.5.2022
The FTX founder said he’d spend “north of $100 million” with a “soft ceiling” of $1 billion and added “who knows what’s going to happen between now and then.”
Metaverse Real Estate Sales Expected to Reach $1 Billion This Year
5.2.2022
Real estate sales in the metaverse are expected to reach a billion dollars this year, according to a metaverse analytics firm. The company expects real estate sales on four major metaverse platforms, which surpassed $501 million last year, to double this year. $1 Billion Metaverse Real Estate Sales...
Binance Announces SAFU Fund Has Reached $1 Billion
1.2.2022
Binance has announced one of its trademark features, the SAFU fund, has reached a milestone in its development. The SAFU fund, an acronym that stands for “Secure Asset Fund for Users,” has reached the amount of one billion dollars, securing the funds of users in case of a hacking...
2 Gold-Backed Crypto Asset Market Caps Near $1 Billion, XAUT Jumps 19,000% in 23 Months
25.1.2022
While reserve-backed crypto assets and stablecoin market valuations increased a great deal during the last year, gold-backed cryptocurrencies have also seen their market caps swell. Between the tokens tether gold and pax gold, the market valuations of these two gold cryptos are nearing a billion...
13 Crypto Exchanges Custody 7% of the Crypto Economy, Coinbase Dominates With $56.2B AUM
2.1.2022
As 2022 begins, 13 different cryptocurrency exchange platforms have more than a billion dollars each in digital currencies held in reserves. Between all 13 trading platforms, the group of exchange platforms hold a whopping $165.25 billion worth of bitcoin, ethereum, and tether. 13 Crypto Exchanges...
Silk Road 2 Admin Forfeits $667,000 in Bitcoin to British Law Enforcement
3.11.2021
According to reports, the founder of the now-defunct Silk Road 2 marketplace has forfeited more than half-billion dollars worth of bitcoin to British authorities. White’s Silk Road 2 admin handle was called “Cthulhu,” and he also dubbed himself as “DPR2.” Silk...
Consensys Aims for $3 Billion Valuation in Upcoming Funding Round
13.10.2021
Consensys, the Ethereum-based software boutique, is aiming to get a valuation that could reach $3 billion dollars in its upcoming funding round. The company would be taking advantage of the bullish climate the industry is experiencing right now to achieve this important milestone. Also, Consensys...