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Crypto Trading Firm Talos Raises $105M from Citi, Wells Fargo, Among Others
10.5.2022
Crypto trading engineering firm Talos has raised $105 million in Series B funding led by U.S. financial services giants Citi, Wells Fargo and BNY Mellon among the new investors
Nicehash Software ‘Fully Unlocks’ Nvidia’s Hashrate Reducing Technology
8.5.2022
On Saturday, the cryptocurrency mining platform Nicehash revealed the company has “fully [unlocked] Nvidia’s [Lite Hash Rate]” graphic processing units (GPUs). Nicehash says the firm’s Quickminer mining software is the first protocol that can unlock LHR GPU cards...
Robinhood Lists Grayscale’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts
8.5.2022
On May 6, the financial services company Robinhood announced the firm has listed Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Ethereum Trust (ETHE). Robinhood customers can now gain access the crypto investment products in order to get exposure to bitcoin or ethereum without actually owning...
New Zealand VC Launches $5 Million Web3 and Crypto-Focused Fund
6.5.2022
New Zealand-based venture capital firm Global From Day 1 (GD1) recently said it had launched a $5 million Web3 and crypto-focused venture capital fund to back local startups. The fund will invest in pre-seed to Series A companies across decentralized finance (defi), decentralized autonomous...
StreamCoin Announces 200M STRM Corporate ICO Investment by TNC IT Group
5.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. StreamCoin revealed that it has secured a corporate ICO investment from blockchain consulting firm TNC IT Group. Specifically, TNC IT Group has purchased over 200 million STRM during the recently-concluded STRM public sale. The announcement came after StreamCoin revealed that it...
Crypto Industry Leader Bitcoin.com Secures $33.6 Million in VERSE Token Private Sale
5.5.2022
On Wednesday, the leading crypto industry firm, Bitcoin.com, announced it has concluded a private sale of its VERSE token and secured $33,600,000 from strategic investors. VERSE is meant to bolster Bitcoin.com’s growing infrastructure by providing a utility token that rewards users...
Bitcoin Brink’s: Storied Security Firm Protects Crypto Wallets Now
5.5.2022
Brink’s is working with Swiss crypto custody firm Metaco to facilitate the distributed storage of disaster recovery backups
Gaming Content Firm Holodeck Merges With Crypto Specialist Arslanian Media
5.5.2022
Holodeck Media creates the “Business of Esports” podcast; Arslanian Media is behind the “Future of Money.”
Coinbase's plans to purchase firm behind Mercado Bitcoin fall through: Report
4.5.2022
The crypto exchange previously announced the acquisition of blockchain infrastructure platform Bison Trails as well as the Routefire platform
Wisdomtree: Crypto Is a New Asset Class That People Can’t Ignore
4.5.2022
An executive at Wisdomtree, an asset management firm with $78 billion under management, says that “Cryptocurrencies have firmly established themselves as a new asset class and it truly is something that people can’t ignore.” He added: “We are past the point where there...
Global Asset Manager Vaneck Launches Community NFT Project — 1,000 NFTs to Be Airdropped This Week
3.5.2022
Vaneck, a global asset management firm with $85.5 billion in assets, is releasing 1,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week. “We’ve designed the Vaneck Community NFT to function like a digital membership card,” said Vaneck. NFTs by Asset Management Firm Vaneck, a global asset...
Riot Blockchain Is Constructing a 1 GW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Navarro County, Texas
29.4.2022
The publicly listed bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain has announced the company has started development on a 1 gigawatt (GW) bitcoin mining facility in Navarro County, Texas. The development of 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity has been initiated on the 265-acre site and the team hopes to have bitcoin...
Colorful billionaire’s Dubai real estate firm now accepts BTC and ETH
28.4.2022
“Offering yet another transactional mode is exciting, and we are glad to recognize the value this technology brings to our customers,” said DAMAC Properties’ general manager of operations Ali Sajwani
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Secures $35 Million in Financing from Trinity Capital
26.4.2022
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining and energy technology firm Cleanspark announced that it has secured $35 million in non-dilutive financing from Trinity Capital. According to the company, Cleanspark aims to leverage the funds for growth capital expenditures. Cleanspark to Bolster Growth Expenditures...
Fidelity’s New 401(k) Product Lets Workers Add Up to 20% in Bitcoin to Their Retirement Plans
26.4.2022
The multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Fidelity Investments, has revealed the firm is allowing people to add bitcoin into their 401(k) plan as long as the employer allows it. According to Fidelity’s head of workplace retirement offerings, the company has seen...
Liverpool FC Mull Bid to Ditch TradFi for Crypto Firm in Shirt Sponsorship Deal
26.4.2022
Liverpool FC has reportedly held talks with at least two crypto-related firms, thought to be a major international exchange player and a blockchain operator, over a deal that could see a crypto firm’s name on the front of its first team shirts from next year....
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Tokens․com Makes a Big Metaverse Move into SuperWorld
26.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The Web3 Investment firm has purchased 40 NFT plots of virtual real estate on the SuperWorld platform. From companies like Apple and Facebook to brands like Puma and Gucci and beyond, suffice it to say the Metaverse is becoming the new frontier for commerce and community. And right...
Decentralized Finance Crypto Exchange Uniswap Starts Blocking Addresses Linked To ‘Blocked Activities’
26.4.2022
Uniswap, one of the main decentralized finance exchanges in the cryptocurrency world, is now taking measures to ensure illegal funds cannot be transacted using its platform. The company has already started blocking addresses linked to “blocked activities” and will apply a filter with...
Uncollateralized Lending Platform Truefi Reveals $100 Million Single-Borrower Pool Designed for Blockchain.com
25.4.2022
The crypto firm Blockchain.com has revealed it has secured up to $100 million in liquidity from Truefi’s single-borrower pool. The pool will be initially capped at $100 million over the first year and Blockchain.com aims to use the funds to bolster its own “liquidity pools, leverage...
Chainalysis: Crypto Gains Skyrocket Worldwide — Investors’ Profit Grew 5x to $163 Billion in 2021
25.4.2022
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has found that the total cryptocurrency gains worldwide amounted to $163 billion in 2021, which was 5x the previous year or a 400% increase. Chainalysis on Crypto Gains Worldwide Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published a blog post last week titled...