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Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Venture Capital Firm Leads Polymarket’s $45 Million Series B Funding Round
15.5.2024
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund recently led the Series B funding round for the crypto-based prediction markets platform, Polymarket, which raised $45 million. The latest round valued Polymarket lower than the $1 billion it had anticipated before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
Cypher core contributor admits to stealing $260K and gambling it away
15.5.2024
The contributor, “hoak,” said their actions were due to a “crippling gambling addiction” and “psychological factors that went by unchecked.”
From Historic Banking Family to BTC — Rothschild-Linked Firm Invests in Bitcoin ETFs GBTC and IBIT
15.5.2024
According to a recent earnings filing, Edmond de Rothschild Holding S.A., a private banking and asset management entity linked with the distinguished Rothschild banking family from France, holds shares in Grayscale’s GBTC and Blackrock’s IBIT. Edmond de Rothschild Holding’s...
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Token Holder Swaps $23000 Into Mollars ICO — DCA’ing, King Shrimp Passed Whales
15.5.2024
A crypto shrimp, perhaps better called the King shrimp, who was earlier tracked by Crypto.News has upped the holdings of his Mollars token presale ‘bag.’ Buying frequently or dollar cost averaging into the presale, the traders frequent buys have made them what’s believed to be the biggest holder...
Bitcoin will stay in $55K to $75K zone for now: Novogratz
15.5.2024
Mike Novogratz says crypto is in a “consolidation phase” and predicts that prices will bounce higher at the end of the current quarter
UK closes ‘trust me bro’ crypto firm that gave horrible advice to clients
15.5.2024
It comes just two weeks after the Insolvency Service secured a winding-up order against Amey’s firm in the United Kingdom High Court on April 30
Crypto Broker Fined Nearly $1.7M for Illegally Providing Access to Digital Asset Exchanges
15.5.2024
On May 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it had fined crypto brokerage firm Falcon Labs Ltd. approximately $1.7 million. The fines are penalties for the firm’s illegal facilitation of U.S. residents’ access to digital asset derivative exchanges. The commission has urged digital...
Brazil Upholds Crypto Donations Ban for Political Parties and Candidates
15.5.2024
Brazilian authorities have upheld a ban on the use of crypto donations to fund political parties and candidates’ electoral campaigns in the country.
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Vanguard, Avowedly Anti-Crypto, Names Bitcoin-Friendly Ex-BlackRock Exec as CEO
15.5.2024
Andrew Tate Pours $6M Into Gamestop as Meme Stock Craze Continues to Shock Wall Street
15.5.2024
The frenzy surrounding GME and AMC remains ongoing, with both stocks experiencing increases of 200% and 150%, respectively, over the past five days. In the midst of this excitement, CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer suggested that the companies would be foolish not to seize the opportunity to raise...
Crypto investment funds intake $130M, while filings reveal new spot BTC ETF purchasers
14.5.2024
Inflows to crypto investment funds top $130 million, and 13F filings reveal new institutional investors’ spot BTC ETF positions
Macro Investor Dan Tapiero Predicts ‘Scary Bullish’ BTC Prospects; Foresees Crypto Asset Surpassing $90K
14.5.2024
Macro investor Dan Tapiero has described bitcoin’s prospects as extremely bullish. He predicts that if bitcoin breaks the $65,000 mark, it could likely rise to $90,000 and beyond. Although he acknowledges that the specific catalyst for bitcoin’s imminent breakout is unclear...
Top 10 US Pension Fund Invests $162 Million In Bitcoin ETFs
14.5.2024
Wisconsin's leading pension fund bought shares in both BlackRock and Grayscale's Bitcoin ETFs.
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El Salvador Launches Treasury Holdings Site, Confirms Daily Bitcoin Purchases
14.5.2024
The Bitcoin Office of El Salvador (ONBTC) has launched a site that allows anyone to confirm the treasury holdings of the country, offering a large degree of transparency in its finances. The site, composed as a custom instance of mempool space, a popular block explorer, confirms that the country...
Best Crypto to Buy Now May 14 – SLOTH, DOGEVERSE, WAI
14.5.2024
Crypto markets are a see of red on Tuesday in wake of US PPI inflation data and comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, with investors struggling to pick which might be the best crypto to buy now.
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The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say
14.5.2024
The crypto industry is throwing its weight around in Washington in hopes of influencing the upcoming U.S. elections, spending an unprecedented amount of money to get crypto-friendly candidates elected and educate lawmakers – all in hopes of finally getting a friendly regulatory framework for crypto...
Welcome to the United Kingdom — Please hand over your crypto
14.5.2024
An April change to United Kingdom law will allow authorities to treat crypto like other assets by seizing it without accusing suspects of wrongdoing
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Enhances Paraguay Facility With New 100 MW Hydropower Deal
14.5.2024
On Tuesday, bitcoin mining company Bitfarms, listed on the Nasdaq and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), announced it has secured an additional 100 megawatts (MW) of power from Paraguay’s state-owned utility firm, ANDE. The 100 MW is anticipated to double the capacity of the hydro-powered Yguazu...
Crypto Whales Gather Around This Unlisted Meme Coin – Next 100x Project?
14.5.2024
The newly launched Solana meme coin ICO for Sealana ($SEAL), themed as the all-American redneck seal, has swiftly attracted over $750,000 in investments within just two weeks. Sealana is at the forefront of a new wave of meme coins that are helping the Solana network challenge Ethereum’s...
Roaring Kitty Return Continues to Fuel Meme Stock and Crypto Frenzy: GME, AMC, and Meme Coins Soar
14.5.2024
On Tuesday, shares of Gamestock and AMC Entertainment Holdings continued to soar, fueled by retail investors following the reappearance of Keith Gill’s online persona, ‘Roaring Kitty.’ This upward momentum also spilled over into the cryptocurrency market, with meme coins like roaring kitty...