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Caliza Raises $8.5 Million to Ease Cross Border Payments Using USDC in Latam
17.7.2024
Caliza, a fintech company headquartered in the U.S. but focused on Latam, has raised $8.5 million in a funding round led by Initialized, seeking to expand the reach of its foothold in Brazil. The company offers B2B solutions focusing on USDC, Circle’s regulated stablecoin, providing rails...
$301M Flows Into Bitcoin ETFs, Led by Blackrock and Ark Invest
16.7.2024
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw their seventh consecutive day of inflows on Monday, attracting $301.04 million. Both IBIT and ARKB experienced nearly identical inflows, each drawing in $117 million. Bitcoin ETFs Attract Inflows as IBIT and ARKB Lead the Charge The week began with...
Lifi Finance Hit by $8 Million Exploit, Warns Users to Avoid Applications
16.7.2024
According to reports, the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Lifi Finance experienced an $8 million loss due to an exploit. Lifi confirmed the breach on X and advised users to avoid interacting with Lifi-powered applications. Lifi Finance Loses $8 Million to Exploit On Tuesday, the onchain...
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Surges 15% as Investor and Team Lockup Extended
16.7.2024
Decentralized identity project Worldcoin has announced that it is extending lock ups for early investors and team members, the project's native token (WLD) rose by 13% after the announcement was published
Twitch Fans Spark $30K Bidding War Over Chance To Game With Pokimane
16.7.2024
How much would you pay to game with your favorite online personality? For Imane “Pokimane” Anys, the answer for multiple people out there is “over $30,000.” Fans, AKA internet strangers, are currently in a low-key bidding war for an exclusive one-on-one gaming session with the Twitch icon as...
Defi Protocol LI.FI Struck by $8M Exploit
16.7.2024
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has been hit by an exploit worth around $8 million following a series of suspicious withdrawals, on-chain data shows
From Microstrategy to Gamestop — Backed Introduces 5 New Tokenized Equities
16.7.2024
Backed, a firm specializing in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, has launched five new tokenized equities. The newly introduced tokens represent stocks of prominent companies, offering non-U.S. investors exposure to these assets via blockchain technology. RWA Firm Backed Launches 5 Tokenized...
Meme Coins Outperform BTC, ETH and SOL as Traders Rotate Holdings
16.7.2024
The $53 billion meme coin sector rose by more than 12% on Tuesday with the likes of pepe (PEPE) and dogwifhat (WIF) surging by 22% and 25% respectively, data from CoinGecko shows
Loka Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool for Institutional Investors With Support From Hashlabs
16.7.2024
Institutional investors will be able to buy bitcoin futures at below-market rates from miners using sustainable energy
Crypto Exchange Kraken Signs Sleeve Sponsorship Deal With Premier League Club Spurs
16.7.2024
Last week, Kraken announced an equivalent deal with Spanish soccer team Atlético Madrid, meaning the company now has a presence in both England's Premier League and Spain's La Liga
CarnationFM: A Decentralized Radio Playing Songs With Encrypted Hidden Messages
16.7.2024
A music-focused radio FM which allows songs to act as a transport vessel for hidden messages has emerged from EthBerlin 2024 as the award winner for the Best Social Impact
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink Explains Why Everyone Should Consider Bitcoin in Portfolios
16.7.2024
Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, has explained why he shifted from skepticism to advocacy for bitcoin, viewing the cryptocurrency as “digital gold” and a hedge against economic instability....
Consumers find more use cases onchain, devs face challenges: Solana Foundation
15.7.2024
Decentralized finance is becoming more things to more people. That’s not easy to do
A Crypto Trading Clampdown Expands Beyond Binance to Another Large Exchange
15.7.2024
BlackRock’s Larry Fink: Bitcoin Is ‘Legitimate Financial Instrument'
15.7.2024
BlackRock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink reiterated his belief that Bitcoin {{BTC}} is an asset that everybody should consider holding as part of their portfolio
Tether Taps Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell as Economics Head
15.7.2024
Gradwell will be responsible for quantifying the Tether economy to regulators
BlackRock Assets Under Management Rise Through $10T
15.7.2024
The asset manager is the largest public holder of bitcoin by virtue of its iShares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund, which now holds more than 300,000 BTC
Russia Considers Allowing Digital Currency Trading on the Country’s Largest Exchanges
15.7.2024
The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting digital currency trading for a select group of qualified investors on licensed exchanges like the Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange. Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Financial Market Committee, believes Russia’s largest...
Usual Money Launches Usual USD on Public Mainnet; TVL Reaches $90M
14.7.2024
A project called Usual Money has officially unveiled its public mainnet, launching the usual usd (USD0) stablecoin. This initiative seeks to provide a decentralized alternative to traditional fiat-backed stablecoins. Usual Money Debuts USD0 Stablecoin and USD0++ Liquid Bond According to...
JP Morgan-backed blockchain firm ‘Partior’ closes $60M series B
13.7.2024
Partior is already processing transactions on behalf of several firms including JP Morgan, DBS, and Temasek