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Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year
19.3.2022
Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective is to invest in fintech, crypto, and Web3 startups globally. The investment arm will target digital assets and later-stage companies starting from Series A upwards. Funding Over...
Xbox Game Pass Quietly Adds Two Amazing Games
17.3.2022
Aside from a handful of hits, Xbox Game Pass has had a bit of a slow month—until yesterday. During a showcase focused on indie games, Microsoft announced two more games would hit the Game Pass library: Tunic and Paradise Killer. Better yet, they’re both already available.Read more
Xbox Game Pass Quietly Adds Two Amazing Games
17.3.2022
Aside from a handful of hits, Xbox Game Pass has had a bit of a slow month—until yesterday. During a showcase focused on indie games, Microsoft announced two more games would hit the Game Pass library: Tunic and Paradise Killer. Better yet, they’re both already available.Read more
Activision Stock Shenanigans Being Investigated By Justice Department, SEC
9.3.2022
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that three men—Fox co-founder Barry Diller, Reggie Miller-hating socialite Alexander von Furstenberg and music magnate David Geffen—are currently under two separate federal investigations over suspicions insider trading was involved in their purchase of millions...
One Of The Weirdest Resident Evil Games Is Getting An Unofficial 3D Remake
14.2.2022
Not to be outdone by its more respected siblings, the handheld Resident Evil Gaiden is being remade by a group of independent developers.Read more
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Discusses Bitcoin Price Rising to $1 Million — Calls BTC a ‘Smart’ Hedge
8.12.2021
The chairman of Starwood Capital Group, billionaire Barry Sternlicht, has shared his view on how bitcoin could grow to be worth a million dollars a coin. He calls the cryptocurrency a “smart” hedge in a world where the government just keeps on printing money. Billionaire Barry...
ZCash surges 7% after Digital Currency Group CEO announces $85M purchase
1.12.2021
The price of ZEC surged to $243.84 following Silbert’s announcement but has still fallen more than 20% since reaching a six-month high of more than $300 on Thursday
ZEC price jumps 20% in one day as Zcash devs unveil transition to Proof-of-Stake
20.11.2021
The massive upside move comes as a part of a rebound that started Friday after Electric Coin Company discussed the prospects of moving Zcash to proof-of-stake
DCG Reaches $10 Billion Valuation in Secondary Sale Led by Softbank and Capitalg
2.11.2021
Digital Currency Group (DCG), a Manhattan-based, crypto-focused VC conglomerate, has reached a $10 billion dollar valuation in a secondary sale where existing investors sold part of their shares to new ones. The funding round was led by Softbank and also included participation from Capitalg...
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Owns Bitcoin Because Governments Are ‘Printing Money Now to the End of Time’
15.10.2021
The billionaire CEO of Starwood Capital, an investment firm with over $95 billion under management, has revealed that he owns bitcoin and ether. “The U.S. government, and every government in the Western Hemisphere, is printing money now to the end of time, and this is a finite amount...
Billionaires are backing Bitcoin over gold ... but some say Ethereum is even better
14.10.2021
“The reason I own Bitcoin is because the U.S. government and every government in the western hemisphere is printing money now to the end of time,” said Billionaire Barry Sternlicht
US Senator Invests in Bitcoin and Ethereum via Grayscale
11.7.2021
U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey has declared investments in Grayscale’s bitcoin and ethereum trusts. His declaration shortly followed one by fellow congressman, U.S. Representative Barry Moore, who declared that he had invested in dogecoin, ether, and cardano. Senator Pat Toomey’s...
US Congressman Declares Investments in Dogecoin, Ethereum, Cardano
8.7.2021
A U.S. congressman, Barry Moore, has declared his recent cryptocurrency purchases. He bought dogecoin, cardano, and ether. U.S. Representative Barry Moore from Alabama filed a Periodic Transaction Report (PTR) last week declaring his recent cryptocurrency purchases. According to the filing,...
Pro-crypto Congressman stacks, anti-crypto Congressman receives $100K from TradFi
7.7.2021
Alabama congressman Barry Moore has snapped up ETH, ADA, and Doge over the past two months, but his holdings have taken a significant hit amid the crypto downturn
Ethereum Classic price has nearly doubled days after Digital Currency Group's $50M bet
30.6.2021
The gains also appear amid an overall crypto market recovery following Bitcoin's sharp rebound from $30,000-support
Goodbye And TKTK
25.6.2021
After almost five and a half years, today’s my last day at Kotaku. A good number of you are now probably scrolling to the bottom of this post to remember what I do here, since my articles aren’t a daily feature of the site. My job, mostly, was to hide out in the background and help. It was a pretty...
While Bitcoin Hits New Lows Gold Bug Peter Schiff Blasts the Top Crypto and Supporters
23.6.2021
The American economist, financial commentator, and gold bug Peter Schiff had a lot to say about bitcoin’s price sliding on Tuesday. Schiff has always claimed bitcoin’s value will one day drop to nothing. This week he insists bitcoin’s chart shows a head and shoulders top pattern...
Digital Currency Group backs South Korean crypto exchange operator
6.5.2021
Streami, the company behind the popular GOPAX exchange, has received direct funding from Digital Currency Group
World’s Wealthiest Annual Ranking Now Lists 12 Crypto Billionaires
12.4.2021
The American business magazine Forbes recently published the company’s 2021 documentation of the wealthiest billionaires in the world. According to the list published annually every March, there are now 12 billionaires that work directly within the cryptocurrency industry and the list...
Tesla Has $1.5 Billion Worth of Bitcoin on Its Balance Sheet, Plans to Accept BTC for Products
8.2.2021
The publicly listed firm Tesla has announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Form 10-k filing that the company has purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. When the news broke, the price of the leading crypto asset jumped well over 15%, touching a new all-time price high at $44,899...