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Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius’ Asset Sale Is Scheduled, Sources Say FTX CEO May Bid
4.10.2022
According to a filing published by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the crypto lending firm Celsius has been given a final bid deadline of October 17, 2022. Following the bankruptcy court’s final bid deadline, a sale hearing is scheduled for November 1....
NFT Firm Seeks US Election Commission’s OK to Market Campaign Souvenirs
4.10.2022
In the grand political tradition of campaign buttons – think “All the Way with LBJ” or “I Like Ike” – the crypto world is trying its own version, with a non-fungible token (NFT) firm seeking approval from the U.S. Federal Election Commission to offer souvenir tokens to political committees
Firm Led by NFL Legend Steve Young Helps Take Metaverse-Related Company Movella Public
4.10.2022
Movella, a motion capture technology company, will list on the Nasdaq after combining with SPAC Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
Tether CTO Says US Treasury Notes Account for More Than 58% of USDT’s Reserves
3.10.2022
On Monday, the chief technology officer of Tether Holdings Limited, Paolo Ardoino, explained that U.S. Treasury bills represent more than 58% of the company’s reserves. The announcement follows Tether hiring the accounting firm BDO Italia and the stablecoin issuer’s quarterly...
Crypto Venture-Capital Firm Paradigm Leads $14M Funding Round for DeFi Platform Exponential
3.10.2022
The investment discovery platform includes a risk assessment feature to help combat a growing wave of DeFi exploits
Bitcoin Investment Firm NYDIG's CEO Robert Gutmann Departs
3.10.2022
Bitcoin investment company NYDIG has promoted executives Tejas Shah and Nate Conrad to be its new CEO and president, respectively
US Tennis Player Serena Williams’ VC Firm Leads Ugandan Fintech’s $12.3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Round
2.10.2022
The Uganda-based digital lending fintech startup, Numida, has said it will start offering its services to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in other African countries. Numida’s plans to offer its services to businesses beyond Uganda’s borders came shortly after it...
Web3 and Crypto Checking Account Startup Juno Raises $18M, Airdrops Reward Token JCOIN
2.10.2022
Juno, the Singapore-based Web3 crypto firm that offers customers checking accounts tied to crypto assets, has raised $18 million in a Series A financing round led by Parafi Capital. The fresh capital follows the startup’s seed round in 2019 when Juno raised $3 million from investors. Juno...
Microstrategy Is Seeking a Full-Time Lightning Network Engineer to Build a SaaS Platform
1.10.2022
The mobile software, cloud-based services, and business intelligence (BI) firm Microstrategy is seeking a full-time Lightning Network software engineer, according to a job listing published this week. The developer, if hired, will build a Lightning Network-based software as a service (SaaS)...
Data Firm Inca Digital CEO: Crypto Innovation Is a Matter of National Security
30.9.2022
Adam Zarazinski, CEO of Inca Digital, joined “First Mover” to discuss the software company’s partnership with DARPA and the need to keep crypto innovation in the U.S
Elon Musk Was Mulling Creating a Blockchain-Based Social Media Firm Before Offering to Buy Twitter
30.9.2022
A series of text messages released as part of ongoing litigation over the failed Twitter deal reveal the billionaire's plans for a social media platform that would charge users to put short messages on a blockchain
Celsius Creditors Move to Subpoena Lending Firm Equities First for $439M Collateral Repayment
30.9.2022
Celsius said that Equities First still owes its $439 million
Circle Launches Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, USDC Issuer Acquires Payment Orchestration Firm Elements
30.9.2022
On Thursday, at the Converge22 event in San Francisco, Circle announced the acquisition of the payment orchestration company Elements. Circle explained that the acquisition includes plans to “quickly scale payment offerings.” Circle says the new service will make it easier...
SAI Tech Reveals 2 New Liquid Cooling Bitcoin Mining Containers Built for Overclocking Flexibility
29.9.2022
On September 28, the bitcoin mining operator and clean-technology company, SAI Tech, announced the launch of two liquid cooling bitcoin mining infrastructure products called the Tankbox and Rackbox. The two new models join the firm’s SAIHUB Box and feature plate cooling and immersion cooling...
Crypto Investment-Product Firm 21.co Hires Former Goldman Alum as CTO
29.9.2022
David Josse led Goldman Sachs’ business intelligence and engineering efforts for the bank’s Marcus product
Steve Cohen-Backed Firm Invests $10M in Web3 Game Marketplace AQUA
28.9.2022
The hedge fund billionaire has invested in crypto projects since 2018
Jack Mallers’ Crypto Payment Firm Strike Raises $80M
27.9.2022
Strike, the Lightning Network-based Bitcoin payment provider, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten31, according to a press release
Crypto Custody Firm Anchorage Digital to Be Preferred Custodian for Layer 1 Blockchain Aptos Labs
27.9.2022
The partnership signals the growing institutional adoption of crypto
Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX’s Creditors to Own 65% of Firm After Reorganization
26.9.2022
CoinFLEX filed for a restructuring in the Seychelles during the summer after suspending withdrawals amid the volatile crypto market
Crypto Trading Firm Talos to Expand in Europe, U.S. With New Hires After Raising $105M
26.9.2022
The trading platform has made three key appointments in sales and business development