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Coinbase Partners With World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock to Give Aladdin Clients Access to Cryptocurrencies
4.8.2022
On August 4, the head of Coinbase Institutional, Brett Tejpaul, and the vice president of institutional product, Greg Tusar, announced that Coinbase has been selected by the financial giant Blackrock to provide the firm’s Aladdin platform access to cryptocurrencies. Blackrock Chooses...
Venture Capital Firm Lattice Capital Raises $60M for Second Crypto Fund
4.8.2022
The early-stage focused fund is three times larger than the inaugural fund last year
Solana Blames Slope Wallet for Hack While Slope Says that 'Nothing is Yet Firm'
4.8.2022
The team behind the Solana (SOL) blockchain has tied the widespread hack that affected over 8,000 wallets and resulted in the loss of over USD 8m worth of funds to the closed-source Slope wallet.
"After an investigation by developers, ecosystem teams, and security auditors, it appears affected...
Fintech Firm Galoy Raises $4 Million, Startup Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic Dollar Product
3.8.2022
On Wednesday, Galoy, the firm behind El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach Wallet, announced that the company raised $4 million in funding in an investment round led by Hivemind Ventures. On the same day, the startup launched a new product called Stablesats, a stablecoin concept that leverages...
Bitpay Adds APE and EUROC Support — Luxury Retail Giant Gucci Accepts Apecoin Payments
2.8.2022
On August 2, the Atlanta-based crypto payment services provider Bitpay announced that it has expanded its crypto asset support with two different crypto assets. Bitpay revealed the company has integrated apecoin and euro coin into the firm’s platform and the luxury retailer and designer...
Enterprise crypto custody firm Fireblocks integrates Tokeny for token minting
2.8.2022
The integration allows institutional-grade users to mint and manage their tokens along with managing their conventional cryptocurrency portfolios
Crypto Intelligence Firm Messari Acquires Web3’s Version of Crunchbase
2.8.2022
Dove Metrics, a provider of crypto fundraising data, was picked up for undisclosed financial terms
Blockchain.com wins registration next to parent firm on the Cayman Islands
2.8.2022
Blockchain.com is working to seek registrations in countries like Italy, France, Spain, The Netherlands and cities like Dubai
Hedge Fund Manager Steve Cohen Exits Crypto Trading Firm Radkl: Report
2.8.2022
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has existed his investment in crypto trading firm Radkl, according to a report by Bloomberg Tuesday citing a spokesperson for the company
Luxury Retailer Tiffany & Co. Announces Jeweled Cryptopunk Pendants Tied to NFTs
1.8.2022
The luxury jewelry and specialty retailer Tiffany & Co. announced the firm is planning to sell 250 non-fungible token passes called “Nftiff.” Essentially, Cryptopunk holders will be able to acquire one of the 250 Nftiffs for 30 ether or roughly $50K using today’s ethereum...
CBOE's operating expenses spiked 312% due to underperformance of acquired crypto firm
1.8.2022
A goodwill impairment from ErisX significantly hurt the company's GAAP earnings, but otherwise, business results improved from last year
Football Heavyweight Inter Sweating Over Crypto Firm’s ‘Non-Payment’ of Sponsorship Deal
1.8.2022
The Milan-based Italian footballing giant Internazionale is facing a rocky start to its relationship with crypto – amid reports that DigitalBits, a company that agreed to a USD 87m sponsorship deal with Inter this year – has defaulted on a sponsorship payment....
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Blockchain security firm warns of new MetaMask phishing campaign
1.8.2022
Blockchain security firm Halborn has warned users of the latest phishing emails doing the rounds
Harvard University and Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web Plan to Preserve Digital Information
31.7.2022
On July 27, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) announced it will be supporting an initiative with Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab (LIL) called the “Democratizing Open Knowledge” program. With FFDW’s support, LIL plans to explore...
Do Kwon, Terraform Labs Face Class-Action Lawsuit for Allegedly Selling Unregistered Securities
30.7.2022
While most of the crypto economy’s digital assets have seen significant gains this month, Terra’s luna 2.0 has been stagnant as it has shed 24.37% against bitcoin during the last 30 days. LUNA is down 89.8% from the token’s all-time price high two months ago on May...
Funko Partners With Entertainment Giant Paramount to Drop Avatar Legends NFTs
30.7.2022
On July 29, the pop-culture consumer products firm, Funko, announced that the company has partnered with the multinational mass media and entertainment corporation Paramount Global. The two corporations plan to introduce a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Avatar Legends universe....
Chainalysis Report Says $2.2 Million in Crypto Has Been Sent to Pro-Russian Groups in Ukraine
29.7.2022
According to a report stemming from the blockchain intelligence company Chainalysis, the firm identified 54 pro-Russian groups that have “collectively received over $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrency.” The paramilitary groups in Ukraine primarily received bitcoin and ether donations...
Celsius Clients Beg Bankruptcy Court to Release Crypto, One Customer Needs Funds to ‘Put Food on the Table’
28.7.2022
After the crypto lender Celsius filed for bankruptcy protection on July 13, the company recently contacted customers and explained that an employee from one of the firm’s vendors accessed a list of Celsius client emails, and the email addresses were “transferred to a third...
StanChart-Backed Crypto Trading Firm Zodia Markets Goes Live in UK
28.7.2022
Zodia Markets, a cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage focused on institutions, has gone live with the backing of a major financial institution in the form of Standard Chartered Bank
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Doubts SEC Has Resources or IQ to Investigate Crypto Listings on Coinbase Correctly
28.7.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, believes that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) neither has the resources nor the IQ points needed to correctly investigate crypto listings on Coinbase. Michael Burry on SEC Investigating Crypto...