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Former Robinhood employees raise $5 million for crypto-AI startup OpenLayer

Former Robinhood employees raise $5 million for cr...

2 months ago 31

Injective launches SDK that lets users create their own onchain AI agent

Injective launches SDK that lets users create thei...

2 months ago 31

Trump expected to pick crypto-friendly Howard Lutnick to lead the US Department of Commerce: reports

Trump expected to pick crypto-friendly Howard Lutn...

2 months ago 28

Competing AI agent tokens within ai16z community cause debate as prices whipsaw

Competing AI agent tokens within ai16z community c...

2 months ago 29

Stablecoin issuer Paxos is looking to buy Membrane Finance to gain market access across the EU

Stablecoin issuer Paxos is looking to buy Membrane...

2 months ago 31

A16z-backed Forta launches Firewall to help prevent smart contract exploits

A16z-backed Forta launches Firewall to help preven...

2 months ago 29

Maven 11 leads $3 million seed round for DeFi liquidity solver system Barter

Maven 11 leads $3 million seed round for DeFi liqu...

2 months ago 28

Former Coinbase Custody CEO’s effort to solve crypto’s banking issues launches publicly

Former Coinbase Custody CEO’s effort to solve cryp...

2 months ago 29

BlackRock’s BUIDL token first to go live on Securitize’s new platform for minting ‘synthetic dollars’ while still earning RWA yield

BlackRock’s BUIDL token first to go live on Securi...

2 months ago 41

BIT Mining settles with DOJ, SEC for $10 million over Japanese bribery charges

BIT Mining settles with DOJ, SEC for $10 million o...

2 months ago 31

Japan’s Metaplanet shares jump 15% after adding 124 BTC to treasury

Japan’s Metaplanet shares jump 15% after adding 12...

2 months ago 30

Gemini crypto exchange expands into France after being granted VASP license

Gemini crypto exchange expands into France after b...

2 months ago 26

Russia proposes 15% tax on crypto income from trading and mining: report

Russia proposes 15% tax on crypto income from trad...

2 months ago 30

Binance clarifies ‘rewards-bearing’ BFUSD asset is not a stablecoin, hasn’t launched

Binance clarifies ‘rewards-bearing’ BFUSD asset is...

2 months ago 39

Wall Street giants are loading up on MicroStrategy shares, as MSTR outperforms bitcoin year-to-date

Wall Street giants are loading up on MicroStrategy...

2 months ago 34

Coinbase CEO to meet Trump to discuss ‘personnel appointments’: Wall Street Journal

Coinbase CEO to meet Trump to discuss ‘personnel a...

2 months ago 34

Donald Trump’s social media company in talks to buy Bakkt, in latest twist for ICE-founded crypto platform

Donald Trump’s social media company in talks to bu...

2 months ago 43

Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan sentenced to 18 months for role in Bitfinex heist: Bloomberg

Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan sentenced to 18 months...

2 months ago 33

How hedge funds and big banks traded IBIT and other Bitcoin ETFs in Q3

How hedge funds and big banks traded IBIT and othe...

2 months ago 32

The Daily: Monad begins rolling out testnet, Bernstein’s catalysts for a $200,000 bitcoin price and more

The Daily: Monad begins rolling out testnet, Berns...

2 months ago 42

Options trading on spot Bitcoin ETFs may launch this week as OCC ‘preparing for the clearance’

Options trading on spot Bitcoin ETFs may launch th...

2 months ago 33

Lawmakers urge Treasury crack down on crypto mixers amid Tornado Cash sanctions

Lawmakers urge Treasury crack down on crypto mixer...

2 months ago 27

Goldman Sachs to spinout digital assets business within 12-18 months: Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs to spinout digital assets business w...

2 months ago 27

Research Unlock: Where Mathematics Meets Memes: Econia Labs and the Innovation of emojicoin.fun

Research Unlock: Where Mathematics Meets Memes: Ec...

2 months ago 47

Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 Monad begins rolling out testnet

Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 Monad begins rolling o...

2 months ago 30

MicroStrategy acquires another 51,780 bitcoin for $4.6 billion, taking holdings to 331,200 BTC

MicroStrategy acquires another 51,780 bitcoin for ...

2 months ago 32

MARA announces $700 million convertible notes sale, intention to acquire more bitcoin

MARA announces $700 million convertible notes sale...

2 months ago 32

Crypto funds add another $2.2 billion in a week as YTD inflows and AUM hit record levels

Crypto funds add another $2.2 billion in a week as...

2 months ago 32

Bernstein outlines $200,000 bitcoin target catalysts as price nears fresh all-time high

Bernstein outlines $200,000 bitcoin target catalys...

2 months ago 31

Japan’s Metaplanet announces $11.3 million bond issuance to purchase more bitcoin

Japan’s Metaplanet announces $11.3 million bond is...

2 months ago 31

Tether-backed Quantoz launches MiCA-compliant stablecoins USDQ, EURQ

Tether-backed Quantoz launches MiCA-compliant stab...

2 months ago 28

ETHGlobal hackathon’s 10 finalists showcase AI agents, crypto games, DAO tools, and more

ETHGlobal hackathon’s 10 finalists showcase AI age...

2 months ago 29

The Funding: A dozen crypto VCs share what’s next after Trump’s win and bitcoin’s surge

The Funding: A dozen crypto VCs share what’s next ...

2 months ago 30

Polymarket bettors see Lutnick as Treasury Secretary favorite after Musk endorsement

Polymarket bettors see Lutnick as Treasury Secreta...

2 months ago 33

XRP rises over 20%, spurred by favorable regulatory environment, ETF filing

XRP rises over 20%, spurred by favorable regulator...

2 months ago 36

Spot bitcoin ETF options are one step closer to approval

Spot bitcoin ETF options are one step closer to ap...

2 months ago 44

Polymarket whale loses $3.6 million on Tyson bet after netting $11 million from Trump win

Polymarket whale loses $3.6 million on Tyson bet a...

2 months ago 40

DeFi protocol Thala recovers $25 million following successful hacker negotiation

DeFi protocol Thala recovers $25 million following...

2 months ago 40

Crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot reports Q3 revenue of $135.3 million

Crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot reports Q3 reven...

2 months ago 36

Syncracy Capital’s Ryan Watkins unpacks the bull case for Solana and what’s driving crypto markets

Syncracy Capital’s Ryan Watkins unpacks the bull c...

2 months ago 53

The Daily: Dogecoin investors drop class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk, Michael Saylor plans $100K bitcoin party and more

The Daily: Dogecoin investors drop class-action la...

2 months ago 45

DeFi Technologies’ AUM jumps 38% amid crypto market boom

DeFi Technologies’ AUM jumps 38% amid crypto marke...

2 months ago 38

Wintermute’s proposal to overhaul Ethena protocol revenue share approved by risk committee

Wintermute’s proposal to overhaul Ethena protocol ...

2 months ago 36

The Scoop: Anti-crypto bias may have cost Democrats the election

The Scoop: Anti-crypto bias may have cost Democrat...

2 months ago 37

US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to pare back crypto-related cases: Reuters

US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of ...

2 months ago 38

Elon Musk shot down OpenAI’s proposed ICO in 2018: court filing

Elon Musk shot down OpenAI’s proposed ICO in 2018:...

2 months ago 37

Dogecoin lawsuit against Elon Musk dropped amid market surge

Dogecoin lawsuit against Elon Musk dropped amid ma...

2 months ago 38

Ethereum ETFs record highest weekly trading volume since launch

Ethereum ETFs record highest weekly trading volume...

2 months ago 35

CME Bitcoin Friday Futures experience notable increase in institutional demand

CME Bitcoin Friday Futures experience notable incr...

2 months ago 32

Bitcoin retail investor demand hits 52-month high as market momentum builds: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin retail investor demand hits 52-month high ...

2 months ago 34