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MicroStrategy upsizes convertible senior note offering to $2.6 billion to acquire more bitcoin

MicroStrategy upsizes convertible senior note offe...

1 month ago 26

Kid launches memecoin via Pump.fun and sells early, missing out on theoretical millions

Kid launches memecoin via Pump.fun and sells early...

1 month ago 19

Bernstein names Robinhood as top ‘crypto deregulation trade,’ raises price target to $51

Bernstein names Robinhood as top ‘crypto deregulat...

1 month ago 25

China ousts former digital currency chief over alleged corruption involving crypto

China ousts former digital currency chief over all...

1 month ago 25

Russia to ban crypto mining in certain territories for winter: report

Russia to ban crypto mining in certain territories...

1 month ago 21

South Korea to push 20% crypto tax in 2025 with higher exemption limit: report

South Korea to push 20% crypto tax in 2025 with hi...

1 month ago 25

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF’s ‘unheard of’ first-day options trading volume pushes BTC to new all-time high

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF’s ‘unheard of’ first-day opt...

1 month ago 27

The Daily: Trump nominates pro-bitcoin Lutnick for Commerce Secretary, Metaplanet shares jump 15% after latest BTC acquisition and more

The Daily: Trump nominates pro-bitcoin Lutnick for...

1 month ago 25

NBA star Shaq agrees to pay $11 million to settle long simmering class action lawsuit over promoting NFTs

NBA star Shaq agrees to pay $11 million to settle ...

1 month ago 27

Spot Bitcoin ETF options trading goes live: What traders need to know

Spot Bitcoin ETF options trading goes live: What t...

1 month ago 24

Former SEC general counsel Stebbins on Trump’s short list to lead the agency as other contenders emerge

Former SEC general counsel Stebbins on Trump’s sho...

1 month ago 31

Coinbase to delist wBTC as Justin Sun gains influence over protocol, launches its own wrapped bitcoin token

Coinbase to delist wBTC as Justin Sun gains influe...

1 month ago 29

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

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

1 month ago 24

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

Injective launches SDK that lets users create thei...

1 month ago 22

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

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

1 month ago 21

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

Competing AI agent tokens within ai16z community c...

1 month ago 21

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

Stablecoin issuer Paxos is looking to buy Membrane...

1 month ago 23

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

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

1 month ago 22

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

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

1 month ago 21

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

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

1 month ago 21

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...

1 month ago 29

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

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

1 month ago 24

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

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

1 month ago 22

Gemini crypto exchange expands into France after being granted VASP license

Gemini crypto exchange expands into France after b...

1 month ago 20

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

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

1 month ago 23

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

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

1 month ago 31

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

Wall Street giants are loading up on MicroStrategy...

1 month ago 27

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

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

1 month ago 26

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...

1 month ago 29

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

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

1 month ago 25

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

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

1 month ago 24

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...

1 month ago 27

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...

1 month ago 26

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

Lawmakers urge Treasury crack down on crypto mixer...

1 month ago 19

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

Goldman Sachs to spinout digital assets business w...

1 month ago 21

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

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

1 month ago 26

Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 Monad begins rolling out testnet

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

1 month ago 21

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

MicroStrategy acquires another 51,780 bitcoin for ...

1 month ago 23

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

MARA announces $700 million convertible notes sale...

1 month ago 22

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...

1 month ago 23

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

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

1 month ago 22

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

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

1 month ago 21

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

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

1 month ago 20

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

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

1 month ago 19

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 ...

1 month ago 21

Polymarket bettors see Lutnick as Treasury Secretary favorite after Musk endorsement

Polymarket bettors see Lutnick as Treasury Secreta...

1 month ago 24

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

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

1 month ago 28

Spot bitcoin ETF options are one step closer to approval

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

1 month ago 34

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...

1 month ago 33

DeFi protocol Thala recovers $25 million following successful hacker negotiation

DeFi protocol Thala recovers $25 million following...

1 month ago 32