Most Bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block declined on Wednesday, as Core Scientific filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Bitcoin was up and trading a bit under $16,800 by market clo...
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Coinbase hit an all-time low yesterday but says it’s not all bad news. Mostly.
It’s been a tough year for crypto. But Coinbase, whose stock has been flirting with an all-time low, laid the ground for optimism in its 2023 Crypto Market Outlook. Factors including susta...
Polygon co-founder launches web3 startup accelerator Beacon
Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon and Symbolic Capital, has launched a web3 startup accelerator. Called Beacon, the New York City-based accelerator said it will support early-stage crypto p...
Auros bankruptcy protection filings show funds tied up on FTX
Market making firm Auros filed to begin bankruptcy proceedings in the British Virgin Islands, court documents show. A digital asset market maker and algorithmic trading platform, Auros maintaine...
Alameda gave $400 million to startup in same condo as SBF: CoinDesk
Modulo Capital, a relatively unknown firm that appears to have a lot in common with Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison, received a $400 million loan from Bankman-Fried’s investment firm, Ala...
Decentralized market maker Arrakis Finance raises $4 million: Exclusive
Arrakis Finance, a decentralized market-making protocol, raised $4 million in a seed funding round. Investors included Uniswap Labs Ventures, Accel, Polygon Ventures and Robot Ventures. There wa...
Grayscale may return some capital to investors if GBTC’s ETF dreams fail: WSJ
Grayscale Investments will explore how to return up to 20% of its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s capital to shareholders if it cannot turn the product into an exchange-traded fund. A tender off...
Silvergate Slammed With A Lawsuit Deals With FTX And Alameda
Several events are still unfolding following the collapse of FTX crypto exchange. The contagion from the exchange’s sudden collapse created panic among other crypto companies, especially those with ex...
Derivatives platform Paradigm lines up new exchange partnerships post-FTX
Paradigm, the crypto derivatives platform, suffered a big hit to trading volumes following the collapse of FTX. Now, the startup is lining up new exchange partners to try to recapture what it lost. &#...
Embattled crypto lender Amber Group raises $300 million
Singapore-based crypto lender Amber Group today announced a $300 million fundraise that comes amid layoffs and refocusing at the company. Amber said in a tweet that it had closed a Series C roun...
a16z leads $100 million raise for web3 privacy firm Aztec Network
The privacy-focused web3 firm Aztec Network raised $100 million in Series B funding led by the web3 investment firm a16z. Aztec aims to fully encrypt the Ethereum blockchain to add more privacy...
B. Riley offers $72 million to mining firm Core Scientific
B. Riley Financial, one of Core Scientific’s largest creditors, argued that bankruptcy is not the the answer to Core Scientific’s woes and is instead offering it a new financial lifeline. ...
Core Scientific rallies alongside other industry stocks
Most bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block saw price increases on Wednesday. Bitcoin was trading at around $17,800 by market close, according to data from TradingView, after spiking to $18,...
Jim Cramer says three key deals helped the market rally on Monday
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that three corporate deals announced on Monday helped push stocks up. “Mergers matter. When companies start buying each other at a big premium to what the marketR...
Bahamas regulators investigate FTX client withdrawals: Bloomberg
Whether or not FTX executives played a role in client withdrawals that took place after the exchange saw its assets frozen is now under investigation by Bahamian authorities, Bloomberg News reported, ...
Non-blockchain decentralization platform Nillion raises $20 million
Nillion, a startup building a decentralization platform without a blockchain, raised $20 million in seed funding. Investment firm Distributed Global led the round, and Big Brain Holdings, Chapte...
U.S. prosecutors probing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in potential fraud case: Bloomberg
U.S. prosecutors are probing Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of now-bankrupt crypto group FTX, for a potential fraud case against him, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a person familiar with...
Celsius Chapter 11 Update and Galaxy’s Acquisition of GK8
December 7, 2022, 10:16AM EST • 3 min read Quick Take Galaxy Digital agrees to purchase GK8 from Celsius for ~$44.0mm Required escrow deposit of ~$5.4mm from November 3, 2022 agreement Celsius KERP a...
DeFi derivatives protocol Perennial raises $12 million, launches mainnet
Perennial, a decentralized finance protocol for trading derivatives, raised $12 million in a seed funding round. Polychain Capital and Variant co-led the round, with Archetype, Coinbase Ventures...
Goldman Sachs eyes keys deals in crypto after FTX collapse
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly hunting for attractive deals in the crypto space post the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. As we know, the FTX contagion has impacted several cryp...
SPACs Collapse as $11 Billion of Deals Are Called Off Within an Hour
(Bloomberg) — One of the SPAC industry’s most well-known sponsors and a would-be serial backer have seen deals worth $10.6 billion go up in smoke in less than an hour. Most Read from Bloomberg A...
Uniswap-based DeFi protocol Panoptic raises $4.5 million
Panoptic, a Uniswap-based decentralized finance protocol for trading perpetual options, raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round. Gumi Cryptos Capital led the round, with Uniswap Labs Venture...
LedgerX for sale, with interest from Blockchain.com, Gemini, others: Bloomberg
Crypto derivatives exchange and clearinghouse LedgerX is for sale, with Blockchain.com and Gemini among those interested in acquiring the firm, Bloomberg reported late Friday. LedgerX is regulat...
Three Arrows Capital liquidators begin taking control of failed hedge fund’s assets
Teneo, the advisory firm overseeing the liquidation of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has taken control of some of its assets, according to a presentation deck obtained by The Block. &#...
Ngrave looks to raise $15 million Series A at $60 million pre-money valuation
Ngrave, a crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, is aiming to raise $15 million in a Series A funding round, according to a pitch deck obtained by The Block. Binance Labs is leading the round, a s...