Blockchain security firm CertiK has reached a valuation of $2 billion in a new funding round, as a rise in crypto scams underlies the need for more security and protection. The firm has raised $88 mil...
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Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Confirms $88M Raise at $2B Valuation
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Analytics Firm Issues Crypto Warning, Says One Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Metric Flashing Signs of Correction
Crypto analytics firm Santiment is highlighting a key indicator that could signal an end to the recent rally in the cryptocurrency markets. The insights agency says that the profit-to-loss ratio for b...
SoFi Stock Drops as Firm Cuts Forecast on Student-Loan Pause
(Bloomberg) — SoFi Technologies Inc., which operates a business for refinancing educational debt, cut its guidance after President Joe Biden’s administration again extended the pause on student-...
Here’s Why the Coming Mid-Halving Point for Bitcoin Could Be Different, According to Analytics Firm Santiment
A leading crypto analytics firm says that Bitcoin (BTC) struggled through a long-lasting bear market during the last cycle after hitting its mid-halving correction point in July 2018. In a new analysi...
Crypto data firm Coin Metrics raises $35 million funding round
The publicly-traded company MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 4,167 BTC worth around $190.5 million, according to an April 5 filing with the SEC. MicroStrategy acquired the new holdings at an a...
Philippines’ Largest Digital Payment Firm Enables Crypto Trading
The Philippines-based fintech and digital payments firm PayMaya on Wednesday has rolled out features to buy, sell, and earn crypto on its app. With the expansion into crypto services, the company has ...
Mining service firm Blockware Solutions to secure crypto with Ledger Enterprise » CryptoNinjas
Ledger Enterprise, the business division of crypto security company Ledger, a partnership with Blockware Solutions, a provider of crypto mining rig hardware procurement, mining rig colocation services...
UK FCA Warns on Trading Firm Etradefxlive
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for all financial markets in the United Kingdom (...
Investment Firm Files Finra Arbitration Demand Against Morgan Stanley
An investor accused Morgan Stanley of leaking information about a large sale of shares of Palantir Technologies Inc., saddling it with millions of dollars in losses. Morgan Stanley is at the center of...
FTX.US backs ‘Flash Boys’ exchange IEX as firm maps out crypto strategy
Nearly a decade ago, IEX Group set out to transform markets by launching a new kind of trading venue to topple traditional equity venues. Now, the firm made famous by Michael Lewis’ “Flash...
Drama erupts around the Waves blockchain project and trading firm Alameda
Over the weekend, a spat broke out between Sasha Ivanov, founder of the Waves blockchain, and trading firm Alameda Research. Ivanov is alleging underhand dealings, while Alameda seems to imply that i...
Northern Data’s Bitcoin Mining Fleet Adds 21,000 ASIC Rigs, Firm Holds $168M in Crypto Assets – Mining Bitcoin News
On April 4, the bitcoin mining operation Northern Data published its financial statements and noted that the company’s mining fleet had grown by approximately 21,000 machines by the end of March 2022....
Carrefour Launches New Venture Capital Firm in Partnership with Daphni
Companies backed by Dastore will undoubtedly receive a massive competitive advantage as they will gain access to all the know-how of seasoned investors at Daphni, alongside the industrial capabilities...
Tiger Global’s 34% Tumble Brings Coleman’s Firm Back to Earth
(Bloomberg) — In his 20s, he was a hedge-fund wunderkind. By his 40s, a hedge-fund legend. But suddenly, Chase Coleman is stumbling, and hard. Most Read from Bloomberg After a tough 2021, his Ti...
Lionel Messi Will Get a Lot of Money to Promote Crypto Firm Socios.com
Lionel Messi – one of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer players – has signed a $20 million deal to promote the crypto company Socios.com, which establishes fan tokens for sports lovers. Lion...
Whale Activity for Axie Infinity, Litecoin and Five Additional Altcoins Is Exploding Amid Upswing: Analytics Firm
Cryptocurrency analytics firm Santiment is looking at crypto whale transactions to reveal seven altcoins on an uptrend as the market witnesses a recovery. In a tweet, Santiment lists seven crypto asse...
Crypto Firm Socios.com Announces Partnership With Football Star Lionel Messi
The foray of crypto players into the sports space has been obvious and quite fast-paced. It is no surprise that crypto seems to have found a natural home in this arena given it is a fan-driven space. ...
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Just Raised $88M, SEC Docs Show
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3 Stocks Chuck Akre’s Firm, Chuck Royce See Value In
The investing legends both have KKR, CarMax and Berkshire Hathaway in their equity portfolios. Two … [+] of these stocks are among Akre Capital’s top holdings. getty Legendary investors Ch...
Sail GP and Blockchain Firm NEAR Join Hands to Release New NFT Line
Global league Sail GP, founded by software tycoon Larry Ellison, is on the verge of having an entire team that’s owned and operated by crypto fans. The group is set to begin its fourth season in the l...
Fintech Firm Cross River Raises $620M Funding, Led by Eldridge & a16z
CRB Group, Inc., the parent company of fintech company Cross River Bank, announced a $620 million investment led by Eldridge and Andreessen Horowitz. The funds raised will be used to build the company...
Helium Blockchain Mother Firm Raises $200 Million In Series D Funding
Helium Inc, the company behind the Helium blockchain that powers a wireless network, has made two key announcements today. Helium Inc has been renamed Nova Labs and has raised $200 million in a Series...
Lionel Messi Signs Multi-Year Deal to Promote ‘Fan Token’ Firm Socios
One of soccer’s living legends is delving deeper into the world of crypto. Lionel Messi has signed a deal reportedly worth $20 million to promote fan token platform Socios on the world’s stage. The de...
Cardano Witnessing Institutional Demand As Large Transactions Skyrocket: Analytics Firm IntoTheBlock
A leading crypto analytics firm says institutional investors appear to be buying bulk into global payments platform Cardano (ADA). In a new tweet, IntoTheBlock says that the volume of ADA’s on-chain t...
Messi Signs $20M Deal with Socios, Joins Firm as New Global Brand Ambassador
The collaboration is aimed at providing fans across the globe with a more inclusive, exciting and rewarding future. Veteran footballer Lionel Messi has signed a contract deal worth more than $20 milli...
Blockchain.com becomes latest firm to retreat from UK regulation application
Crypto exchange Blockchain.com has become the latest company to confirm it will favour European regulation instead of pressing on with its application to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ...
Hong Kong Firm Prima Asia to Launch Blockchain Payment in APAC
Hong Kong-based startup Prima Asia Limited said it would launch innovative blockchain payment technology in the Asia-Pacific region this year. Prima Asia Limited plans to launch a payment technology c...