Cryptocurrency prices fell sharply throughout the afternoon, as investor sentiment was shaken following crypto-friendly bank Silvergate announcing it is liquidating. Bitcoin was trading around ...
Tag: institutional investors
Coinbase Ventures, Brevan Howard among early backers of compliant DEX Mauve
Violet, which offers compliance and identity infrastructure for decentralized finance, launched its compliance-focused decentralized exchange, Mauve. Coinbase Ventures and Brevan Howard joined t...
FTX sues Grayscale and DCG, citing ‘exorbitant’ fees
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX filed a lawsuit against Grayscale Investment, citing mismanagement of the firm as evidence that it was in violation of Trust agreements. The FTX debtors also filed ...
Arthur Hayes vows his family office Maelstrom will ‘f— some s— up’
Arthur Hayes, a co-founder founder of the Bitmex exchange, said he’s ready to “be more public” about his family office dubbed Maelstrom. “You will see our head of investments, Akshat Vaidy...
Cumberland Labs backed Hashnote launches regulated DeFi platform
Deals • February 28, 2023, 9:00AM EST A regulated decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for institutions, Hashnote, launched after a $5 million incubation with early stage blockchain investor Cumberla...
Binance bites back against Forbes report claiming transfer of $1.8 billion in client collateral
Binance denied using client assets without consent after a Forbes report said the crypto exchange moved “$1.8 billion of collateral meant to back its customers’ stablecoins.” Forbes ...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest adds $3.9 million worth of COIN
Deals • February 23, 2023, 9:10PM EST Ark Innovation ETF added 53,783 Coinbase shares, while fellow fund, Ark Next Generation Internet ETF, added 9,802 shares, the company’s latest filing shows. ...
Gate.io integrates with Copper’s ClearLoop network amid fresh focus on custody
Crypto exchange Gate.io is partnering with digital asset custody firm Copper.co to fully integrate with its ClearLoop solution in a move that will allow users to quickly execute trades while maintaini...
Susquehanna Advisors Group buys 7.5% stake in Silvergate, following Citadel Securities
Susquehanna Advisors Group reported a 7.5% stake in crypto-friendly bank Silvergate Capital. The Pennsylvania-based finance firm bought over 2.36 million shares in Silvegrate, a filing showed. S...
Robinhood’s crypto trading revenue dips 24% in Q4, along with most everything else
Robinhood saw transaction revenue fall in the fourth quarter from the previous period, including a 24% decline in cryptocurrencies, while a slew of other numbers also took a turn lower. The firm also ...
Crypto markets tread water ahead of Fed speech
Cryptocurrency prices were little change alongside other risk assets ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech this afternoon at the Economic Club of Washington. Bitcoin was tr...
Crypto market continues to rise, while Silvergate shares seesaw after probe report
Bitcoin settled around $23,570 at 5:20 p.m. EST after climbing as high as $24,100 earlier in the day, according to TradingView data. It’s up about 0.4% over the past day following the Federal Re...
Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.5-4.75 percent, bringing the interest rate to a 15-year high. Wednesday’s interest rate decisi...
Market trades flat ahead of Fed’s interest rate decision
Crypto prices remained mostly flat after the market opened on Wednesday, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and comments from the subsequent press conference this afternoon....
CME’s crypto derivatives reach new highs as traders seek safe port in storm
Derivatives trading giant CME Group has clocked a record high in volume and open interest for bitcoin options as traders flock to the venue in the wake of the FTX meltdown. Bitcoin options volum...
Ether below $1,600, Silvergate down on dividend deferral, Coinbase pops 10%
Crypto prices remain relatively steady, with most of the major coins flat or marginally higher. Silvergate sank after suspending a preferred dividend. Bitcoin was trading at $23,000 by 11:50 a....
Head of $100 million venture studio Spartan Labs departs
The head of Singapore-based Spartan Group’s $100 million venture studio has quietly left after less than a year in the role. It remains unclear what motivated the departure. Shaun Heng, who was ...
Crypto players lament sputtering OTC trading as mistrust flourishes post-FTX
The crypto OTC market is sputtering, and that has otherwise high-spirited crypto enthusiasts bummed out. Amid a dramatic backdrop of snow-capped mountains in the Swiss Alps, crypto investors lam...
BlockFi said CEO cashed out nearly $10 million as FTX loan stabilized clients
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi said its CEO cashed out close to $10 million from the platform to pay taxes last year as FTX provided about $15 million in payments to certain insider accounts as part o...
The Block: Digital Currency Group to shutter wealth management unit: The Information
Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group is shuttering HQ Digital, a subsidiary focused on wealth management that it launched last year. DCG, parent of troubled crypto broker and lender Genesis Tr...
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...
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,...
Why regulatory clarity may be a silver lining to the FTX crisis
Episode 120 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded live with The Block’s Frank Chaparro, and Drew Forman, Managing Partner and Head of Cowen Digital. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoo...
Justin Sun, Tron DAO line up to contribute to Binance recovery fund: Exclusive
Blockchain operator Tron DAO and Justin Sun, its billionaire founder, have applied to contribute capital to Binance’s industry recovery fund. Binance published details of the fund yesterday afte...
Bankman-Fried cashed out $300 million during FTX fundraise last year: WSJ
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried quietly cashed out $300 million in personal stakes in the midst of a $420 million fundraise in October 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported. Bankman-Fried told in...
Temasek writes down $275 million investment in FTX
Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund that manages about $300 billion, has written down all of its $275 million investment in FTX and FTX US. Temasek had invested $210 million for a 1...
3AC hunted by FTX, Alameda, founder claims. Sam Bankman-Fried disagrees.
Three Arrows Capital co-founder Kyle Davies said that “FTX, Alameda colluded to trade against clients” and “hunted” his company. “As their biggest client, we, 3AC, were hunted ...
Paradigm founder feels ‘deep regret’ over FTX investment, marks it down to zero
Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang said that the VC firm wrote down its investment in the bankrupt FTX exchange to zero, confirming what The Block had previously reported. The executive also said th...
Bitcoin, ether retrench after rising with traditional markets on Fed Chair comments
Cryptocurrencies rose alongside traditional markets in response to comments delivered by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at The Economic Club in Washington before turning lower. Bitcoin rose...