Arthur Cheong’s crypto investment firm is back in the game after getting hit by the now-bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. DeFiance Capital completed the first close of a new...
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OpenSea, ConsenSys among prized crypto startups with shares available at big discounts
As the crypto industry suffers, decacorns can be yours at mere unicorn prices. Shares in numerous private crypto startups are currently being offered at sizable discounts on Birel.io, a platform...
Vauld gets yet another creditor protection extension until March 24
Published 40 minutes earlier on Asian crypto lender Vauld received a further extension to its legal protection from creditors at a Singapore High Court hearing on Monday — albeit a shorter delay than ...
Dogecoin Whales Scoop Up Billions Of DOGE On Musk-Induced Push — Is A Push To $1 Possible? ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Dogecoin has continued to gain attention on the back of Elon Musk’s endorsements, particularly after the billionaire took over Twitter and promised t...
Blockchain.com not selling subsidiaries, never spoke to Coinbase: Source
Deals • February 17, 2023, 6:35PM EST Published 1 hour and 20 minutes earlier on Blockchain.com isn’t selling any subsidiaries and hasn’t spoken to Coinbase about possible deals, a person ...
Senate Republican drafting proof-of-reserve legislation
Policy • February 15, 2023, 10:46AM EST Published 16 hours and 30 minutes earlier on Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is drafting legislation to require digital asset exchanges and custodians operating in th...
Coinbase, JP Morgan relationship intact amid regulatory crackdown: Sources
Rising regulatory scrutiny isn’t coming between Coinbase and one of its banking partners, JPMorgan Chase. The cryptocurrency exchange and the Wall Street stalwart are sticking together am...
CertiK ‘Project Scoop’ Highlights Shiba Inu
Leading blockchain security and analytics platform CertiK has selected Shiba Inu as its latest “Project Scoop.” In a recent tweet, CertiK noted that it chose to “get the scoop” on Shiba Inu because th...
Bitcoin mining infrastructure startup Giga Energy raising $10 million in Series A
Giga Energy, a bitcoin mining infrastructure startup focused on utilizing wasted natural gas as a power source, is raising $10 million in Series A funding. The funding will help the Texas-based ...
Coinbase loses Bison Trail co-founders: Sources
The co-founders of Bison Trails left Coinbase today, according to three people familiar with the situation. Joe Lallouz and Aaron Henshaw created Bison Trails to run infrastructure on multiple b...
Cardano Price Hits Bull Trigger as Mystery Buyers Scoop Up Over 4 Billion ADA ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Cardano (ADA) continued to make waves in the cryptocurrency market towards month’s end after an epic rise of over 50% since the start of the year. Th...
BH Digital didn’t just get Dragonfly’s head of liquid strategies, it got the whole team
Brevan Howard Digital didn’t just hire Dragonfly’s head of liquid strategies — it scooped up the whole team. The firm said on Thursday that Dragonfly’s Kevin Hu, a former general partner...
DYdX pushes back $156 million of token unlocks for investors to December from February
Decentralized exchange dYdX delayed its token unlocks for investors to Dec. 1 from Feb. 3, according to a note sent out to investors obtained by The Block. The exchange was set to release 150 mi...
Ivan on Tech’s Moralis becomes latest crypto firm to cut headcount
Moralis, a blockchain infrastructure firm co-founded by popular crypto content creator Ivan Liljeqvist (aka Ivan on Tech), is the latest crypto company to cut jobs, Liljeqvist told The Block. “I...
Genesis creditors back Winklevoss promissory note claim as possible bankruptcy looms
Genesis Global Capital labeled a $1.1 billion promissory note from parent Digital Currency Group as a current asset in conversations with creditors, bolstering the appearance of a stronger balance she...
The Giving Block cuts about 12% of its workforce
The Giving Block, a crypto donations marketplace, trimmed its workforce, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told The Block. The Miami-based company laid off around ten people, or a...
Vauld gets creditor protection until Feb. 28 — shorter than requested
Troubled Asian crypto lender Vauld has received a further extension to its legal protection from creditors — albeit a shorter delay than requested. The company now has until Feb. 28 to explore o...
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 ...
Nexo says Vauld CEO doesn’t have ‘best interest’ of creditors in mind
A dramatic tussle between rival crypto lenders Vauld and Nexo escalated on Thursday, with the two companies throwing barbs over a proposed acquisition. Shortly after The Block reported that Vaul...
Vauld rejects Nexo’s ‘final’ acquisition proposal, questions company’s solvency
Troubled crypto lender Vauld and its committee of creditors (COC) rejected rival Nexo’s “final” acquisition proposal due to concerns about Nexo’s financial health and others is...
Top Traders Scoop Up Presales Like Oryen Network (ORY), SOL, or ADA Early
Advertisement     For those looking to get in on the ground floor of cryptocurrency, Oryen Network (ORY) is a perfect opportunity. Launched in early December 2020, the...
Cardano ‘Sharks’ Scoop Up $83 Million Worth Of ADA Even As Price Continues To Head South ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Cardano, the third largest proof of stake cryptocurrency, continued to fall during the weekend as traders took leave to celebrate the Christmas holid...
Nexo terminates potential deal with troubled crypto lender Vauld
Crypto lender Nexo, which was in talks with rival crypto lender Vauld to potentially acquire it, has terminated the discussions. The potential deal has fallen through after six long months of di...
FTX Attempts to Freeze Robinhood Shares as Creditors Swarm to Scoop $450M in HOOD Stock – Bitcoin News
Court filings show that debtors from FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Research want 56 million shares of Robinhood stock frozen after multiple creditors are seeking access to the funds, and also Sam Bankm...
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. &#...