Bitcoin Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive to integrate Bitcoin as hedge against long-term economic risks 2 days ago 2 min read
Ethereum UAE’s M2 crypto exchange hacked for $13.7M, assures full fund recovery 2 days ago 2 min read
Stablecoins VanEck analyst criticizes US Treasury’s outdated stance on stablecoins 2 days ago 2 min read
Regulation SEC crackdown continues with Immutable latest to receive Wells Notice 3 days ago 2 min read
Politics Time for Trump (or Kamala) to pledge to buy 20% of the entire Bitcoin supply 1 day ago 2 min read
DeFi Donald Trump’s World Liberty will limit token sales in the US to $30 million 3 hours ago 2 min read
Web3 Vitalik Buterin outlines how Ethereum’s Verge can bring blockchain nodes to smartwatches 2 weeks ago 2 min read
AI Riot Platforms attracting ‘blue-chip’ partners for AI ventures amid Q3 losses 3 days ago 2 min read
Bitcoin Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive to integrate Bitcoin as hedge against long-term economic risks 2 days ago 2 min read
Transak Secures Money Transmitter License in Delaware, Strengthening Regulatory Footprint Across the U.S. 2 days ago
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin focus drives market cap past $50 billion, overtaking Coinbase Crypto Equities 2 days ago
Bitcoin falls below $70k causing $289 million in total market liquidations BitcoinDerivativesEthereumExchanges 2 days ago Data via CoinGlass
Solana records over 3x Ethereum DEX volume with 14 million transactions in past 24 hours DeFiEthereumSolana 3 days ago Data via CoinGecko
Spot Bitcoin ETF AUM surpasses 1 million Bitcoin after $890 million inflow BitcoinETFs 3 days ago Data via Farside Investors
Stablecoin market cap falls $2 billion as liquidity fuels Bitcoin price surge BitcoinStablecoins 4 days ago Data via CryptoQuant
Early Ethereum designer to host DeFi Whiteboarding Weekend in the Bay Area DeFi 3 years agoThe event will mark a return to in-person collaboration for the DeFi community.
Coinbase generated more operating profit from transaction fees than VC money Exchanges 5 years agoCoinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., has generated nearly $2 billion from transaction fees alone since its launch in 2012, CEO Brian Armstrong said. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Armstrong said the exchange generated more operating profit than all of the venture capital money it raised throughout the years. Coinbase […]
Brave hits eight million monthly users, launches “Transparency” page for tracking growth metrics Technology 5 years agoPrivacy-centric browser Brave has reached an all-time high of eight million monthly active users and released impressive statistics suggesting its crypto-incentivized advertising model is gaining traction. Brave Software announced the milestone in a blog post Wednesday, claiming ads on their open-source browser now have a click-through-rate of 14%—seven times more engagement than the industry average […]
Santander leads $14 million round in digital securities platform Securitize Investments 5 years agoSecuritize, a blockchain-based digital securities platform, raised $14 million in its latest funding round. The company secured investments from some of the biggest financial institutions in the world, including Santander and MUFG. Securitize completes $14 million investment round A regulated platform for issuing tokens on the blockchain, Securitize, has completed its latest funding round, raising […]
Securitize gets approval from SEC to become first crypto securities record-keeper Adoption 5 years agoSan Fransisco-based digital securities issuing platform Securitize became the first “blockchain-focused agent” to get SEC approval. The company said this will enable the company to be an official keeper of records for all digital securities registered with the SEC, positioning it as a one-stop digital securities service provider, said the company to CryptoSlate. Securitize receives […]
Justin Sun’s “darkest moment”: apologizes for “over-marketing” TRON to Chinese authorities, then deletes apology People 5 years agoDrama around Justin Sun’s lunch with Warren Buffett continues. Hours ago he published a statement on Weibo apologizing to the TRON community and Chinese authorities for “vulgar hype and marketing behavior.” He deleted the message shortly afterward—read the full translated message here. Justin Sun publicly apologizes for “over-marketing” A translation of the message from CryptoSlate’s […]
Coinbase added 5 million new users in the last 10 months Adoption 5 years agoCoinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., has on-boarded 5 million new users in the past 10 months and now claims to have over 30 million users. However, many users questioned the legitimacy of this data, alleging the exchange could be misleading the public. A significant increase in the number of people […]
Jack Dorsey’s open-source Bitcoin initiative makes its first hire People 5 years agoJack Dorsey’s open-source Bitcoin initiative, Square Crypto, brings on a former Google project manager as its first hire. Jack Dorsey launched Square Crypto this March as an open-source project to improve the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem “independent” of his two companies, Twitter and Square. Square Crypto will hire up to five people to work on […]
Salesforce introduces blockchain platform based on Hyperledger Technology 5 years agoSalesforce, one of the world’s biggest providers of cloud solutions for businesses, launched its own blockchain platform. Announced during its fourth annual TrailheaDX developer conference, the company’s new low-code platform, called Salesforce Blockchain, will extend the power of client relations management. US cloud giant unveils blockchain product aimed at businesses One of the biggest cloud […]
Running Facebook GlobalCoin node will cost $10 million in licensing fees Technology 5 years agoGlobalCoin, Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, will reportedly be announced this month. According to a report in The Information, the social media giant is set to provide more details about the coin and could allow its employees to take their salary in the form of the new token. Official announcement of GlobalCoin coming this month Rumors about […]
Coinbase President Asiff Hirji is second executive to leave firm this month People 5 years agoAsiff Hirji, president and chief operating officer at Coinbase, is the second high-profile departure at the crypto exchange this month. Hirji’s departure is the latest in a string of executive-level officers to leave Coinbase in 2019. He follows hot on the heels of chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan, who left at the start of the […]
Investors snap up Kraken stock in $10.2 million tokenized equity offering Exchanges 5 years agoKraken, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, reached out to its customers via email offering them tokenized stock in the company. The stock, which can be bought in chunks as small as $1,000, will be sold through a regulated investment company called “Bnk to the Future.” Kraken reaches out to customers offering stock Companies in […]
Brave browser gaining impressive traction on Android, on par with Chrome Adoption 6 years agoAmong mobile web browsers downloads, Brave has pushed its way into third, narrowly behind Google Chrome by Play Store rankings. Through a combination of innovative features including a native cryptocurrency, built-in privacy, and a streamlined experience, the app has been able to make headway in a well-entrenched industry. Brave Browser Shows Impressive Traction Data from […]
Coinbase’s Balaji Srinivasan leaves after one year as CTO People 6 years agoBalaji Srinivasan appears to be leaving Coinbase after serving one year as chief technology officer. In a tweet on May 3rd, Balaji Srinivasan announced he “taking a bit of time off” from his role as CTO at Coinbase. That said, the content of his announcement appears to indicate he is leaving Coinbase. 2/2 Coinbase was […]
Brave launches world’s first privacy-focused browser that pays users crypto to view ads Adoption 6 years agoWeb users can now get paid in Basic Attention Token (BAT) for viewing ads as Brave Technologies has launched its long-awaited ad platform which compensates users for watching ads. The new platform which went live today reportedly counts among its advertisers brands like Vice, Home Chef, ConsenSys, Ternio BlockCard, MyCrypto, eToro, BuySellAds, TAP Network, The […]
Five upcoming crypto and blockchain events worth attending People 6 years agoRegardless of how cryptocurrency prices are performing in the open marketplace, there is much going on behind the scenes. Whether its interest from innovative startups, blue-chip companies or national regulators–the blockchain industry is as hot as ever. As such, this year is once again going to be jam-packed with top-grade cryptocurrency and blockchain technology conferences. […]
World’s 250th most visited website reveals BAT contributions—analysis whether Brave browser can replace ads Adoption 6 years agoThe Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based non-profit digital library—reported receiving $2,500 in Basic Attention Token (BAT) tips. The browser’s micro-donations feature has also been endorsed by several other major websites, which could mean a web driven by ads and the sale of user data could become a thing of the past, suggested Archive.org. Brave Creators […]
Coinbase CEO shares select growth metrics, suggests whole crypto industry is growing Exchanges 6 years agoBrian Armstrong shared a series of tweets indicating that multiple divisions of Coinbase were growing, including its Commerce, Earn, and Wallet services. He also suggests that the growth isn’t limited to Coinbase, either, suggesting the entire industry has been growing through the crypto winter. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently released “unaudited” charts of some […]