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MicroStrategy sees strong demand for preferred stock plan, raises $563.4 million to fuel more bitcoin purchases

MicroStrategy sees strong demand for preferred sto...

6 months ago 48

Bitcoin and US stocks gain as PCE inflation meets expectations

Bitcoin and US stocks gain as PCE inflation meets ...

6 months ago 25

Uniswap V4 goes live, with swaps rolling out across the next few days

Uniswap V4 goes live, with swaps rolling out acros...

6 months ago 24

Grayscale launches Dogecoin Trust, calling memecoin tool for ‘global financial inclusion’

Grayscale launches Dogecoin Trust, calling memecoi...

6 months ago 25

Purpose Investments files preliminary prospectus for an XRP ETF, aiming to become ‘world’s first’

Purpose Investments files preliminary prospectus f...

6 months ago 27

Stablecoin expansion could drive the next cryptocurrency rally: CryptoQuant

Stablecoin expansion could drive the next cryptocu...

6 months ago 24

Cipher Mining secures $50 million investment from Stargate AI backer SoftBank

Cipher Mining secures $50 million investment from ...

6 months ago 30

Crypto gang jailed for over 76 years after kidnapping and torture in a $124,000 extortion plot

Crypto gang jailed for over 76 years after kidnapp...

6 months ago 31

Elon Musk’s father hopes to raise up to $200 million from memecoin he now endorses: Fortune

Elon Musk’s father hopes to raise up to $200 milli...

6 months ago 33

LayerZero reaches settlement with FTX estate over Alameda deal

LayerZero reaches settlement with FTX estate over ...

6 months ago 27

Investor sues Pump.fun for losses on ‘highly-volatile’ memecoins, alleging securities violations

Investor sues Pump.fun for losses on ‘highly-volat...

6 months ago 26

Ethereum client Geth releases ‘Schwarzschild’ update to fix a vulnerability in previous version

Ethereum client Geth releases ‘Schwarzschild’ upda...

6 months ago 29

Arkansas Senate rejects bill to ban crypto mining near military facilities: report

Arkansas Senate rejects bill to ban crypto mining ...

6 months ago 34

Bitcoin Suisse, Steakhouse Financial and Block Analitica join as validators for oracle provider Chronicle Protocol

Bitcoin Suisse, Steakhouse Financial and Block Ana...

6 months ago 35

US SEC approves Bitwise’s combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF

US SEC approves Bitwise’s combined Bitcoin and Eth...

6 months ago 29

Token burn and merger fuel Bitget token’s 320% rise over the past two months

Token burn and merger fuel Bitget token’s 320% ris...

6 months ago 34

Solana-based ridesharing app Teleport is shutting down

Solana-based ridesharing app Teleport is shutting ...

6 months ago 30

Tether’s USDT stablecoin returns to Bitcoin with Lightning Labs partnership

Tether’s USDT stablecoin returns to Bitcoin with L...

6 months ago 25

Coinbase files to list Solana and Hedera futures on its derivatives trading platform

Coinbase files to list Solana and Hedera futures o...

6 months ago 26

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents seek Trump pardon for their son: report

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents seek Trump pardon for ...

6 months ago 22

NYSE Arca moves to convert Grayscale’s XRP trust as firms push for SEC signoff

NYSE Arca moves to convert Grayscale’s XRP trust a...

6 months ago 23

‘Inevitable collapse’: Trump’s crypto push sparks concern at Paul Singer’s Elliott Management: FT

‘Inevitable collapse’: Trump’s crypto push sparks ...

6 months ago 27

The Daily: ECB President Lagarde rejects bitcoin for Eurozone reserves while the Czech central bank considers it and more

The Daily: ECB President Lagarde rejects bitcoin f...

6 months ago 27

Ross Ulbricht-linked crypto wallets appear to shed $12 million in value on Pump.fun: Arkham

Ross Ulbricht-linked crypto wallets appear to shed...

6 months ago 27

Kraken relaunches staking in US roughly two years after settling SEC charges

Kraken relaunches staking in US roughly two years ...

6 months ago 21

Paradigm co-leads $24 million Series A for ZKP infrastructure startup Irreducible

Paradigm co-leads $24 million Series A for ZKP inf...

6 months ago 23

MicroStrategy is on ‘accelerated track to exceed capital raise targets’ and buy more bitcoin, Mizuho says

MicroStrategy is on ‘accelerated track to exceed c...

6 months ago 25

Crypto PAC Fairshake raises $116 million for 2026 midterms with backing from major industry players: reports

Crypto PAC Fairshake raises $116 million for 2026 ...

6 months ago 26

ECB president Christine Lagarde ‘confident’ bitcoin will not enter EU central bank reserves

ECB president Christine Lagarde ‘confident’ bitcoi...

6 months ago 19

Czech central bank approves proposal to assess investing reserves in bitcoin

Czech central bank approves proposal to assess inv...

6 months ago 20

Apollo and BlackRock-backed Securitize launching access to tokenized credit fund on various chains like Solana, Ethereum

Apollo and BlackRock-backed Securitize launching a...

6 months ago 21

CME Group to introduce options on Bitcoin Friday Futures, which are priced at 1/50th of a bitcoin

CME Group to introduce options on Bitcoin Friday F...

6 months ago 19

Crypto kicks off 2025 with $74 million lost to hacks in January: Immunefi

Crypto kicks off 2025 with $74 million lost to hac...

6 months ago 33

Norway sovereign wealth fund’s indirect bitcoin exposure grows 153% to 3,821 BTC as MicroStrategy holdings surpass $500 million: K33

Norway sovereign wealth fund’s indirect bitcoin ex...

6 months ago 29

Standard Chartered outlines how bitcoin could reach $130,000 in the next two months

Standard Chartered outlines how bitcoin could reac...

6 months ago 16

Trump and Melania memecoins make push for real-world payments in fragrances, sneakers and travel

Trump and Melania memecoins make push for real-wor...

6 months ago 19

JPMorgan says bitcoin has highest correlation with Russell 2000 tech sector

JPMorgan says bitcoin has highest correlation with...

6 months ago 26

Community members rally behind Danny Ryan to become Ethereum Foundation’s next leader in unofficial onchain vote

Community members rally behind Danny Ryan to becom...

6 months ago 36

El Salvador passes bill to revise bitcoin adoption strategy per IMF deal: Reuters

El Salvador passes bill to revise bitcoin adoption...

6 months ago 31

Tesla reports $600 million paper gain from bitcoin holdings in Q4 under new accounting rules

Tesla reports $600 million paper gain from bitcoin...

6 months ago 30

GMCI launches index to track US-based crypto protocols like SOL, DOGE and more

GMCI launches index to track US-based crypto proto...

6 months ago 30

SEC moves closer to decision on Canary Litecoin ETF, asks public for comments

SEC moves closer to decision on Canary Litecoin ET...

6 months ago 24

Banks can serve crypto clients as long as they can manage the risk, Fed Chair Jerome Powell says

Banks can serve crypto clients as long as they can...

6 months ago 29

Fed holds rates steady amid ‘elevated inflation,’ while bitcoin continues to trade flat

Fed holds rates steady amid ‘elevated inflation,’ ...

6 months ago 29

The Daily: Trump Media approves Truth.Fi launch and crypto investments, Robinhood teases bitcoin futures trading and more

The Daily: Trump Media approves Truth.Fi launch an...

6 months ago 23

Sei Foundation launches $65 million DeSci venture fund ‘Sapien Capital’

Sei Foundation launches $65 million DeSci venture ...

6 months ago 21

Research Unlock: The Coalescence of Blockchain, Gaming and AI

Research Unlock: The Coalescence of Blockchain, Ga...

6 months ago 22

US lawmakers press Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick on Tether and illicit finance concerns

US lawmakers press Commerce Secretary nominee Howa...

6 months ago 21

D.E. Shaw takes position in Riot Platforms, joins push to make changes: Reuters

D.E. Shaw takes position in Riot Platforms, joins ...

6 months ago 19

Execution platform Mevvy raises $2.8 million in seed round led by Multicoin Capital

Execution platform Mevvy raises $2.8 million in se...

6 months ago 25