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Dapper Labs Exit Marks Latest NFT Policy Shakeup
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Aidan Ryan
· July 12, 2023 9:32 AM PDT
It’s hard to talk about crypto these days without bringing up regulation in the U.S., specifically, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent crackdown on top crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase. Where does this leave NFTs? The SEC has gone after exchanges and other crypto companies by alleging that most crypto tokens they...
It’s hard to talk about crypto these days without bringing up regulation in the U.S.,...
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Checking in on Crypto’s Most Promising Startups
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Akash Pasricha
· July 5, 2023 9:01 AM PDT
Can you believe it? We’re already halfway through 2023! To mark the occasion, Aidan Ryan and I caught up with our 2022 list of the most promising startups in crypto, first published in October, to see how they’ve held up.In an industry that has undergone a tremendous transformation, with collapses like FTX and BlockFi and the SEC cracking down...
Can you believe it? We’re already halfway through 2023! To mark the occasion, Aidan Ryan and I...
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Big Winners of the Bitcoin Boom; FTX’s Messy Web
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Aidan Ryan
· June 28, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
Bitcoin is having a moment. Since the start of June, the most popular cryptocurrency by market capitalization has surged 12%. That jump has coincided with traditional financial firms, which have long been wary of crypto, embracing bitcoin in a big way. BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, applied for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund...
Bitcoin is having a moment. Since the start of June, the most popular cryptocurrency by market...
SEC Case Hamstrings Binance.US
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Aidan Ryan
· June 21, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
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SEC Case Hamstrings Binance.US
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Aidan Ryan
· June 21, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
What does the future of Binance.US look like? The crypto exchange, founded as a U.S. offshoot of Binance in 2019, is in a precarious situation after the Securities and Exchange Commission sued both exchanges and their founder, Changpeng Zhao, for securities violations earlier this month. The allegations included that Binance and Zhao commingled...
What does the future of Binance.US look like? The crypto exchange, founded as a U.S. offshoot of...
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Why a Ripple Win Isn’t a Free Pass for Coinbase
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Aidan Ryan
· June 14, 2023 10:00 AM PDT ·
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In the week since the Securities and Exchange Commission filed its lawsuit against Coinbase, buzz has been building in the crypto community about another case that could derail the security regulator’s sweeping crackdown.Ripple Labs has been locked in its own battle with the SEC since 2020 over whether $1.3 billion in sales of xrp, the token...
In the week since the Securities and Exchange Commission filed its lawsuit against Coinbase, buzz...
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Breaking Down the SEC’s Double Whammy
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Aidan Ryan
· June 7, 2023 9:30 AM PDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission started the week off with a one-two punch, filing lawsuits against Binance on Monday and Coinbase on Tuesday. The sweeping lawsuits shared some key charges, including that each company operates an unregistered securities exchange, but the Binance lawsuit contained other damning allegations,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission started the week off with a one-two punch, filing lawsuits...
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MoonPay Is Trying to Reinvent Itself
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Aidan Ryan
· May 31, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
In case you missed it, I scooped Tuesday that insiders at MoonPay, including its DJ-turned-CEO Ivan Soto-Wright, sold $150 million worth of shares in a secondary transaction as part of its $555 million November 2021 funding round. And a few weeks after the Series A announcement, Soto-Wright bought a $38 million Miami Beach estate that was...
In case you missed it, I scooped Tuesday that insiders at MoonPay, including its DJ-turned-CEO ...
The Volatility of Crypto Customer Loyalty
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Akash Pasricha
· May 24, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
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The Volatility of Crypto Customer Loyalty
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Akash Pasricha
· May 24, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
Crypto fans are freaking out! What else is new? Over the past week, the crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger came under fire for a product update that customers worried could jeopardize the safety of their digital assets. That prompted an apology from the company over how the change was communicated. And this is a familiar rhythm for crypto...
Crypto fans are freaking out! What else is new? Over the past week, the crypto hardware wallet...
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Why Bakkt Delisting Tokens is a Big Deal for Fintechs
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Aidan Ryan
· May 17, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
A behind-the-scenes crypto company is roiling crypto trading apps. In case you missed it, I scooped on Friday that Bakkt is delisting three-fourths of the crypto tokens supported by Apex Crypto, a custody and clearing service the company bought last month. These companies aren’t exactly household names, but their services help power crypto...
A behind-the-scenes crypto company is roiling crypto trading apps. In case you missed it, I ...
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Memecoin Rally Could Bode Well for Bitcoin Network Startups
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Akash Pasricha
· May 10, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
Over the past few months, crypto fans have been fixated on a pair of new tools that allow them to trade NFTs and create new tokens using bitcoin’s underlying blockchain network. That has sparked a surge in trading of Bitcoin-based digital artwork collections including BTC DeGods, Bitcoin Wizards, Bitcoin Punks and Bitcoin Pizzas. There’s...
Over the past few months, crypto fans have been fixated on a pair of new tools that allow them to...
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A Reality Check for Blockchain Infrastructure
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Aidan Ryan
· May 3, 2023 9:00 AM PDT ·
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These days it seems like crypto venture capitalists can’t stop talking about blockchain infrastructure. But that doesn’t mean everyone is all in on the idea.Many VCs have been pulling back from flashy consumer startups following the blowup of FTX, favoring safer bets on software that helps power the back end of blockchains. But Alok Vasudev,...
These days it seems like crypto venture capitalists can’t stop talking about blockchain...
Coinbase, Gemini Can’t Resist Overseas Derivatives
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Akash Pasricha
· April 26, 2023 9:04 AM PDT
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Coinbase, Gemini Can’t Resist Overseas Derivatives
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Akash Pasricha
· April 26, 2023 9:04 AM PDT
Crypto exchanges based in the U.S. are wading further into overseas markets. Late last week, Winklevoss-founded exchange Gemini said it will soon launch a crypto derivatives trading platform outside the U.S. called Gemini Foundation, confirming our scoop from last month. The first product it will sell—a perpetual futures contract—is a crypto fan...
Crypto exchanges based in the U.S. are wading further into overseas markets. Late last week,...
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Chia Network’s IPO Pitch: It's Just Another Software Company
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Akash Pasricha
· April 19, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
Initial public offerings of any kind are notable these days, given that few IPOs have happened for more than a year. A crypto IPO is even more ambitious, given the regulatory crackdown on the industry. Despite all that, blockchain development company Chia Network, Inc. says it’s gearing up to go public. The company announced on Friday it...
Initial public offerings of any kind are notable these days, given that few IPOs have happened...
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Crypto VC Funding Slows to a Crawl
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Aidan Ryan
· April 12, 2023 9:00 AM PDT
It’s not just in your head—our deals section has been thinner as of late, and recent data on venture funding for crypto startups show why.Crypto and blockchain startups raised just $900 million in the first quarter, according to PitchBook data on announced deals, down 87% from the same period in 2022 and the smallest haul since the fourth...
It’s not just in your head—our deals section has been thinner as of late, and recent data on...
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Winners and Losers of the Stablecoin Shakeout
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Aidan Ryan
· April 5, 2023 9:08 AM PDT
Stablecoins have been in the spotlight recently, thanks to regulatory crackdowns and chaos in the traditional financial sector, and investors have been pulling money out of some stablecoins at a staggering pace. To recap what’s been going on: The New York State Department of Financial Services in February ordered Paxos to stop issuing the ...
Stablecoins have been in the spotlight recently, thanks to regulatory crackdowns and chaos in the...
Unpacking the Latest Binance Exodus; Infrastructure is Crypto’s Hottest Trend
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Aidan Ryan
· March 29, 2023 9:01 AM PDT
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Unpacking the Latest Binance Exodus; Infrastructure is Crypto’s Hottest Trend
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Aidan Ryan
· March 29, 2023 9:01 AM PDT
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission kicked off the week in a massive way with its lawsuit against Binance, which charged the global crypto exchange with violating U.S. derivatives trading laws. A lawsuit full of juicy details and internal messages is never good, especially just a week after Binance ended a price cut that had boosted trading...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission kicked off the week in a massive way with its lawsuit...
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The Best and Worst Time for Coinbase
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Aidan Ryan
· March 22, 2023 1:00 PM PDT
Bitcoin has been on a tear in recent days following the collapse of banks including crypto-friendly Silvergate and Signature. Crypto bulls take the bitcoin rally as a sign investors are seeking a safe haven in crypto, while skeptics are pointing out the gains likely have more to do with macro trends like inflation and interest rates. ...
Bitcoin has been on a tear in recent days following the collapse of banks including...
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Circle CEO on Where Crypto Goes After Bank ‘Whack-a-mole’
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Akash Pasricha
· March 15, 2023 2:09 PM PDT
“Whack-a-mole of banking activity.”That was how Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire described the current crypto banking climate, when I caught up with him Wednesday. And he’s right! Over just a few short days, crypto-focused banks Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank and startup favorite Silicon Valley Bank all collapsed. While Silicon Valley Bank had...
“Whack-a-mole of banking activity.”That was how Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire described the current...
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VCs Step in as Silvergate Woes Send Crypto Startups Scrambling
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Aidan Ryan
· March 8, 2023 1:00 PM PST ·
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Is crypto about to be unbankable? Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate is teetering, saying last week it could be left “less than well capitalized” after a run on deposits and shutting off its Silvergate Exchange Network payments system for crypto companies and big traders. The bank had been suffering from significant withdrawals following the...
Is crypto about to be unbankable? Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate is teetering, saying last...
Crypto VCs Aren’t Celebrating This Rally Just Yet
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Akash Pasricha
· March 1, 2023 5:10 PM PST ·
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Crypto VCs Aren’t Celebrating This Rally Just Yet
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Akash Pasricha
· March 1, 2023 5:10 PM PST ·
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Here are some staggering numbers for you. Year to date, bitcoin is up 43%, ether is up 39%, and Coinbase shares are up more than 92%. In fact, Coinbase is now trading around 5 times its projected next 12 month sales, up from 2.1 times when 2023 began, according to Koyfin. Where’s all this coming from?It turns out, startups and venture...
Here are some staggering numbers for you. Year to date, bitcoin is up 43%, ether is up 39%, and...
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