Paradigm has led a $50 million Series A round for decentralized AI startup Nous Research, bringing its token valuation to $1 billion.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
XRP is arguably a natural expansion for the CME given that its $127 billion market cap, making it the fourth-largest token.
Theo, builds trading infrastructure for institutions, announced it raised a total of $20 million in financing across two rounds.
Up to 75% of the fund's capital is expected to go toward Solana-based projects, RockawayX's Samantha Bohbot told The Block.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Twenty One will go public through a SPAC merger with a $3.6 billion BTC treasury, the third-largest among publicly-traded firms.
Paradigm-backed Symbiotic has raised $29 million to expand from restaking into a broader "universal staking" platform.
Bitdeer Technologies opened a $200 million credit facility earlier this month with Matrix Finance, also founded by Jihan Wu.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The ETFs are expected to launch later this year, comprising various digital assets and securities with a "Made in America" focus.
South Korea's central bank says it will 'actively participate' in stablecoin legislation development and GSR helps a consumer products firm establish a SOL treasury.
Most crypto liquid funds are deep in the red this year — but a flight to fundamentals is underway — investors told The Block.
Auradine's Series C funding round includes $138 million in equity and $15 million in venture debt, CEO Rajiv Khemani told The Block.
The collaboration aims to leverage Bleap's technology to enable other wallet providers to integrate with Mastercard's payments network.
Securitize has acquired a crypto-centered fund administration company out of the MG Stover for an undisclosed amount.
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has strategically invested in Fizen Limited to support the broader adoption of stablecoins and self-custody solutions. The deal, announced on April 15, did not disclose the financial details but aligns with Tether’s broader goal of promoting financial inclusion through blockchain technology. Boosting stablecoin payments According to […]
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This latest allocation represents Sky’s deepening commitments to diversifying its exposure to DeFi and the RWA space.
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Treehouse Finance has raised fresh funding at a $400 million token valuation to expand its DeFi fixed-income platform.
Kraken is expanding into traditional finance by launching access to over 11,000 US-listed stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to an April 14 statement. The crypto trading firm revealed that its users can now trade equities commission-free through Kraken Securities LLC, a newly launched FINRA-regulated arm of the exchange. The service is available to residents […]
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Dashjr is staunchly against Bitcoin applications like inscriptions and attempts to filter those transactions via the OCEAN mining pool.
Laser Digital said it wasn't involved in MANTRA's crash on Sunday and denied sending millions in OM tokens to OKX.
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw $127 million in net outflows and the Bitcoin life insurance firm Meanwhile raised $40 million in Series A financing.
"We see a great opportunity in the market for liquid tokens when you look at current valuations," Node Capital's Amos Meiri told The Block.
Based in Bermuda, Meanwhile offers a "BTC Whole Life" insurance product, which is a "whole life" insurance plan that's based in bitcoin.
Magic Eden is acquiring crypto trading app Slingshot to expand beyond NFTs and challenge centralized exchanges (CEX) with a fully on-chain trading experience, according to an April 9 press release. The acquisition marks a shift for Magic Eden, which built its name as a leading digital asset and NFT marketplace. Now, the company is aiming […]
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Binance plans to launch the reward-bearing margin asset LDUSDT for its futures platform and the former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith gets out of prison on parole.
The move signals Magic Eden's push beyond NFTs and into broader token trading — aiming to compete directly with centralized exchanges.