Ripple is advancing its position in digital asset custody with a trademark filing for “Ripple Custody” at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The application was submitted on Feb. 25 but has yet to be assigned to an examiner. The filing aligns with Ripple’s broader strategy to expand into the rapidly growing custody […]
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Converge, expected to launch in Q2, is an Ethereum-compatible blockchain featuring native KYC and custody solutions.
Modeled after Solana's Pump.fun, ODIN-FUN leverages Dfinity's Internet Computer and the Runes protocol while inheriting Bitcoin's security.
Other investors RedotPay's Series A round included HSG, DST Global Partners, Accel and Vertex Ventures, according to a statement.
Amber International Holding's stock began trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday after completing a merger with a public company.
BlackRock's first tokenized fund surpassed Franklin Templeton's BENJI last April and has since overtaken Hashnote's USYC as the largest onchain fund.
Echo allows individual crypto traders to band together and invest collectively in web3 projects, attempting to solve a fragmentation issue for crypto angel investment.
The acquisition is comparable to Stripe's acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge, and MoonPay's financial services will now include enterprise-grade stablecoin offerings.
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, secured its first institutional investment with a $2 billion backing from Abu Dhabi-based investment giant MGX. The deal, announced on March 12, marks the largest investment ever received by a crypto company and the most significant transaction conducted entirely in stablecoins. Strategic growth The investment grants MGX a minority […]
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The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Gnosis, the crypto ecosystem behind some of crypto’s most used and most foundational tools, could help launch a VPN within two years.
The financing MGX's first investment into a crypto and blockchain firm, with MGX also acquiring a minority stake in Binance.
The firm made its first purchase around the time Trump was elected and may made additional bids depending on market conditions.
Strobe Ventures, led by Thomas Klocanas, will double down on early-stage crypto investments with a "high-conviction" strategy.
Integrating an oracle would make it easier to bridge Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane and KKR's onchain funds into DeFi.
Consensys, Yolo Investments and others also participated in the round, bringing Mesh's total funding to date to $120 million.
Axelar Foundation, the nonprofit supporting the growth and adoption of the Axelar Network interoperability protocol, has disclosed strategic AXL token sales worth $30 million.
OpenAI will also become an investor in the AI hyperscaler through the issuance of $350 million worth of CoreWeave stock.
The announcement comes as Movement prepares to launch its mainnet in beta, the latest release for the politically active team.
Trump’s crypto policies, including a strategic bitcoin reserve, have marked a shift, but VCs say key regulatory steps are still needed.
Seismic is building an encrypted blockchain to implement onchain privacy at the app level, going beyond the wallet-level encryption that obscures user balances and identities.
The omni-chain solution, which counts Brevan Howard and Hamilton Lane as early partners, is live on several chains.
The crypto index fund manager counts 'thousands' of financial advisors, family offices and institutional investors as clients, it says.
DoubleZero announced today that its latest $28 million token round was co-led by Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly Capital.
"If you're a seed stage founder working in crypto, fintech or enterprise AI, come talk to us," said Rodolfo Gonzalez.
The IMF said last month that its $1.4 billion deal with El Salvador would confine government purchases of bitcoin.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Paradigm led Across Protocol's token round, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures and others.
Framework Ventures led Infrared's Series A round, with participation from NGC Ventures, Selini Capital and others.
With fresh funding, Flowdesk plans to launch a dedicated crypto credit desk, expand into the UAE, and pursue other initiatives.