Across Protocol posted a temp check proposal exploring a shift to a private company, where ACX tokenholders could exchange tokens for equity.
The sports betting integrity platform will use Vergence AI engine to help screen for anomalies like manipulation and insider activity in real-time.
The fundraising push arrives amid escalating regulatory and political headwinds and mounting insider trading allegations linked to geopolitical contracts.
The approval places Strike among a small group of firms authorized to operate in the state under NYDFS supervision.
Cyclops wants to help payments companies offer stablecoin settlement to merchants without blockchain infrastructure.
Core Scientific has already sold around $175 million in bitcoin as the company accelerates its pivot toward AI-focused data centers.
t54 Labs has raised $5 million in a seed round from Anagram, Franklin Templeton, Ripple and other investors.
TBD, co-founded by former dYdX team members, has raised $3 million in a seed round co-led by CMT Digital and ParaFi.
MoonPay has unveiled MoonPay Agents, a non-custodial layer that lets AI agents create wallets, fund accounts and transact autonomously.
Kalshi removed its X affiliate badges after the platform tightened rules restricting affiliate promotions tied to gambling-related content.
Backpack said users who stake its token for a year will have the opportunity to exchange them for equity in the company.
The onchain analytics startup, launched in early 2021, raised a $1.25 million seed round and a $4 million seed extension.
Stablecoin use in everyday spending, cross-border work, and savings allocation is growing rapidly among crypto-savvy consumers.
Wintermute has launched institutional tokenized gold trading as the $5.4 billion sector surges 80% in three months.
Bitcoin miner Cango has closed a $10.5 million equity investment and secured an additional $65 million in commitments as it pivots toward AI.
Ripple has partnered with Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional funds on the XRP Ledger, expanding its institutional footprint in Europe.
Circle Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in decentralized trading platform edgeX ahead of the project’s planned token launch.
Cango sold 4,451 BTC for about $305 million to repay a bitcoin-backed loan and support its AI infrastructure push.
The cuts come less than a year after the company laid off 931 employees in March 2025, and ahead of its Q4 earnings report on Feb. 26.
A 1% stake in Kalshi is worth $110 million based on the company's latest $11 billion valuation, but Kalshi did not disclose the exact size of the deal.
TD Cowen analysts said Strategy remains structurally positioned to endure a prolonged bitcoin downturn despite MSTR's pullback.
Polymarket users have wagered over $2 million on whether UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves office in 2026.
TRM Labs has reached unicorn status after closing a $70 million funding round that values the crypto crime-fighting startup at $1 billion.
YC's Nemil Dalal told The Block that funding will be in USDC across major blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Base, and Solana.
The analysts outlined three crypto-driven bear case scenarios while reiterating their view that the crypto cycle could recover in 2026.
Zama rolled out its ZAMA token while debuting Total Value Shielded, a new privacy metric, after encrypting over $121 million on Ethereum.
The Sheikh has pushed to buy high-powered AI chips from the U.S. for a startup that he owns, and secured the chips months after acquiring the stake.
Flying Tulip, a new DeFi platform founded by Andre Cronje, has raised additional capital through a mix of private and public token sales.
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The company plans to deploy the fresh capital toward yield vaults, onchain trading expansion, and growth across Latin America and Europe.