GSR moves to build one stop crypto capital markets platform with $57M acquisition
GSR has acquired Autonomous and Architech in a $57 million deal, according to a company announcement, as the crypto trading...
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Robinhood Ventures Fund I invests in Stripe and ElevenLabs
Robinhood Ventures Fund I, Robinhood’s first publicly traded closed-end venture fund, has invested in payments giant Stripe and artificial intelligence...
Mastercard to acquire stablecoin firm BVNK for up to $1.8B
Global financial services giant Mastercard announced Tuesday it has reached a deal to buy BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider,...
PayPal expanding PYUSD stablecoin access to 70 countries: Report
PayPal is expanding access to its stablecoin PYUSD to 70 countries, including regions across South America, Africa, and Asia, whereas...
Ethereum Foundation’s Updated Mission Statement Triggers Community-Wide Discussion
Key TakeawaysSkeptics Point to Absence of Concrete Business StrategyAdvocates Celebrate Constitutional Clarification of Mission (more…)
Ironlight raises $21M to expand regulated infrastructure for tokenized securities
Ironlight Group has raised $21 million in a Series A round to expand infrastructure for tokenized securities, joining a rapidly...
Crypto wealth manager Abra to list on Nasdaq in blockbuster $750 million merger
Abra, a digital asset wealth management platform, will transition into a publicly traded company through a merger with New Providence...
BlockFills files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending withdrawals and deposits
Crypto trading platform BlockFills announced today that it has entered Chapter 11 after the company suspended trading and withdrawals amid...
Elon Musk removes more xAI founders during restructuring ahead of potential IPO
Elon Musk has forced out additional xAI co-founders and employees as the startup reorganizes after being acquired by his aerospace...
Ex-JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort traders launch crypto prop platform
Velotrade, a Hong Kong-based firm founded by former institutional derivatives traders from JPMorgan and Dresdner Kleinwort, has unveiled its funded...
Trump to speak at exclusive crypto and business conference at Mar-a-Lago next month
President Donald Trump is set to headline a limited-access crypto and business conference at Mar-a-Lago on April 25, 2026, featuring...
Eightco Holdings shares swing after $125M funding round led by Bitmine and ARK Invest
Eightco Holdings (ORBS) shares swung sharply after the company announced a $125 million funding round led by Bitmine and ARK...
Tim Draper-backed Ark Labs secures $5.2 million from Tether and investors to scale Bitcoin infrastructure
Ark Labs, a Bitcoin infrastructure startup backed by Tim Draper, has secured $5.2 million in seed funding to build a...
OP Labs cuts 20 employees as Ethereum L2 developer narrows strategic focus
OP Labs, the development company behind the Ethereum layer 2 network Optimism, has let go of 20 employees as part...
Ripple Labs launches $750M share buyback, valuing firm at $50B
Ripple Labs has launched a share buyback program that would value the company at roughly $50 billion, reinforcing its position...
