Business

DeFi

DeFi Exchange SushiSwap Builds on Avalanche as Part of $180M Incentive Program

The projects are committing $15 million in liquidity mining incentives over the next three months.

Business  ·  24 August 2021
Galaxy Digital

Galaxy Taps Alerian for New Suite of Crypto Indexes

"Our data now spans far more of the crypto and blockchain ecosystem," said Galaxy's Steve Kurz.

Business  ·  24 August 2021
MicroStrategy

Saylor’s MicroStrategy Buys Another $177M of Bitcoin

The business intelligence firm is buying bitcoin again after a brief lull.

Business  ·  24 August 2021
DeFi

DeFi Adoption Is Still Far From Mainstream: Chainalysis

A new report from the blockchain-sleuthing firm says DeFi has been "powered by experienced cryptocurrency traders and investors."

Business  ·  24 August 2021
Tezos

Swiss Financial Trio to Offer Institutions Tokenized Assets on Tezos

Crypto Finance, InCore Bank and Inacta have joined forces to create regulated financial products on Tezos.

Business  ·  24 August 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Riot Blockchain Reports Record Q2 Results

The bitcoin mining company reported revenue and sales results that beat analyst estimates for the second quarter.

Business  ·  23 August 2021
FTX

FTX Signs $17.5M Deal to Sponsor UC-Berkeley Athletic Department

Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange has signed its first college sports sponsorship deal, with the payment in this case to be made in crypto.

Business  ·  23 August 2021
Hacks

Liquid Exchange Hacker Covers Tracks by Sending $20M to ETH Mixer

Other portions of the stolen $90 million have ended up at Uniswap, Huobi, Binance and Poloniex, blockchain data shows.

Business  ·  21 August 2021
Options

Tapiero’s 10T Holdings, Akuna Capital Buy $100M Stake in Bitcoin Options Exchange Deribit

The transaction occurred on the secondary market; Deribit declined to state its current valuation.

Business  ·  20 August 2021
Ethereum Mining

Mineros de Ethereum hacen una apuesta multimillonaria por el retraso de las actualizaciones

Los principales fabricantes de equipamiento minero, como Bitmain, están construyendo herramientas más especializadas para la minería de Ethereum.

Business  ·  20 August 2021
Sports

NFT-Focused Topps Abandons Plan to Go Public in SPAC Merger

The longtime trading card company pulled out of its deal following the loss of its exclusive contract to make cards for Major League Baseball.

Business  ·  20 August 2021
Kazakhstan

Chinese Miner The9 Signs Joint Venture for Crypto Mining Plant in Kazakhstan

The plant will be able to provide up to 200MW of power by the end of 2022.

Business  ·  20 August 2021
Argo Blockchain

Argo Blockchain Files for Nasdaq Share Listing

Details of the proposed offering, such as the price range and number of shares on offer, have yet to be determined.

Business  ·  20 August 2021
Bitcoin

Compass Mining Says Chase Shut Down Bank Accounts Without Warning

The accounts held about 7% of the company's cash.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
Hiring

Lloyds Banking Group Is Looking to Hire a Digital Currency Manager

The manager will look to develop business and investments around digital currencies, among other responsibilities.

Business  ·  19 August 2021