Business

Bitcoin Mining

Bitfarms Increases Revenue by Almost 400% in Q2

The crackdown on crypto mining in China has helped the results and outlook for the Canadian bitcoin mining firm.

Business  ·  16 August 2021
Social Media

TikTok Picks Streaming Service Audius to Power New ‘Sounds’ Library

Artists on Audius will be able to upload original music as “TikTok Sounds.”

Business  ·  16 August 2021
Twitter

Twitter Picks Crypto Developer Jay Graber to Run Decentralized Social Media Wing

Bluesky's new leader has worked on Zcash and more.

Business  ·  16 August 2021
Human Protocol

Human Protocol Is Bringing ‘CAPTCHA to Earn’ to Ethereum

Not as fun as “play to earn” but hey, it’s something.

Business  ·  16 August 2021
Blockchain

Former Apple CEO Gil Amelio Joins Cirus Blockchain Project as Adviser

The blockchain-powered data-ownership project said the veteran tech executive would help Cirus reach more users.

Business  ·  16 August 2021
Coinbase

Chip Giant Intel Owns Coinbase Shares: Report

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company appears to have purchased the shares in its Q2 ending June 26.

Business  ·  13 August 2021
Acquisitions

Polygon Merges With Hermez Network in $250M Deal

This is the first complete merger of one blockchain network into another.

Business  ·  13 August 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Marathon Digital Shares Rise as Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates

The bitcoin miner's stock has more than tripled this year.

Business  ·  13 August 2021
NFTs

Polygon’s New Gaming Studio Launches With Cricket NFT Platform

Rario already has a pair of international cricket leagues signed on.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Ethereum Mining

Ethereum Miners Make Multimillion-Dollar Bet on Upgrade Delay

Major mining machine makers like Bitmain are building more specialized machines for Ethereum mining.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Taxes

Crypto Tax and Accounting Platform Bitwave Raises $7.25M

Blockchain Capital led the firm's seed round as VC bets on crypto tax plays pick up steam.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally

If DAOs are basically a "group chat with a bank account," they're going to need more tooling to go mainstream, say Tally's founders.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
IRS

TaxBit Raises $130M Series B at $1.33B Valuation

It's the second major funding round for the tax software firm this year.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

Dune Analytics, Home of DIY Data Dashboards, Raises $8M in USV-Led Series A

Dune lets anyone with on-chain know-how share their data creations with the world.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Germany

Galaxy Digital Hires SIX’s Tim Grant to Lead Europe Expansion

Grant says the business focus will be on Switzerland and Germany, with an influence campaign planned for Europe’s newer crypto bastions.

Business  ·  12 August 2021