Business

NFTs

Tom Brady’s NFT Platform Autograph Partners With Lionsgate and DraftKings

Brady's platform has also signed exclusive NFT deals with fellow iconic sports stars Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, Derek Jeter, Naomi Osaka and Tony Hawk.

Business  ·  21 July 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Now Have a Tool to Verify Their Machines’ Hashrate

Data for independent ASIC operators is still fairly splintered in terms of transparency. Compass and Navier are hoping to provide a fix.

Business  ·  21 July 2021
Fintech

Crypto-Friendly Investment Search Engine Vincent Raises $6M

June saw a downtick for crypto plays on the platform but the risk-tolerant are still seeking out the sector, said Vincent CEO Slava Rubin.

Business  ·  21 July 2021
BNY Mellon

BNY Mellon Follows State Street in Backing New Crypto Trading Platform: Report

BNY Mellon and State Street join four other firms in backing the platform.

Business  ·  21 July 2021
Dogecoin

S&P Crypto Index Has 243 Coins. DOGE Is Not One of Them

The index company's Broad Digital Market tracker dives deep – very deep – into the digital asset universe, CoinDesk found.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
Europe

Bank of America Is Clearing Crypto ETPs for Hedge Funds in Europe: Sources

The bank’s prime brokerage unit is said to be allowing clients to access various crypto exchange-traded products.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
FTX

FTX Crypto Exchange Valued at $18B in $900M Funding Round

Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange is bringing on the largest funding round in crypto history to fuel expansion.

Business  ·  20 July 2021

Titan Raises $58M in Series B Round Led by A16z

The company is a mobile-first investment platform that allows clients to have their capital actively managed in long-term strategies.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
DeFi

DeFi Derivatives Protocol Vega Raises $43M in CoinList Token Sale

Some 21,000 unique participants took part in the offering.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
Banking

Silvergate Took $4.3B in Deposits From Digital Currency Customers in Q2

The majority of the bank’s new deposits came from cryptocurrency exchange clients.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
Stablecoins

Circle Reveals Assets Backing USDC Stablecoin

Crypto's No. 2 stablecoin is backed mostly – 61% – by cash and cash equivalents. Here's what comprises the rest.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
Venture Capital

CoinFund Targets ‘Early Mainstream Adoption’ With $83M Venture Fund

The six-year-old crypto VC firm has headlined seven fundraising rounds so far this year.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
DeFi

Rolexes in DeFi? NFT Marketplace 4K Raises $3M to Combine NFTs and Luxury Goods

4K aims to bring NFTs of vault-stored valuables into the world of decentralized finance.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
China

Alibaba’s E-Commerce Website Taobao to Include NFT Arts in Its Maker Festival

NEAR Protocol teams up with a Chinese artist to sell NFTs in the Taobao Maker Festival.

Business  ·  17 July 2021
DeFi

Terra Attracts $150M for DeFi Ecosystem Fund

The decentralized stablecoin project is rapidly gaining momentum.

Business  ·  16 July 2021