Exclusive: Coinbase to buy Solana trading platform Vector.fun

The U.S. crypto exchange is on an acquisition spree, recently snapping up derivatives exchange Deribit and the ICO platform Echo.

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Exclusive: Crypto exchange Kraken raises $200 million from Ken Griffin’s Citadel to notch $20 billion valuation

Once skittish about digital assets, Citadel has warmed towards the crypto business in 2025.

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Exclusive: Company behind popular crypto lender Aave to launch app in Apple store that offers high-yield returns

The Aave app will act like a savings account but give users more interest than they’d receive from conventional banks.

17.11.2025 8

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Exclusive: Scaramuccis led $220 million investment in crypto mining firm tied to President’s family—‘Bitcoin transcends politics’

Once a member of Trump’s first administration, Anthony Scaramucci has become a vocal critic of the President.

15.11.2025 10

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New Cash App features let users send and receive stablecoins, pay merchants in Bitcoin

Dorsey, who also cofounded Twitter, has long been a Bitcoin devotee.

13.11.2025 2

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Exclusive: Coinbase and stablecoin startup BVNK call off $2 billion acquisition

BVNK was previously fielding offers from not only Coinbase but Mastercard.

12.11.2025 20

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Exclusive: DeFi founder who graduated Harvard at 18 raises $68 million for crypto trading protocol Lighter

The startup, whose backers include Peter Thiel’s venture firm and Robinhood, is challenging Hyperliquid in the highly competitive market for...

11.11.2025 9

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Exclusive: Stripe-backed startup Tempo leads $25 million raise for crypto infrastructure firm Commonware

This is the high-profile startup’s first venture investment since Tempo was founded this year.

07.11.2025 20

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Exclusive: Crypto venture firm CMT Digital raises $136 million for fourth fund

The Chicago-based company has backed crypto stalwarts like the stablecoin giant Circle and the blockchain-based lender Figure.

05.11.2025 8

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Bitcoin, Ethereum dip after Fed chair hints that 25-point rate cut may be last of 2025

The total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies dropped 1.8% on Wednesday.

30.10.2025 9

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Exclusive: Mastercard poised to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for nearly $2 billion, sources say

The move to acquire the crypto company comes after Mastercard was in talks to acquire another stablecoin startup BVNK for around $2 billion.

29.10.2025 3

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Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao 2 years after the crypto billionaire’s guilty plea

The Binance founder pleaded guilty in 2023 to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering regime.

23.10.2025 3

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Exclusive: Senate Democrats demand top Trump advisor Steve Witkoff provide details on crypto investments, lack of divestment

The President’s special envoy to the Middle East reported in August that he still owned a Trump-linked cryptocurrency.

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The case for including crypto in your 401(k)

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Coinbase, Robinhood down as Amazon outage briefly cripples the internet

Other non-crypto companies affected include Snapchat, Hulu, and McDonald’s.

20.10.2025 10

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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ reaches $50 million deal with DOJ to dismiss tax evasion charges

Roger Ver’s agreement with prosecutors is the latest sign that President Donald Trump’s administration is scaling back its crackdown on crypto.

15.10.2025 5

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Exclusive: Coinbase and Mastercard have both held advanced talks to buy stablecoin startup BVNK for around $2 billion

Stablecoins have become a buzzy sector over the past year amid a red-hot IPO from the stablecoin giant Circle and recently passed legislation in...

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Exclusive: Coinbase and Cruise alums raise $15 million for crypto compliance startup CipherOwl

General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures led the round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Enlight Capital, and others.

09.10.2025 2

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New York Stock Exchange parent company invests $2 billion in Polymarket at $9 billion valuation

The investment follows a previous venture round that reportedly valued the prediction market at more than $1 billion.

08.10.2025 2

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Exclusive: Susquehanna crypto CEO departs to lead $671 million Avalanche treasury company

Another Avalanche vehicle backed by Wall Street personality Anthony Scaramucci launched one week earlier.

01.10.2025 3

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Google releases AI payments protocol that includes support for stablecoins, partners include Coinbase and Salesforce

Big Tech companies believe payments between different AI apps are the newest frontier in fintech.

26.09.2025 3

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Exclusive: Fast-growing crypto and stablecoin startup Zerohash raises $104 million

Interactive Brokers led the round. Other participants included Morgan Stanley, SoFi, and Jump Crypto.

23.09.2025 10

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Crypto traders lose $1.6 billion as sector shows signs of ‘bearish exhaustion’

The total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies was down almost 4% day-over-day to about $3.9 trillion.

22.09.2025 20

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Suspect in Coinbase hack kept data for more than 10,000 customers on her phone, court filing alleges

The lawsuit also said that a Coinbase outsourcer fired human resources employees who were investigating the data breach.

17.09.2025 10

Ben Weiss

Google releases AI payments protocol that includes support for stablecoins, partners include Coinbase and Salesforce

Big Tech companies believe payments between different AI apps are the newest frontier in fintech.

16.09.2025 2

Ben Weiss

Exclusive: Stripe’s head of crypto departs to join Polygon Labs as chief product officer

John Egan played a key role in the development of Stripe’s crypto strategy, including both its acquisition of the stablecoin company Bridge and the...

15.09.2025 4

Ben Weiss

Pantera and Summer Capital raise $1.25 billion to turn neurotech firm into Solana treasury company

The fundraise includes $500 million in on-hand capital and $750 million in warrants that the Solana treasury company may decide to exercise.

15.09.2025 10

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Tether to launch U.S. stablecoin, appoints former Trump crypto guru Bo Hines as CEO of American expansion

Tether tapped the crypto bank Anchorage Digital and its longtime partner Cantor Fitzgerald to issue the token.

12.09.2025 4

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Billionaire Barry Silbert says he hasn’t been this excited about a crypto project since discovering Bitcoin

“In the way that the internet was the world wide web of information, Bittensor is creating the world wide web of intelligence,” said Silbert...

12.09.2025 10

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Blockchain lender Figure soars 30% after Nasdaq debut, nears $6 billion valuation

The IPO is the latest public offering from a crypto company.

11.09.2025 3

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Is there a crypto bubble? Yes, says CEO of $15 billion exchange Kraken

Arjun Sethi said he’s bullish long term but believes we’re in a short-term hype cycle.

11.09.2025 10

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Crypto companies are fighting in a ‘Bachelor’-style frenzy to launch a stablecoin that will power DeFi’s hottest exchange

Industry onlookers believe the fight may impact the bottom line of stablecoin giant Circle.

10.09.2025 3

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Tesla bull Dan Ives now chairs a company hoarding a Sam Altman-linked cryptocurrency. He’s not the only big name to enter the treasury race

Digital asset treasury companies increasingly turn to Wall Street celebrities to stand out in a crowded field.

10.09.2025 10

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Billionaire Justin Sun begs Trump-backed World Liberty Financial to unfreeze $100 million crypto stash

The Chinese crypto tycoon, who is one of the project’s biggest backers, appears to have been blacklisted.

05.09.2025 4

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Trump-backed American Bitcoin mining firm to start trading on Nasdaq today

The company will trade under the ticker ABTC.

03.09.2025 3

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Exclusive: Etherealize raises $40 million to expand Wall Street’s use of Ethereum

Electric Capital and Paradigm led the round, which builds on an earlier grant from Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation.

03.09.2025 10

Ben Weiss

PayPal and General Catalyst lead $18 million investment in AI blockchain startup Kite

The startup wants to make it easier for users, for example, to buy products straight through ChatGPT or other chatbots.

02.09.2025 20

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Elon Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro set to chair $200 million Dogecoin treasury company, say sources

Investors are receiving pitches for a Dogecoin treasury company to invest in the token, according to six sources.

30.08.2025 9

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Crypto hoarding brings a stock pop for small firms—and in some cases shows patterns of possible insider trading

Cancer drug developer MEI Pharma saw its stock almost double in the days before it committed to a crypto treasury strategy.

28.08.2025 4

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Crypto startup M0 raises $40 million to build out stablecoin network

Polychain and Ribbit Capital led the round, with participation from existing investors like Pantera and Bain Capital Crypto.

28.08.2025 10

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Trump media firm raises $6.4 billion to invest in Crypto.com’s digital token, deal includes purchase of Trump stock

The value of the Cronos token soared on news of the deal, which includes a $5 billion credit line and $200 million in cash.

26.08.2025 7

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Small biotech firm plans $400 million Solana purchase as crypto treasury trend spreads

But Multicoin, Galaxy Digital, and Jump Crypto are reportedly in the market to raise another $1 billion raise for another Solana treasury company.

25.08.2025 10

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Ethereum brushes record high after Fed Chair says ‘balance of risks’ is shifting

Investors interpreted Jerome Powell’s remarks as evidence for September rate cuts.

23.08.2025 8

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Bitcoin dips ahead of Fed Chair’s remarks at Jackson Hole

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down almost 5% after notching an all-time high one week ago.

22.08.2025 3

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Meet Trump’s inner crypto circle: Eric, Don Jr.—and a lot of tattoos

In a rare interview, the president’s sons and their crypto punk allies revealed the workings of World Liberty Financial.

21.08.2025 3

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Exclusive: Crypto startup Legion raises $5 million to bring back ICOs—without the scams

Almost a decade ago, the SEC cracked down on founders who sold tokens to retail traders to raise money.

20.08.2025 6

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Exclusive: Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital to tokenize $300 million on Avalanche

The onetime Goldman Sachs executive and White House communications director has been a crypto booster for years.

19.08.2025 4

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Exclusive: Former Goldman Sachs exec heads to crypto startup founded by former Meta engineers

Mustafa Al Niama was head of the Americas division of Goldman Sachs’ digital assets desk.

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Bitcoin hits all-time high before diving 5% on inflation fears

Analysts anticipate the Fed to cut rates in September but wholesale prices rose much more than expected in July.

14.08.2025 10

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Financial firms from Stripe to Circle are building their own blockchains—here’s why

Stripe is developing what it calls Tempo, and Circle announced Tuesday that it’s building a protocol called Arc.

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