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Son of pro-crypto Senator Kirsten Gillibrand raises $30 million to launch a derivatives exchange
The 22-year-old son of a crypto-friendly senator plans to launch his own exchange for a type…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s pardon faces bipartisan pushback in Congress: ‘Keep him locked up’
Two senators don’t want Sam Bankman-Fried out of prison. On Wednesday, Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and…
UFC fighters at the White House got Trump family stablecoins—and a legal gap makes it possible
Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250 spectacle on the White House South Lawn resulted in record…
Animoca Brands cofounder Yat Siu argues Asia will fuse AI and the blockchain before the West does
As the West is increasingly polarized between “capitalism and anti-capitalism,” Animoca Brands cofounder Yat Siu thinks…
Meet the Fortune Crypto 100: A ranking of the very best companies in blockchain
In 2010, “crypto” consisted of the Bitcoin blockchain and a motley group of visionaries, builders, and…
Sam Bankman-Fried formally files for pardon—but White House reiterates FTX cofounder’s odds are slim
Convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried formally submitted a pardon request with the Department of Justice, but…
Morpho raises $175 million in a round led by a16z crypto, Paradigm, and Ribbit Capital
Paul Frambot has a message for the “suits” at traditional financial institutions. “I think TradFi is…
How Michael Saylor’s preferred stock gamble could trigger a death spiral for Strategy
By late last week, the sudden drop in Bitcoin’s price was crushing shares of Strategy, controlled…
Variant raises new $222 million fund focused on ‘autonomy’
Venture capitalist Jesse Walden made his name as a crypto investor—a job he says will disappear…
Why Amy Lee, the niece of Singapore’s first prime minister, helped launch a crypto-friendly bank
When Amy Lee retired from a four-decade-long career in law and finance in 2020, she felt…
Mecka AI raises $60 million to train robots with human data sourced from body sensors and iPhones
Data is the oil of the AI boom—and the startup Mecka AI hopes to tap the…
Binance adds U.S. stocks in ‘super app’ push, plans to launch tokenized shares
Binance, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Monday that its users will be able to…
Billionaire Mark Cuban says bye-bye Bitcoin: Why he is ‘disappointed’ by crypto
For years, Mark Cuban was one of crypto’s most high profile evangelists. After overcoming his initial…
A strip club scandal at a major crypto industry event triggers sponsor backlash
Crypto firms are rushing to distance themselves from a controversial party that capped a major industry …
Kraken to let customers cash out crypto at MoneyGram locations in more than 100 countries
Crypto transfers are typically instant and seamless—unless, that is, users want to convert their digital currency…