Decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Zerion is building out its team with a $2 million investment from venture capital firms Placeholder, Blockchain.com Ventures and Gnosis. According to a press release,…
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Crypto Exchange Upbit Confirms Theft of $49M in Ether – CoinDesk
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has lost cryptocurrency worth $49 million, the exchange has confirmed. Upbit’s CEO said in a blog post at 9:00 UTC on Wednesday that an…
Ripple Finalizes $50 Million MoneyGram Investment – CoinDesk
Payments startup Ripple has completed the acquisition of its $50 million stake in remittance platform MoneyGram, the companies announced Monday. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and…
1 Gigawatt Bitcoin Mine Under Construction in Texas Would Dwarf Bitmain’s
The $150 million bitcoin mine could become the world’s largest – surpassing Bitmain’s, whose own mega mining operation is in the same Texas town.
Promoting a New Token? Satoshi’s Treasure Wants You to Gamify It
Satoshi’s Treasure, a global hunt for keys to a $1 million bitcoin prize, may offer a model for gamifying token issuance.
Blockchain Capital Leads $25M Funding Round for Libra Member Bison Trails
Bison Trails has secured a $25.5 million Series A round led by Blockchain Capital to develop the firm’s infrastructure services.
DeFi Startup Compound Finance Raises $25 Million Series A Led by A16z – CoinDesk
Lending protocol Compound Finance just raised $25 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto fund, marking one of the largest venture capital investments in a decentralized…
A Bitcoin Treasure Hunt Is Coming to College Campuses This Fall – CoinDesk
The buzzy scavenger hunt for $1 million worth of bitcoin, Satoshi’s Treasure, is coming this fall to nearly two-dozen college campuses worldwide. The game is operated by a small,…
This ICO Startup Didn’t Die During Crypto Winter. It Has DAI to Thank – CoinDesk
The Takeaway: Monolith turned a $16.9 million ICO into $25 million-worth of assets by riding the bull market of 2017 then taking out DAI loans. This DAI strategy is…
$19 Million: Ethereum Foundation to Fund Work on 2.0 Upgrade, Plasma and More – CoinDesk
The Ethereum Foundation detailed Tuesday how an estimated $30 million will be spent by the organization on key projects within the ethereum ecosystem. The group said that $19 million…