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Stripe's stablecoin firm Bridge wins initial approval of national bank trust charter

The U.S. banking license would allow Bridge to issue and manage stablecoins under direct federal oversight.

8 minutes ago

Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'

The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.

27 minutes ago

Markets

Crypto custodian BitGo a potential acquisition target for Wall Street firms, analysts say

Compass Point and Canaccord call BitGo a potential acquisition target and defend the stock despite its weak debut, citing growth in institutional crypto infrastructure.

3 hours ago

Markets

Trading platform eToro shares jump 14% after posting record Q4 profit despite crypto revenue drop

The results were particularly notable given the struggles at peers Robinhood and Coinbase.

4 hours ago

Opinion

The crypto tax reckoning is here

We are officially entering the ‘crypto tax enforcement era’, but the new rules, written by people who don’t understand crypto, could have some big repercussions for the industry as a whole.

4 hours ago

Finance

Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto to acquire BTC Inc and UTXO in $107 million all-stock deal

Some reacted with concerns about dilution for existing shareholders due to the stock price decline and the related-party nature of the transaction.

4 hours ago

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Policy

CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.

4 hours ago

Markets

Bitcoin slips below $67,000 as software stocks continue to plunge

The most important indicator for bitcoin's price direction at the moment is the iShares Tech-Software ETF, and it's down another 3% on Tuesday.

4 hours ago

Finance

Gemini stock falls 10% after it parts ways with COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer months after IPO

Crypto exchange says Marshall Beard, Dan Chen and Tyler Meade are departing effective immediately; Cameron Winklevoss to take on COO duties as board names interim finance and legal chiefs.

5 hours ago