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Nasdaq-Listed Crypto Firm Sued, Accused of Defrauding Investors With Fake Bitcoin Mining Business
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company. The suit cites a report claiming that the business is “completely fraudulent,” with nonexistent bitcoin mining operations. Lawsuit Alleges Crypto Firm’s Bitcoin Mining Business Is...
Retail traders, not hotshots like MicroStrategy, made Bitcoin in 2020
Without the global retail trader base, the Bitcoin market would not be what it is today: The investment champion of 2020. The twists and turns of 2020 made it arguably the best year on record to be a trader, especially if you were involved in cryptocurrencies. May’s...
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Polychain’s Olaf Carlson-Wee breaks down the maturation of the DEX market
Decentralized exchanges have been growing at breakneck speed, with volume surging to nearly $40 billion for January 2021 — the highest level ever reported. Just a year ago, DEX-based trading was almost non-existent, data from The Block indicates. In January 2020, a...
Why crypto Twitter’s latest anonymous sensation is so into DeFi
Quick Take There’s a new DeFi whale in town and it’s taking Crypto Twitter by storm. @0x_b1, whose handle is a reference to an Ethereum address worth over $300 million, has gotten recent buzz for its commentary on various DeFi projects. The Block interviewed the...
Registration statement filed for new bitcoin exchange-traded fund from Valkyrie
A registration statement for a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Valkyrie Digital Assets, public records show. The firm, a subsidiary of Valkyrie Investments, filed to register the Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, a trust that will hold physical bitcoin (which will be...
British police partner with Komainu to custody confiscated crypto-assets
A custody firm established by Nomura, CoinShares and Ledger has won a bid to safeguard cryptocurrency confiscated by British police. The Derbyshire Constabulary, on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Cybercrime Programme, has partnered with Komainu – the...
Coinbase to offer secondary market for private shares ahead of public stock listing
Coinbase — the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. — alerted shareholders that the firm would launch a secondary market for its private stock on Nasdaq Private Market. The move comes ahead of the firm's much-anticipated public market debut. Coinbase, which...
iSTOX raised $50 million in Series A funding round
Digital securities platform iSTOX announced this week that it closed a Series A funding round, garnering a total of $50 million. Two major Japanese investors participated in the round: Japan Investment Corporation Venture Growth Investments (JIC-VGI) and Development...