Recent stories about Crypto

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Crypto VCs Revert to What’s Safe: Blockchain’s Building Blocks

By Akash Pasricha · March 28, 2023 6:00 AM PDT · 1 comment

Mention the term “blockchain infrastructure” at a party and you’re likely to meet blank looks. Unless, that is, you’re hanging out with a group of crypto venture capitalists. As investors have pulled back from high-profile crypto names, unnerved by the collapse of firms like FTX, the appeal of crypto infrastructure, or... Mention the term “blockchain infrastructure” at a party and you’re likely to...

SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Photo by Bloomberg.

Regulators Take a Big Swing at Crypto—and Executives Vow to Fight Back

By Aidan Ryan · Feb. 15, 2023 3:00 PM PST · 3 comments

Here come the regulators. Right after I was last in your inbox, the crypto exchange Kraken announced it would shut down its staking services in the U.S. It also agreed to a $30 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over its staking services, which the agency alleged was offered and sold as an unregistered security.... Here come the regulators. Right after I was last in your inbox, the crypto exchange Kraken...

Art by Mike Sullivan

Bankrupt Crypto Lenders Aren't a Blockchain Problem

By Akash Pasricha · July 6, 2022 2:31 PM PDT

Crypto has been really quiet this week (sarcasm!), so let’s get the headlines on paper first:Voyager Digital, a New York-based crypto lending company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday. The company has $654 million in outstanding loans to Three Arrows Capital, the crypto hedge fund that a British Virgin Islands court ordered to... Crypto has been really quiet this week (sarcasm!), so let’s get the headlines on paper first:...

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. Photo: Bloomberg. Art by Mike Sullivan.

Crypto Recruiters Feel the Chill; Breaking Down the Digital Asset Bill

By Aidan Ryan · June 8, 2022 1:10 PM PDT

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. Photo: Bloomberg. Art by Mike Sullivan.

Crypto Recruiters Feel the Chill; Breaking Down the Digital Asset Bill

By Aidan Ryan · June 8, 2022 1:10 PM PDT

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been covering the downturn in crypto prices and how that’s affecting crypto companies. For some, it’s triggered layoffs and hiring freezes. But as my story on Tuesday this week shows, there’s also an effect on the broader ecosystem of firms that have helped facilitate the massive growth in the industry. For... Over the past few weeks, we’ve been covering the downturn in crypto prices and how that’s...

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Crypto’s 10 Biggest Moments of 2021

By Hannah Miller · Dec. 29, 2021 4:00 PM PST · 1 comment

It has undoubtedly been a landmark year for crypto. With a market value of $2 trillion for all digital currencies, broadening adoption and huge investments from VC firms, crypto is now a major force in tech. Here’s a look back at the 10 biggest moments in crypto this year. It has undoubtedly been a landmark year for crypto. With a market value of $2 trillion for all...

Art by Mike Sullivan

Let Crypto Regulate Itself

By Michelle Bond · Nov. 15, 2021 9:26 AM PST · 9 comments

When you’re driving and see a stop sign or double lines in the middle of the street, you know what to do. In the same way, our financial markets are governed by commonsense legal rules of the road that enable our families and businesses to enjoy immense economic prosperity. These rules ensure opportunity and a level playing field, and... When you’re driving and see a stop sign or double lines in the middle of the street, you...

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