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Coinbase to Launch Prediction Market Powered by Kalshi

By Yueqi Yang · Nov 19, 2025 11:48am PST
Coinbase is preparing to launch a prediction market to allow its crypto clients to bet on events such as elections and sports, according to two people familiar with the matter. The market will be powered by prediction market company Kalshi and will put Coinbase in a booming but increasingly crowded field. Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto... Coinbase is preparing to launch a prediction market to allow its crypto clients to bet on events...
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Stock Market’s Crypto Rally Boosts Private Companies

By Yueqi Yang · Oct 31, 2025 6:00am PDT
Stock market investors fell in love with crypto this year, setting off a big rally in public markets. Now the buying frenzy has rebounded back to privately held companies like crypto exchange Kraken and payments firm Ripple, whose valuations have soared. Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges, is raising money at a $20 billion valuation,... Stock market investors fell in love with crypto this year, setting off a big rally in public...
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New Stablecoin Law Is Spurring Competition and Threatening Profits

By Yueqi Yang · Oct 8, 2025 6:00am PDT
In just over two months, the new stablecoin law has upended crypto markets, giving a group of new competitors a chance to wrest control from the industry’s two dominant companies, Tether and Circle. The biggest disruptor has been Stripe, which is benefiting from its well-timed $1.1 billion acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure startup Bridge... In just over two months, the new stablecoin law has upended crypto markets, giving a group of new...
Cyberstarts Founder Gili Raanan. Photo provided by Unlmtdpartners.
Cyberstarts’ New Fund Is a Bet on Cybersecurity M&A
By Natasha Mascarenhas · Sep 30, 2025 11:33am PDT
Cyberstarts Founder Gili Raanan. Photo provided by Unlmtdpartners.
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Cyberstarts’ New Fund Is a Bet on Cybersecurity M&A

By Natasha Mascarenhas · Sep 30, 2025 11:33am PDT
Venture capitalist Gili Raanan is best known for his first investments in cloud security startups Wiz and Cyera. But as startups stay private for longer, his Israel-based venture firm Cyberstarts is now also investing in later rounds. It now has another $380 million for those more mature investments, thanks to a new fund raised this week to... Venture capitalist Gili Raanan is best known for his first investments in cloud security startups...
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Three New Papers AI Researchers Are Reading; What To Expect at AI Agenda Live

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Sep 30, 2025 7:00am PDT
It wouldn’t be the eve of our AI Agenda Live conference without a midnight scoop! In case you missed it, check out last night’s story from Amir, Cory and me on OpenAI’s financials for the first half of 2025.I might be slightly sleep-deprived, but I’m thrilled to be seeing many of you in just a few hours at our AI Agenda Live: The Next Wave event... It wouldn’t be the eve of our AI Agenda Live conference without a midnight scoop! In case you...
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SEC Is Moving to Allow Stocks to Trade Like Cryptocurrencies

By Yueqi Yang · Sep 30, 2025 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
The Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a plan to allow stocks to trade like cryptocurrencies on the blockchain, but is facing strong opposition from traditional financial firms such as Citadel Securities, according to people involved in the process. The SEC’s staff is talking to industry representatives about the plan, which is a... The Securities and Exchange Commission is working on a plan to allow stocks to trade like...
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Crypto Exchange Sets Off Price War for Stablecoins

By Yueqi Yang · Sep 10, 2025 5:00am PDT · 1 comment
Just two months after Congress passed a cryptocurrency law that gave a big boost to stablecoins, a price war has broken out, potentially wiping away the lucrative profits these tokens could generate. The battle is taking place among users of Hyperliquid, a fast-growing decentralized crypto exchange. They are considering reducing their use of... Just two months after Congress passed a cryptocurrency law that gave a big boost to stablecoins,...
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Crypto Fund Pantera Seeks to Raise Up to $1.25 Billion for Solana Deal
By Yueqi Yang · Aug 25, 2025 2:06pm PDT · 1 comment
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Crypto Fund Pantera Seeks to Raise Up to $1.25 Billion for Solana Deal

By Yueqi Yang · Aug 25, 2025 2:06pm PDT · 1 comment
Crypto fund manager Pantera is seeking to raise as much as $1.25 billion to convert a public company into a solana investment firm, as a flood of companies race to cash in on the latest hot crypto sector. Pantera, founded by Dan Morehead, a former trader at Goldman Sachs and Tiger Global Management, is one of the largest and oldest crypto asset... Crypto fund manager Pantera is seeking to raise as much as $1.25 billion to convert a public...
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Crypto’s Red-Hot Stock Trade Shows Signs of Cooling

By Yueqi Yang · Aug 8, 2025 6:00am PDT
Cracks are beginning to show in the booming market for stocks of companies—like Michael Saylor’s Strategy—that do little other than hold cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. These stocks became a wildly popular way for investors to speculate on bitcoin and recently on more exotic cryptocurrencies. Valuations for Strategy, and for... Cracks are beginning to show in the booming market for stocks of companies—like Michael...
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Figma’s IPO Looks to Be Set for Charmed Debut

By Martin Peers · Jul 28, 2025 5:00pm PDT
Sometimes good things happen to nice guys. I’m talking about Dylan Field, one of the more grounded founder-CEOs you’re likely to meet in tech. His design software firm, Figma, looks to be sailing toward a very strong public debut in the next week. Figma on Monday raised the preliminary pricing range for its IPO to between $30 and $32 a share—... Sometimes good things happen to nice guys. I’m talking about Dylan Field, one of the more...
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Why New U.S. Crypto Rules Will Reverberate Globally

By Yueqi Yang · Jul 10, 2025 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
The most important cryptocurrency bill in history could become law next week, but its immediate effect on everyday Americans will be negligible. Instead, the biggest impact will occur overseas, where it will boost both crypto and the dollar in the global economy. The law will bolster confidence in stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to a... The most important cryptocurrency bill in history could become law next week, but its immediate...