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Banks Are Shifting Quickly to Crypto as New Rules Loom

By Yueqi Yang · May 21, 2025 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
Banks are racing to embrace cryptocurrencies, triggered by pending legislation in Washington that could set off the biggest shift toward crypto yet in the traditional financial system. Banks and the companies whose technology underpins much of the finance industry say the shift could become clear as soon as this summer, when banks’ business... Banks are racing to embrace cryptocurrencies, triggered by pending legislation in Washington that...

Jane Street’s Crypto Trading Tripled Last Year

By Yueqi Yang · Apr 24, 2025 2:31pm PDT · 1 comment
Jane Street, a Wall Street powerhouse, more than tripled its crypto trading in 2024 during the market rebound, boosted by bitcoin exchange-traded funds and the expected easing of crypto rules under President Donald Trump. The New York–based company purchased $110 billion worth of cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, and sold $110... Jane Street, a Wall Street powerhouse, more than tripled its crypto trading in 2024 during the...
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. Photo via Getty

Tether Eyes Issuing New Stablecoin for U.S. Market

By Yueqi Yang · Apr 4, 2025 2:21pm PDT
Tether, by far the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, says it plans to create a new stablecoin for the U.S. market this year if Congress passes crypto legislation. In an interview with The Information, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company “will move fast” to create a new token once the expected stablecoin legislation passes. Tether, by far the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, says it plans to create a new stablecoin...
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OpenAI Goes Ghibli, Tech’s Secret Chats
By Abram Brown · Mar 29, 2025 7:00am PDT · 3 comments
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OpenAI Goes Ghibli, Tech’s Secret Chats

By Abram Brown · Mar 29, 2025 7:00am PDT · 3 comments
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: How the startup behind Cursor became the hottest, vibiest thing in AI• The Top 5: The lobbyists Silicon Valley loves to hire • Plus, our Recommendations: The indentured servants who excel at scams; an Anxious Generation villain; and the existential link between Mel Brooks and Leonard... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: How the startup behind Cursor became the...
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Even Crypto Holders Don’t Like Trump’s Crypto Policies

By Akash Pasricha · Mar 20, 2025 9:00am PDT
The Trump administration’s policies to relax regulations around cryptocurrencies are unpopular with The Information readers, even among cryptocurrency owners, according to our latest survey. Readers also are more pessimistic about the outlook for the technology sector than at any time since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank two years ago. More... The Trump administration’s policies to relax regulations around cryptocurrencies are unpopular...
Brian Armstrong, left, and Donald Trump. Photos by Getty

Coinbase Enters a New Crypto Era With Perks—and Risks

By Yueqi Yang · Mar 5, 2025 6:00am PST
On the Friday before Donald Trump’s inauguration as president in January, Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, joined his top executives in Washington at the Crypto Ball, where the tech elite celebrated the imminent arrival of the country’s first crypto-friendly president. Soon, though, there was an interruption in the revelry for Paul Grewal,... On the Friday before Donald Trump’s inauguration as president in January, Brian Armstrong, CEO of...
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Trump’s Stock Sell-Off; Coreweave's IPO Filing

By Martin Peers · Mar 3, 2025 5:00pm PST
This year is really turning into a dud for tech stocks. Monday’s big market sell-off slammed the tech sector across the board, particularly chip companies like Nvidia and Broadcom that have wide exposure to China. That made it a somewhat inauspicious day for CoreWeave, a young cloud company operating data centers for artificial intelligence... This year is really turning into a dud for tech stocks. Monday’s big market sell-off slammed the...
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7 Charts That Explain 2024
By The Information Staff · Dec 30, 2024 10:00am PST · 4 comments
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7 Charts That Explain 2024

By The Information Staff · Dec 30, 2024 10:00am PST · 4 comments
In many ways, artificial intelligence defined 2024. Nvidia’s perch as the dominant seller of the graphics processing units that power much of AI propelled it past $3 trillion in market capitalization, making it the world’s second most valuable company as of Dec. 27, trailing only Apple. Despite a growing legion of rivals and would-be... In many ways, artificial intelligence defined 2024. Nvidia’s perch as the dominant seller...
President-elect Donald Trump in Phoenix on December 22. Photo via Getty.
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Trump Asks the Supremes to Delay a TikTok Ban

By Nick Wingfield · Dec 27, 2024 5:00pm PST
The sleepy Friday between Christmas and New Year’s turned out to be not so sleepy after all. President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon asking to delay the effective date of a law banning TikTok. The law will ban TikTok on Jan. 19—one day before Trump takes office—unless it can find a buyer that... The sleepy Friday between Christmas and New Year’s turned out to be not so sleepy after all....
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Pro Weekly: Pessimism Permeates Our Survey

By Akash Pasricha · Dec 13, 2024 8:00am PST
After a November full of optimism, The Information’s readers have turned decidedly pessimistic. Nearly 39% of respondents to our monthly survey expect conditions for technology companies to worsen over the next six months, outnumbering the 27% who expect conditions to improve.  (The remainder expect conditions to stay the same.) Last... After a November full of optimism, The Information’s readers have turned decidedly...
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An Underappreciated Moment in AI

By Abram Brown · Dec 7, 2024 7:00am PST
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: A dawn of another crypto revolution • Power and Influence: Trump’s antitrust cop is a ‘happy warrior’ • The Top 5: Our favorite new corporate merch and gifts. • Plus: Robots who rhapsodize; what Taylor Swift and Legos have in common; and Il Papa and the plotters.What if the... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: A dawn of another crypto revolution ...
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Another Crypto Revolution Is Here—and It’s Unlike Any From the Past
By Yueqi Yang · Dec 6, 2024 9:07am PST · 2 comments
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Another Crypto Revolution Is Here—and It’s Unlike Any From the Past

By Yueqi Yang · Dec 6, 2024 9:07am PST · 2 comments
In 2022, Zach Abrams, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin startup Bridge, was staring into the abyss. The price of TerraUSD—one of the largest of the stablecoins, cryptocurrencies pegged to the U.S. dollar—collapsed, casting a pall on everyone working with stablecoins. Then, a few months later, Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX imploded.... In 2022, Zach Abrams, co-founder and CEO of stablecoin startup Bridge, was staring into the...
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Pro Weekly: The Companies Riding Trump's Coattails

By Akash Pasricha · Nov 22, 2024 8:00am PST
Here’s another November comeback story: For more than a year, The Information’s readers have held starkly negative views about Coinbase’s prospects in our monthly surveys. This month, however, survey respondents were more bullish about the cryptocurrency exchange than about any of the 13 other companies on our list.The reason for the change of... Here’s another November comeback story: For more than a year, The Information’s readers have held...
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Most Readers Oppose Return-to-Office Mandates

By Akash Pasricha · Nov 20, 2024 8:00am PST
Six in 10 readers of The Information oppose policies mandating that they work in an office every day, but executives and founders view such policies more favorably, according to our latest reader survey. A majority of respondents said their ideal is to be in the office three days a week or fewer. Respondents were slightly less optimistic than in... Six in 10 readers of The Information oppose policies mandating that they work in an office every...
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Empty Boxes, Phony Tracking Numbers: How Organized Scam Artists Are Ripping Off Merchants

By Ann Gehan · Oct 30, 2024 6:00am PDT · 3 comments
Last summer, online cookware brand Made In saw customers’ requests for refunds nearly double in terms of dollar value in just a month. Soon after, instead of returned merchandise, empty envelopes and boxes filled with junk, like plastic toys, began to show up at Made In’s fulfillment center. Made In executives realized that the surge... Last summer, online cookware brand Made In saw customers’ requests for refunds nearly...
Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe, at an event by The Information in 2017. Photo by Erin Beach.
Stripe’s Bridge to Crypto
By Martin Peers · Oct 21, 2024 5:00pm PDT
Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe, at an event by The Information in 2017. Photo by Erin Beach.
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Stripe’s Bridge to Crypto

By Martin Peers · Oct 21, 2024 5:00pm PDT
Crypto is so back, baby! Payments firm Stripe confirmed that today with its deal—reportedly $1.1 billion—to buy Bridge, a startup that helps companies make payments using stablecoin (a type of cryptocurrency backed by dollars and other traditional currencies). Given that Bridge’s revenue may be around $12 million,  as The Information... Crypto is so back, baby! Payments firm Stripe confirmed that today with its deal—reportedly $1.1...