PayPal pumped excitement into the bitcoin market this year. And on the back-end of every purchase is Charles Cascarilla’s Paxos.
Coinbase to Support Spark Token Airdrop to XRP Holders
Coinbase announced Saturday its plans to support an airdrop that has been seen as a factor in boosting XRP’s price in recent weeks.
PayPal Removes Waitlist for New Crypto Service
All eligible PayPal accountholders in the U.S. can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency, the company announced Thursday.
Uniswap Proposal to Airdrop More UNI Falls Short in Governance Vote
The votes were staggeringly in favor, but a quorum was not reached, and Uniswap’s second-ever governance proposal has been defeated.
The Graph Raises $12M in GRT Token Sale; Teases Mainnet Launch in 30-60 Days
Decentralized data-indexing protocol The Graph has raised $12 million in a public sale of its native GRT token.
Dapper Labs Raises $18M in Token Sale for NFT-Centric Flow Blockchain
Dapper Labs has closed an $18 million token sale on the strength of its latest collectibles game, NBA Top Shot.
Kraken Becomes First Crypto Exchange to Become a US Bank
Kraken is the first cryptocurrency firm to become a bank. On Wednesday, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve the San Francisco-based crypto exchange’s application for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter. Kraken is the first SPDI bank in Wyoming and according to the Wyoming Division of Banking’s general counsel, Chris Land, Kraken will […]
Diginex Raises $20M Ahead of SPAC Listing on Nasdaq
Diginex, the firm behind the newly launched EQUOS.io crypto exchange, has raised $20 million ahead of an anticipated Nasdaq listing later this month.
Electric Capital’s New $110M VC Fund Is 90% Institutions
Crypto VC firm Electric Capital has closed its second fund at $110 million. Of the money raised, 90% of it is institutional capital.
Dharma Adds Uniswap Trading in Bid to Become ‘the Robinhood of DeFi’
Dharma, the Coinbase-backed decentralize finance startup, is adding token-exchange protocol Uniswap as its latest in-app offering.
CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum Culture, Explained
Maker Foundation board member Tonya Evans and former ConsenSys CMO Amanda Cassatt joined Leigh Cuen on Monday to discuss Ethereum’s ethos.
Orchid VPN Goes Live With Desktop App for Mac Users
An Ethereum-based service for privately browsing the web now has a desktop app for Mac users.
Kraken Adds 3 DeFi Tokens – COMP, KAVA, KNC
Riding the surge of interest in yield farming, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing three tokens from the world of decentralized finance.
Ethereum Incubator ConsenSys Slashes Headcount 14% in Latest Strategic Shift
Ethereum venture studio ConsenSys is shifting focus – and downsizing as a result.
Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months
The Ripple CEO said at Davos that an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year.
CoinDesk at WEF 2020: Crypto Themes to Watch as Davos Gets Underway
Get your Fourth Industrial Revolution hardhats on. CoinDesk is at Davos to guide you through all things blockchain and crypto at this yearly confab of global leaders and their hangers-on.
Orchid’s Decentralized VPN Network Set for Early-December Launch
Decentralized VPN provider Orchid will debut its app, network and token (OXT) during the first week of December.
PayPal Joins $4.2M Round for Crypto Banking Compliance Startup
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital, Blockchain Capital and PayPal Ventures are backing TRM Labs in its effort to help financial firms manage crypto risk.
Winklevoss Capital, Coinbase Back $1.8 Million Round for Bitski Crypto Wallet
Aiming to boost mainstream crypto adoption, Bitski has raised seed funding from the likes of Galaxy Digital, Winklevoss Capital and Coinbase Ventures.
Filecoin, But Forever: Arweave Raises $5 Million to Build Out ‘Permaweb’
Arweave, a startup building a decentralized storage protocol for the world’s knowledge, raises $5 million via token sale from a16z, USV and Multicoin.
