Riot Blockchain is set to acquire a Texas data facility for $650M
The $650 million deal sees Riot Blockchain acquiring a major data center owned by Northern Data AG, one of its...
Month: April 2021
Equilibrium raises $2.5M to secure support for Polkadot parachain bid
Major Polkadot ecosystem investors are backing the DeFi protocol. Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based decentralized finance project and parachain candidate, has raised...
Badger DAO integrates with institutional DeFi gateway Fireblocks
The Bitcoin-on-Ethereum project gets a major institutional breakthrough via Fireblocks. In a blog post today, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Badger...
Robinhood’s crypto business explodes in the first quarter despite GameStop controversy
The popular trading app offers commission-free trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. Robinhood, a popular trading app targeting millennials...
NYDIG raises $100 million and launches ‘Bitcoin-powered’ insurance initiative
The investment services firm said its new global head of insurance solutions would be spearheading the effort. New York Digital...
How will Sora’s price perform after the launch of Polkaswap?
Polkaswap leads the race to become the first decentralized exchange for Polkadot-based digital assets. In a recent investment thesis on...
Exchange tokens rally ahead of next week’s long-awaited Coinbase IPO
Binance Coin, WazirX and KuCoin Token have notched double-digit gains after centralized exchanges added lucrative staking opportunities and quickly listed...
Another Hedge Fund Gets Crypto Exposure via Grayscale’s GBTC
Millennium, the U.S.-based alternative investment management firm, has become the latest hedge fund to get exposed to cryptocurrencies via Grayscale...
Lawyer Files Class Action Complaint to Stop Argentinean Central Bank from Collecting Crypto Users Data
The idea of the Argentinean central bank asking local banks for information on customers who deal with cryptocurrencies is generating...
US Regulator Accuses Lbry Project of Selling Unregistered Securities, CEO Denies Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against the blockchain-based file-sharing and payment network called Lbry last...
1inch, Celsius (CEL) and PancakeSwap (CAKE) rally as traders return to DeFi
Lucrative staking pools and reduced transaction fees are luring DeFi investors to 1inch, Celsius and PancakeSwap.
1inch announces rebrand to ‘1inch Network,’ laying groundwork for expansion
Multiple teams, protocols and chains mean 1inch is growing fast Decentralized finance platform 1inch announced on Thursday a rebrand to...
DeFi’s money markets are finally luring in institutional investors
The explosive growth of DeFi’s money markets over the last few years has finally gotten the attention of institutional investors....
Kraken reiterates tentative plans for direct listing next year
A direct listing is a more likely route for the digital currency exchange, CEO Jesse Powell says. His comments echo...
Reef Finance aims to simplify DeFi investing through Baskets protocol
Reef Baskets V1 is intended to function in a similar manner as traditional ETFs. Reef Finance, a decentralized finance ecosystem...
