US financial technology company Circle said on Thursday that its planned deal to list on Wall Street via a blank cheque company chaired by former Barclays chief Bob Diamond has doubled in value to ... ( read original story ...)
Sequoia now has a crypto fund, too
Sequoia Capital has launched a new investment fund focused on crypto tokens, according to a report. The venture capital giant is allocating $500 million for a new strategy geared to acquiring and ... ( read original story ...)
Musk Compares Canada’s Trudeau to Hitler in Unhinged Trucker Crypto Freakout
The Tesla CEO is apparently upset that Canada doesn’t want anti-vaccine mandate truckers to use cryptocurrencies to fund their protests. ( read original story ...)
Boston tech experts make sense of the crypto ‘hype’
Start small, learn the fundamentals, and be leery of investing in a cryptocurrency simply because it’s trending on Reddit or a celebrity is touting its qualities. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Reaches ‘Warp Speed’ – How to Keep Up
Remember Captain Kirk's iconic "Warp speed" quote? Well, buckle up. Cryptocurrency is going where no investment has gone before. A guide to crypto categories. ( read original story ...)
Nvidia Stock Slips Lower As Crypto Demand Concern Clouds Gaming Chip Sales Outlook
Nvidia had solid results across the board, with a robust near-term sales outlook, but sliding demand for its cryptocurrency mining chips would weigh on shares Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Sequoia Capital to Create Crypto Fund of as Much as $600 Million
Sequoia Capital is launching a cryptocurrency-focused fund of as much as $600 million — the latest sign of venture capital enthusiasm for crypto startups, despite ongoing regulatory uncertainty and ... ( read original story ...)
Politicians’ Crypto Stunts Are Mostly Hype, But Harmless
There’s nothing wrong with state and local governments’ cryptocurrency experiments, as long as nobody has to take them too seriously. ( read original story ...)
Remote hiring startup Deel’s new feature gives businesses the option to fund payroll in crypto
Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang founded Deel, a startup that aims to help companies compliantly hire and pay talent remotely all around the world. The pair’s mission was earnest and their vision that ... ( read original story ...)
Google Doodle honors Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, developer of first chickenpox vaccine
Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine, is being honored by Google with the Feb. 17 Google Doodle. ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t want to up sticks if we can avoid it’: Crypto startups consider quitting the UK over slow dirty-money checks
Crypto trading businesses say that lags from the UK's underfunded financial watchdog could be the death knell for London's status as a crypto hotspot. ( read original story ...)
Asian stock markets, except Japan’s Nikkei, in green at Thursday close
Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo dropped 0.83% at close as Japan foreign trade figure disappointed markets - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
The Soccer Mom, the Bitcoin Miner and Yet Another Corner of the Crypto Universe
Everybody has a friend (or three) who's gone "full crypto." So Joel’s ears perked up when a friend from high school and college, Char Boger, told him about her interest not in Bitcoin — the more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Crypto Exchange Bybit Jumps Out Front With Formula One Red Bull Racing Partnership
The deal involves Bybit becoming the “principle team partner” of Red Bull Racing to distribute its growing collection of digital assets and issue fan tokens. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.83%
Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Even after Berkshire Hathaway sunk $1 billion into crypto-friendly bank, vice chairman Charlie Munger calls coins like Bitcoin a ‘venereal disease’
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested $1 billion in Brazil's digital bank, Nubank, which offers some Bitcoin services. ( read original story ...)