Emilie Choi explains what Wall Street doesn’t understand about Coinbase
Coinbase president and COO Emilie Choi chats with The Block's Frank Chaparro.
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FTX launches $2 billion venture fund, hires Lightspeed exec to lead
There's a new multi-billion fund in the crypto market: FTX Ventures. The exchange operator has set aside $2 billion for the new fund
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Crypto trading shop GSR announces new CEO, CTO as part of management reshuffle
Crypto trading firm GSR has a new CEO at the helm and has poached a marketing-making veteran to serve as its CTO.
Crypto and fintech stocks rally after months-long slide
Fintech and crypto stocks enjoyed a rebound during Tuesday's trade are a long slog of choppiness.
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Crypto funds outperformed traditional hedge funds and digital asset benchmarks
While traditional hedge funds lagged equity benchmarks, crypto funds were able to deliver returns that topped bitcoin and the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index.
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Macro-driven crypto plunge spares NFT floor prices
Fears about the impact of more hawkish Fed policy has hit crypto token prices hard — but NFT floor prices have been spared.
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Haun's new venture fund lining up investors to raise nearly $900 million
Departing a16z VC Katie Haun to raise nearly $1 billion for new crypto venture fund.
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Despite COIN's slump, Wall Street is rallying behind the stock
Coinbase's share price has been in free fall over the last few months, but Wall Street is bullish on the stock.
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Crypto traders fret an overheated futures market amid fall in spot prices
"There will be far more damage below $40k where more levered long stops live," commented Genesis's Josh Lim.
2 crypto M&A shops are merging ahead of a wave of expected deal-making activity
"We anticipate a number of M&A themes to play out in 2022," said Architect Partner's Eric Risley.
OpenSea raises $300 million at $13 billion valuation, with backing from Coatue and Paradigm
OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace, was originally eyeing to raise at a $15 billion valuation, according to sources.
Bitcoin is set to take further market share from gold, according to Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs said bitcoin could hit $100,000 if it makes up 50% of the "store of value" market.
Here's the big PR mistake CEOs are making, according to FTX's SBF
A key component of how FTX moved up the crypto exchange leader board was taking a more authentic approach to marketing and public relations, according to CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Grayscale reshuffles its DeFi index fund, adds Flexa's AMP
Grayscale adds new constituent to its DeFi index fund as part of quarterly rebalance.
Here's what traders don't get about crypto leverage, according to SBF
The cryptocurrency market is known for its volatility and the high amount of leverage offered to retail traders, but the highest leveraged trades actually have a very limited impact on the market, according to FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried.
Adam White is set to depart Bakkt, and is walking away with millions of shares
Adam White announced he is leaving Bakkt after 3-years with the company.
What made Sam Bankman-Fried launch FTX — and what he now thinks about the world (Part 2)
Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire founder of crypto exchange FTX, joins The Scoop to close out 2021 in a two-part episode that explores the origin story of the increasingly ubiquitous trading venue, Bankman-Fried’s worldview, and what he expects for the digital asset market in the year to come. In Part 2 of this episode, Bankman-Fried and […]
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What made Sam Bankman-Fried launch FTX — and what he now thinks about the world (Part 1)
Part one of a two-part interview featuring FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Crypto industry M&A activity surged 131% in 2021
Crypto M&A is on fire, according to data compiled by The Block Research, with 197 transactions having taken place so far this year.
Stablecoin supply grew by 388% this year, driven by DeFi and derivatives
2022 could be the year in which stablecoins see further adoption in payments, according to Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.
