VCs 'pre-farming' DeFi projects raises questions about ethics in crypto investing and airdrops
Crypto investors with inside knowledge can use various tactics to profit based on that information. Should that be allowed?
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Macro investor Dan Tapiero on why his fund is pouring hundreds of millions into crypto unicorns
“It’s a global development.” On this episode of The Scoop, 10T Founder and CEO Dan Tapiero joined host Frank Chaparro to discuss his insights into the globalization of crypto markets and how his macro investing strategy has seen his fund 10T pour hundreds of millions into crypto unicorns. To date, Tapiero has already allocated the […]
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Crypto startup deal with ViacomCBS could lead to SpongeBob and South Park NFTs
The Steve Cohen-backed firm is working on a platform where fans can trade NFTs tied to ViacomCBS's brands.
Sygnum bank exec explains how Swiss wealth channels are opening up to crypto
Sygnum is one of the few cryptocurrency banks operating in Europe. On this episode of The Scoop, Mathias Imbach Co-Founder and Group CEO of Sygnum joined host Frank Chaparro to discuss the country’s crypto ecosystem and how large wealth channels are opening up to bitcoin and other digital assets. “Nowadays, the conversation goes […]
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Coinbase announces NFT waitlist, following lead of rivals Binance and FTX
Coinbase is throwing its hat into the NFT arena.
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Celsius raises $400 million amid mounting regulatory pressure
WestCap is leading the round which will value the firm at $3 billion.
Trading data suggests retail traders aren't behind bitcoin's recent rally
Retail traders have been selling this rally much more than institutions, data from B2C2 shows.
Hedge fund Millennium reminds employees to report crypto holdings
Millennium Management staff must disclose any personal crypto trading within the last three years to the firm’s compliance team.
Crypto M&A has reached an all-time high and it's not expected to stop surging any time soon
Big crypto firms are hiring roles focused specifically on mergers and acquisitions, and eyeing potential acquisition targets.
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New NFT marketplace takes direct aim at OpenSea — with a token
Infinity, a new NFT marketplace, says it wants to be an anti-establishment rival to the OpenSea and is calling itself the "FTX of NFTs."
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Ether whale Andrew Keys on building products in an uncertain regulatory environment
DARMA Capital’s Andrew Keys is a believer in the disruptive power of Ethereum, but he’s also concerned that regulators may stand in the way of it. Digital Asset Risk Management Advisors, or DARMA for short, is an investment firm with more than $1 billion of assets under management. DARMA currently holds over 10,000 validators at […]
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Portfolio Director of $5 billion fund Pantera Capital believes DeFi market is undervalued
“We are heavily moving into DeFi.” Pantera Capital, the longest operating US-based bitcoin investment firm, now manages $5 billion worth of assets. But when it comes to decentralized finance, Pantera’s Franklin Bi still sees the space as undervalued. “As long as we’re still looking at the fundamentals and drawing out what the multiples are […]
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Arca closes $30 million venture fund as it crosses $500 million in AuM
The new venture fund will be the firm's third fund.
Why the largest crypto trading firms are becoming venture capitalists as well
As the crypto industry matures, some market-making firms are following the lead of their traditional counterparts by investing in startups.
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Here’s how Axie Infinity is bridging the divide between blockchain gaming and DeFi
On this episode of The Scoop, Sky Mavis Games Co-Founder and Growth Lead Jeff ‘Jiho’ Zirlin joined Frank Chaparro at the 2021 Mainnet Conference to discuss their game Axie Infinity. Chaparro and Zirlin cover Axie’s recent growth in popularity, kicking off the ‘Play-To-Earn’ trend in gaming, and how Axie Infinity players in the Philippines and […]
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Axie Infinity is launching a decentralized exchange
Axie Infinity is launching a DEX.
Crypto exchanges Gemini, BinanceUS poised for multibillion-dollar valuations in new funding rounds
It's raising season: some of crypto's biggest names are in the process of raising at multi-billion valuations.
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Christie's NFT business is booming despite a market lull
Noah Davis, associate vice president and head of digital sales at Christie's, joins The Scoop podcast to chat about the auction house's growing NFT footprint.
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Okcoin is launching SATs mode as part of wider retail push
Okcoin, which was founded in 2013, is doing something different in a crowded field of crypto exchanges: it’s going to allow clients to denominate trades in bitcoin in units of satoshi, rather than BTC. On this episode of The Scoop, Okcoin CEO Hong Fang joined host Frank Chaparro for a discussion on Okcoin’s rapid […]
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FTX will begin to move key operations to Bahamas as part of HQ shift
Crypto derivatives exchange FTX is in the process of moving its headquarters from Hong Kong to the Bahamas.
