Are looming regulations putting an end to bitcoin's 'Wild West' days?
The Block's Aislinn Keely, Kollen Post and Frank Chaparro talk about regulation and recent policy developments around crypto.
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Robinhood's stock whipsaws, closes down in market debut
Robinhood had a brutal first day of trading. One of the worst in IPO history, according to Bloomberg.
White House says crypto tax enforcement will help pay for bipartisan infrastructure deal
A months-in-the-making infrastructure bill in the U.S. Senate will be partially paid for by enhanced tax enforcement of cryptocurrency, the White House said Wednesday.
New staking products and meetings with Uniswap: behind the scenes at Robinhood Crypto
Robinhood Crypto is adding staff and developing new products. It has also held mysterious "exploratory talks" with Uniswap.
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NYDIG is unleashing bitcoin financial products onto thousands of regional banks
NYDIG's Head of Bank Solutions Patrick Sells chats with The Block's Frank Chaparro during the latest episode of The Scoop podcast.
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An inside look at Bullish, the billion-dollar crypto exchange that's just begun its test pilot
Ahead of its test phase launch, The Block got an inside look at Bullish's exchange product. Here's what it looks like under the hood.
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Galaxy Digital launches venture fund of funds with backing from Franklin Templeton
Galaxy Digital's fund management business as big Blackstone ambitions.
The surge of crypto SPACs is drawing comparisons to the ICO era
SPACs are hot in crypto right now among crypto startups, and that has some market participants concerned about frothiness.
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Here are the 12 biggest crypto hires thus far in 2021
A look at the big moves from traditional finance — Goldman, Citadel, BlackRock — to the crypto space.
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Uniswap Labs restricts access to certain tokens through its interface, citing 'evolving regulatory landscape'
Uniswap's official front-end succumbs to regulatory pressure, cutting a range of synthetic token offerings.
'They’re readying themselves': State Street exec explains why clients are warming up to bitcoin
State Street's Nadine Chakar chats with The Block's Frank Chaparro.
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'Flash Boys' exchange IEX dives into DeFi through Solana-based data project
The cloud division of IEX — made famous by Michael Lewis's 2014 book "Flash Boys" — is jumping into DeFi with Solana-based data project Pyth.
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Crypto trading firm GSR on track to 10x headcount as it makes US push
GSR is looking to hire recruiters to help the projects its engaged with find the right people, citing a lack of available talent.
Goldman Sachs reports nearly half of its rich family office clients want to get into crypto
Nearly half of Goldman's family office clients are interested in breaking into crypto, a survey by the firm has found.
Bitcoin bear market? GSR's Rich Rosenblum says crypto is in 'a stasis'
On this week’s episode of The Scoop, GSR Markets co-founder and President Rich Rosenblum, joined The Scoop host Frank Chaparro for a discussion on the state of the bitcoin market.
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FTX closes $900 million funding round at an $18 billion valuation
FTX's $900 million funding round drew an array of participants including Paul Tudor Jones and Alan Howard.
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Circle reveals majority of USDC reserves are in cash and cash equivalents
Circle revealed on Tuesday that the majority of the stablecoin USDC's reserves are held in cash or cash equivalents.
CoinFund launches $83 million venture fund, mandate includes DeFi, NFTs
CoinFund announced Tuesday the launch of its third venture fund.
BlockFi ordered to stop opening new interest accounts in New Jersey
BlockFi has been ordered by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities to suspend accepting new interest account users in the Garden State.
JPMorgan is on a blockchain hiring spree
JPMorgan's blockchain unit Onyx is in hyper-growth mode.
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