Steve Cohen's Point72 is poised to make a 'big' crypto market entrance: sources
Sources say that Point72, the hedge fund founded by billionaire Steve Cohen, is actively looking to begin deploying capital to the crypto market.
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Crypto stocks not coins: Bitwise kicks off trading in new crypto innovators ETF
Bitwise launches ETF tracking 30 "crypto stocks."
Why Galaxy Digital bought BitGo
Mike Novogratz noticed that Galaxy was missing out on clients looking for a "full stack" provider. So he brought custody services in-house.
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Downtown Josh Brown on bitcoin, wealth management, and the big risk in the market
The Block’s Frank Chaparro chats with Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown.
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FTX's new lumber market sees more than $4 million in trading volumes since launch
FTX traders have been longing logs via a new futures contract tied to lumber trading on the exchange.
Tiger Global and Coatue back Bitso in $250 million Series C
Bitso becomes the latest crypto firm to join the unicorn club.
Genesis quarterly report shows 'relentless' demand for dollars in crypto credit market
Since Genesis Global Trading launched a lending business in 2018, it has originated more than $40 billion loans — and that growth doesn’t appear to be slowing down. The firm, which releases a breakdown of its business across trading, lending, and derivatives every quarter, saw active loans outstanding on its platform increase 136% relative to […]
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S&P's new bitcoin, ether indexes could help banks move into the crypto market
S&P Dow Jones Indices, the firm behind the ubiquitous S&P 500, announced Tuesday the launch of three new crypto indexes.
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried breaks down the Solana and Serum ecoystems
During this episode of The Scoop, we dive deep into the Solana and Serum eco-systems. Sam Bankman-Fried explains why FTX decided to launch a decentralized exchange on Solana versus Ethereum, which supports the vast majority of non-custodial protocols.
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'The threat right now is not Yellen': Kristin Smith on crypto rumors and DC policy
The Block's Frank Chaparro chats with Blockchain Association executive director Kristin Smith.
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Coinbase set to acquire data and analytics platform Skew for undisclosed sum
It's the first deal announced after Coinbase became a public company.
Paxos raises $300 million as it looks to onboard more PayPal-sized clients
Paxos has raised $300 million in fresh funding as it seeks out more PayPal-sized business clients.
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Wealthfront eyes crypto market as part of expansion beyond robo-advice
Robo-advisory company Wealthfront is planning to offer access to the cryptocurrency market to its user base.
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Hedge fund Coatue Management co-leads crypto infrastructure firm's $80 million Series B
Crypto infrastructure firm has raised an $80 million Series B funding round led by Coatue Management.
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Brian Brooks plots ambitious path to take Binance.US out of Asian crypto giant's shadow
The former head of the OCC spoke with The Block about the major hurdles facing his new firm and how he plans to overcome them.
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February's crypto exchange volumes made up nearly half the volumes on NYSE Group's stock markets
Crypto market data from March indicates that exchange volumes are getting closer to rivaling the volumes seen on markets owned and operated by NYSE Group.
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Coinbase's market debut weighs on other crypto industry stocks
Since making its much-anticipated market debut, Coinbase has performed mostly in the red and that appears to be weighing on some of its publicly traded peers.
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BitMEX lays out ambitions to expand business into spot, custody, and education services
Once the poster child of bitcoin derivatives trading, BitMEX now plans to gate-crash a wide range of new businesses under a regulatory compliant mission.
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CEO of a fintech that powers hundreds of stock apps unpacks why it offers dogecoin services
The Block’s Frank Chaparro spoke with Apex Clearing CEO Bill Capuzzi about dogecoin and NFTs.
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For some investors, Coinbase's stock is a stand-in for the long-awaited bitcoin ETF
For years, U.S. regulators have blocked a bitcoin ETF. Now some investors say Coinbase stock is the next best thing.
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