Two Bakkt institutional executives have left the company
Laura Edelman is the new global head of sales at Paradigm while John Conneely leads institutional custody sales at Genesis.
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Auction house Sotheby's announces its second NFT sale set for June
The sale will feature non-fungible tokens from several prominent artists and groups, including Kevin McCoy, Larva Labs and Anna Ridler.
CryptoPunks creator Larva Labs launches new NFT project, dubbed 'Meebits'
The collection features 3D pixelated avatars that can be used in virtual worlds, gaming, and virtual reality.
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Crypto exchange Coinbase launches organization to support charitable causes
Coinbase Giving is meant to work on increasing education and access to crypto and fostering the next generation of crypto talent.
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DeFi lending startup Notional Finance raises $10 million in Series A round
The funding will be used to expand the team behind the Ethereum-based lending protocol as well as to continue developing Notional v2.
DEX aggregator 1inch launches wallet app for iOS users
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has launched an iOS app.
Sean Culkin of the Kansas City Chiefs becomes first NFL player to convert entire salary to bitcoin
The Kansas City Chiefs player announced he will convert all his earnings to bitcoin using third-party payments service Zap by Strike.
Auction house Phillips sells 'self-replicating' NFT for $4.1 million
The REPLICATOR NFT, designed by artist Mad Dog Jones, marks the major auction house's first step into the world of non-fungible tokens.
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Robinhood names new COO to oversee its crypto operations
Christine Brown has over a decade of experience in product management. In her new role, she will oversee crypto operations and compliance.
Deutsche Telekom invests in the mobile-focused public blockchain Celo
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has invested in the public blockchain network Celo, the firm announced Tuesday.
Balancer Labs is offering white hat hackers $2 million to report Balancer V2 bugs
Balancer Labs is offering a 1,000 ETH -- or about $2 million -- bounty prize to anyone that finds vulnerabilities in version 2 of its decentralized finance protocol.
Dogecoin mania leads to Robinhood crypto order failures
The cryptocurrency's significant price increases in the last few days caused temporary crypto trading issues on Robinhood, the platform said.
Auction house Sotheby's Pak NFT sale yields nearly $17M
The collection of NFTs, titled "The Fungible," was designed by anonymous digital artist Pak and sold on NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway.
Edward Snowden is auctioning off a non-fungible token to benefit the Freedom of the Press Foundation
Proceeds of the sale will go to the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Snowden has served as president of the board of directors since 2016.
The legal future of NFTs: A conversation with lawyer Mercedes Turnstall
The Block discussed NFTs and the law with Mercedes Turnstall, Loeb & Loeb partner and a former FTC lawyer.
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Filmmaker Kevin Smith to release new horror film anthology as NFT
The NFT purchaser will own the rights to exhibit, distribute and stream the anthology, titled "Killroy Was Here."
Enso raises $5 million to build decentralized social trading platform
Enso Finance, a project aimed at creating a dedicated social trading platform on the Ethereum network, has raised $5 million.
NYSE releases collection of NFTs commemorating notable IPOs
The collection of six NFTs, titled "First Trades," memorializes the exact moment six companies went public.
Coinbase becomes latest member of group aimed at supporting DeFi projects
Coinbase has joined the Defi Alliance, an organization that supports decentralized finance (DeFi) startups, the crypto exchange company announced Thursday.
Christie's is auctioning off a collection of nine CryptoPunks next month
The auction will feature collectibles from one of the first NFT projects ever released on the Ethereum blockchain.