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The US crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired the Echo platform. The startup enables communities to collectively invest capital in early funding rounds. The deal cost approximately $375 million. Echo was founded in 2024 by Jordan Fish, better known in the crypto…
V-Bank is the first pure custodian bank in Germany to receive an EU-wide MiCAR license. The approval from BaFin allows the Munich-based institution not only to hold cryptocurrencies and tokenized securities but also to trade them in a regulated manner across…
In this article you will learn: How Polkadot went from Ethereum killer to problem child What factors triggered the price drop to a new all-time low How the 2.0 relaunch will reposition the network technically and strategically A few years ago,…
As punctual as a Japanese Shinkansen, Strategy founder and Bitcoin permabull Michael Saylor announced his next purchase this Monday: The company has acquired 168 BTC for $18.8 million, once again proving its market dominance. The average purchase price for this latest…
This nightmare scenario is probably the fear of every crypto investor who holds their own coins. Due to a small lapse of attention, a 54-year-old American man opened up a target for cybercriminals – and lost 1.2 million XRP as a…
The blockchain company Tempo, backed by payment service provider Stripe, has raised $500 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by crypto investor Paradigm, with participation from Thrive Capital, Greenoaks, and entrepreneur Joshua Kushner. According to Fortune,…
Stablecoin issuer Tether announced a $250,000 donation to the organization OpenSats this week. The non-profit foundation funds open-source projects related to the Bitcoin protocol. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino described the support on X as a contribution to promoting “free and open-source…
In this article you will learn: Why most blockchain games fail How ambitious sales forecasts misjudge the actual market situation Why digital ownership alone is not a viable business model Why blockchain games have hardly any active players despite millions of…
The Swiss gaming regulator Gespa has filed a criminal complaint against FIFA's NFT platform. According to a statement published on October 17, suspicions have been confirmed that “unlicensed gambling services” are being operated “in connection with the blockchain-based platform FIFA Collect,”…
The NFT marketplace OpenSea has announced the long-awaited launch of its native token, SEA, for the first quarter of 2026. As OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced on X, half of the total token supply will be allocated to the community. This…
Japanese technology giant Sony is preparing to enter the crypto market. Through its subsidiary Sony Bank, the company has applied for a national banking license from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA), as Decrypt reports. This license would allow Sony to…
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has granted the Swiss crypto platform Cryptonow authorization as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). This allows the company to offer regulated crypto services throughout the EU.…