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  • Prometheum soft-launched custody services for Ether on Friday.Companies

    Controversial blockchain firm Prometheum launches long-awaited Ethereum custody

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  • A neon sign indicates that Bitcoin is accepted inside the venue of the Paralelni Polis project, an organization combining art, social sciences and modern technology, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. Bitcoin has been on a tear ahead of an upcoming Jan. 10 deadline that could see the US Securities and Exchange Commission approve the first exchange-traded fund tied directly to the asset’s spot price. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNewsletters

    Why crypto VCs are fretting about distributions: ‘Let them see the green’

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  • Adrienne Harris, superintendent of New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Harris discussed innovation in digital currencies. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRegulators

    Top New York regulator Adrienne Harris optimistic about a federal stablecoin deal—but not at the expense of state authority

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  • WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 13: U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Vice-Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Yellen delivered her report on the state of the international financial system. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Newsletters

    As a landmark crypto bill nears a floor vote, the House digital assets chair sees a path forward

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  • The SVB Private logo is displayed outside of a Silicon Valley Bank branch in Santa Monica, California on March 20, 2023. &#8211; SVB, a key lender to startups across the US since the 1980s and the country&#8217;s 16th-largest bank by assets, had been hit by the tech sector slowdown as cash-hungry companies rushed to get their hands on their money.<br /> The announcement by SVB spooked investors and clients, sparking a run on deposits.<br /> On March 10 the bank collapsed &#8212; the biggest US banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis &#8212; prompting regulators to seize control the same day.<br /> The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took over the bank and vowed to protect insured deposits &#8212; those up to $250,000 per client. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Social media spurred the last banking crisis. Can it prevent the next one?

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  • WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; SEPTEMBER 12: Committee chairman Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) listens to testimony from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Newsletters

    Crypto has become one of the most powerful forces in political donations. But will it impact the election?

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  • Arbelos Markets raised a $28 million funding round led by Dragonfly.Companies

    Genesis and LedgerPrime alum raise $28 million for Arbelos, a crypto trading rival to Jane Street

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  • ATLANTA, GEORGIA &#8211; MAY 20: Matt Homer, Nyca Partners, speaks onstage during the HOPE Global Forums Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets Summit at Atlanta Marriott Marquis on May 20, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Operation Hope)Companies

    Ex-DFS regulator raises $5.1 million for crypto venture fund backed by Winklevoss twins and Robert Leshner

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  • Bitcoin miner Stronghold is exploring a potential sale.Companies

    Publicly traded Bitcoin mining firm Stronghold may sell itself in wake of latest ‘halving’

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; SEPTEMBER 24: Joseph Lubin, Co-Founder, Ethereum; Founder, Consensys, speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit &#8211; Day 2 at Grand Hyatt New York on September 24, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)Newsletters

    The SEC has Ethereum in its crosshairs. But does the agency think Ether is a security?

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  • Carlos Domingo, chief executive officer and co-founder of Securitize, speaks during the DC Blockchain Summit in Washington, D.C., US, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The summit is gathering the most influential people focused on public policy for digital asset and blockchain innovations, according to the organizers. Photographer: Valerie Pleasch/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesCompanies

    BlackRock leads $47 million round for Securitize: ‘Another step in the evolution of our digital assets strategy’

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  • SEATTLE, WASHINGTON &#8211; NOVEMBER 21: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court on November 21, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. Zhao pleaded guilty to a money-laundering charge. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Companies

    Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao sentenced to 4 months, will enter prison as country’s richest inmate

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  • Business people waiting in employment line under illuminated lightCompanies

    Tiger Global–backed Braintrust bet big on blockchain. Now it’s launching an AI-powered hiring platform

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  • Movement Labs raised a $38 million funding round.Companies

    Movement Labs raises $38 million to build layer 2 blockchain on Ethereum with Facebook tech

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  • Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks to staff before a meeting at the SEC headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec, 13, 2023. Hedge funds and brokerages have new requirements from the SEC to centrally clear far more of their US Treasuries trades in a structural overhaul for the $26 trillion market. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNewsletters

    Former SEC crypto lawyer bumps into the revolving door

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