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Episode 26 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Head of Growth Tim Copeland and MetaMask Co-Founder Dan Finlay.Listen below, and subscribe to The Crypto Beat on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Twitch or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please send feedback and revision requests to podcast@thebl…
Stablecoin issuer Circle's acquisition of Hashnote garnered plenty of attention back in January, although the value of the purchase was never widely reported.However, Circle's latest IPO filings show that the company forked over nearly $100 million for the tokenization startup, according to both Cir…
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a Bitcoin treasury company co-founded by American entrepreneur and investor Michael Saylor, purchased 4,020 bitcoins for about $427.1 million at an average price of $$106,237 per coin last week, according to a press release shared on Monday.The acquisition raised S…
Synthetix and Derive contributors mutually withdrew proposals for a $27 million deal in which Synthetix would acquire Derive (formerly Lyra), a decentralized options platform.In mid-May, Synthetix proposed to acquire Derive's treasury, technology, and product suite through a token swap to merge the …
Mihailo Bjelic, a co-founder of Polygon, is stepping back from the blockchain project he helped create, according to an announcement on Friday. “As projects evolve and mature, it is natural for visions to evolve, and sometimes diverge. With this in mind, I can no longer contribute to Polygon to the …
Centralized crypto lender Ledn is discontinuing bitcoin yield generation and Ethereum support to double down on bitcoin-collateralized lending.From July 1, Ledn will stop lending client assets to earn interest, ensuring they are never exposed to third-party credit risk. Going forward, it will only o…
Democratic lawmakers demanded President Donald Trump release the list of people attending a gala — hours ahead of a dinner hosted by the president for the top holders of his memecoin.During a press conference on Thursday, Democrats including Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Richard Blumentha…
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has entered into a sales agreement to issue and sell up to $2.1 billion worth of shares of its 10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock (STRF) via an at-the-market (ATM) program.Strategy plans to sell the STRF shares gradually and strategically, taking into …
Top lead at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Kristin Johnson will be leaving the agency at the end of the year, marking now the fourth commissioner to depart the agency.In a statement released on Wednesday, Democratic Commissioner Johnson said she completed her term and let President Do…
Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of blockchain developer Solana Labs, has unveiled its decentralized architecture, TEEPIN, and plans for a native token, SKR, while confirming an Aug. 4 shipping date for its highly-anticipated second crypto smartphone, "Seeker."To support Solana Mobile's expansion to more…
Strive Enterprises, an asset manager co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, is exploring the acquisition of distressed Bitcoin claims — including 75,000 BTC from the Mt. Gox estate — as it moves to build a bitcoin treasury with a planned merger with Asset Entities.In a Tuesday filing with the Securities and…
Brave, the privacy-focused web browser, has unveiled the ".brave" domain — an onchain domain in partnership with Unstoppable Domains.This makes Brave the first browser to introduce its own blockchain-based TLD, allowing users to replace complex cryptocurrency wallet addresses with human-readable nam…