It was a bad start to Christmas. Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen’s digital currency company Ripple had been riding high in 2020 amid the first crypto bull [...]
Decrypt
11 August 2021 12:31
The attacker responsible for yesterday’s $600 million hack of decentralized finance (DeFi) interoperability protocol Poly Network sent over $2 million worth of crypto back to the project [...]
Decrypt
11 August 2021 10:51
Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment revealed plans to accept Bitcoin for movie tickets by the end of 2021, the company’s CEO and president Adam Aron said during [...]
Decrypt
11 August 2021 09:08
A $600 million protocol hack, the advance of a bearish crypto bill in Congress, and a $100 million regulatory settlement by BitMEX have done nothing to dampen [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 22:48
Over seven hours after it was first reported, details about an exploit that nabbed $600 million in digital assets from PolyNetwork have been slow to emerge. In [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 21:42
Investment firm VanEck has filed for a Bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF)—a week after SEC Chair Gary Gensler hinted that the Commission may be inclined to approve [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 21:04
Helium’s LongFi wireless network isn’t powered by big mobile carriers, but rather distributed node operators creating a blanket of coverage for Internet of things (IoT) devices in [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 20:47
Coinbase announced second quarter earnings on Tuesday, posting a profit of slightly over $1.6 billion, which is nearly double what it posted in the first quarter. The [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 20:12
The cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has reached a $100 million settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, according to a statement from the [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 19:41
CryptoPunks are considered the gold standard for collectible NFT avatar sets, but among the more recent NFT collections inspired by CryptoPunks, the Bored Ape Yacht Club has [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 19:13
Fantasy sports and sports betting firm DraftKings has launched its new NFT marketplace today ahead of this week’s first drops on the platform, which will feature Tampa [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 17:40
The Senate has passed its infrastructure bill, clearing the way for a $1.2 trillion infusion into the nation’s public works. The vote was 69-30. Also in the [...]
Decrypt
10 August 2021 16:52
