Biden and Trump-Themed Meme Coins Take Center Stage on Solana
A new breed of meme coins have spawned on Solana this week with speculators hopping on a new wave of cartoonish coins focused around politicians and celebrities.
Finance
Revolut Launches Direct Crypto Purchase Into MetaMask Wallets in Bid to Simplify Web3
The digital bank continues to expand its crypto offerings with its new product “Revolut Ramp,” which aims to make it easier for customers to purchase cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin Soared to an All-Time High. So Why Aren’t Miners Blasting Off, Too?
Investors are pouring money into spot ETFs while avoiding miners due to risks related to Bitcoin’s halving event.
Deutsche Boerse Starts Crypto Trading Platform for Institutional Clients
Deutsche Boerse will operate the trading venue, and Crypto Finance will provide settlement and custody services.
Fantom Seeks Money Back From Multichain’s $200M Exploit
The move aims to enable victims to “partially recover” assets lost in one of the biggest exploits of 2023.
Crypto Payments Specialist Baanx Raises $20M Funding Round
The Series A investment round included Ledger, Tezos, Chiron and British Business Bank.
Bitcoin ETF Issuer VanEck Has Huge Crypto Growth Goals in Europe
VanEck, a 69-year-old asset manager with a history of bringing newfangled investments to customers, has high hopes for the role crypto will play in its European division.
Bitcoin Miners Need to Be Proactive to Hold Their Positions After Halving: Fidelity Digital Assets
As the protocol evolves, new layers could emerge bringing new use cases and more users, the report said.
BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Starts Trading in Brazil
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), by far the most successful of the 10 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, started trading on the Brazilian stock exchange B3, the company said. The asset manager announced the expansion on Thursday.
Blast, Hyped Layer-2 Chain, Sees Most Deposits Leave Within 1 Day of Going Live
The controversial layer-2 network had taken $2.3 billion in deposits since November as it prepared for launch, but within 24 hours of going live, that figure had dwindled to $650 million.