Bitmine, the largest corporate holder of ether, invests $200M in MrBeast's Beast Industries, set to close on January 19; Bitmine holds 4M+ ETH valued at ~$13.6B
SoFi debuts SoFi Crypto, saying it is the first nationally chartered bank in the US to offer consumers BTC, ETH, and other crypto trading, rolling out in phases
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Crypto asset manager Grayscale confidentially files draft IPO paperwork with the US SEC, offering few details; the DCG subsidiary manages $30B+ in BTC and ETH
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President Trump's 2024 financial disclosure report shows he earned ~$57M from his stake in World Liberty Financial and $1.2M from an NFT licensing deal
Massive DeFi Bet Revealed in Disclosure Vignesh Karunanidhi / crypto.news : Trump turns crypto influence into income, ethics form shows $57m token windfall NBC News : Trump's financial disclosures rev...
Winklevoss twins' crypto exchange Gemini says it has confidentially filed for an IPO in the US, after SEC dropped its probe and Gemini settled with CFTC for $5M
Update CoinDesk : Billionaire Winklevoss Twins-Backed Exchange Gemini Files With SEC For Planned IPO Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal : Crypto Exchange Gemini Files for IPO Landon Manning / BeInCr...
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou says 77%+ of the funds stolen remain traceable, including ~417,348 ETH, and 20% have “gone dark”; the hackers converted 83% of the ETH to BTC
Some 417,348 ETH, valued at approximately $1 billion remain traceable on the blockchain after being moved using privacy-focused THORChain.
Bitcoin falls below $90K, its lowest level since mid-November 2024, as the rally that followed Trump's election fades; ETH, XRP, SOL, and more also fell sharply
- Biggest token is now down almost 20% since Trump inauguration — Macro factors and crypto blowups combine to erode confidence
How purchasing Trump's memecoin, of which he reportedly holds $50B+ at January 19 prices, could be used to buy favors without actually transferring him funds
Crypto is, in fact, about sending people money. — Financial disclosure: I hold a modest amount of BTC and ETH.
Bitcoin passed $89K for the first time, Tesla closed up 8.96%, Coinbase closed up 19.76%, and Robinhood closed up 7.4%, as investors pile into “Trump trades”
It Just Had Its Best One Ever Steven Walgenbach / Inside Bitcoins : BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Hits New Record As Polymarket Odds Of Bitcoin Hitting $100K This Year Soar Vladimir Popescu / Watcher Guru : T...
Ethereum Foundation financial report: $970.2M in treasury as of Oct. 31, down from $1.6B in March 2022; ~80% of holdings in ETH, which declined 20%+ since 2022
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