Bitcoin Exchange Gemini Confirms $400M Raise at $7.1 Billion Valuation

November 18, 2021 Business, GUSD Dairesce 0

The Winklevoss-led exchange took in $400 million in a “growth equity round.”

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Alchemy Launches API for NFTs in Push to Accelerate Web 3

November 18, 2021 Business, ETH Dairesce 0

Alchemy believes NFTs will be a core element of Web 3 but that deploying is a challenge for developers.

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Canadian Police Make Arrest in $36M Crypto Heist

November 18, 2021 Business Dairesce 0

The investigation involved the Hamilton Police in Canada, as well as the FBI and the United States Secret Service.

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ConstitutionDAO Hits $30M in Ethereum Raised, One Day Before Sotheby’s Auction

November 18, 2021 DeFi, ETH Dairesce 0

The ConstitutionDAO has exceeded its fundraising goals in a bid to purchase a privately held copy of the Constitution.

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Ethereum Wallet MetaMask Reports 21 Million Users, Up 420% Since April

November 17, 2021 ETH, Technology Dairesce 0

ConsenSys, the Ethereum software company behind MetaMask, announced a $200 million funding round as its wallet hit 21 million monthly users.

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Crypto.com Pays Reported $700 Million for Naming Rights to Lakers, Clippers Arena

November 17, 2021 BTC, Business Dairesce 0

FTX, Coinbase, and Crypto.com have been jockeying for sports’ fans attention.

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Ethereum-Based Holdings Among Institutions Up 19% in Q3: SEC Filings

November 16, 2021 BTC, Business, ETH Dairesce 0

Institutional interest in the Grayscale Ethereum Trust continued to grow in Q3, according to new SEC filings from large firms. Meanwhile, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust holdings were down slightly.

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DeFi Project ParaSwap Launches Airdrop of Native Cryptocurrency to Early Adopters

November 15, 2021 DeFi Dairesce 0

It pays to be early in crypto. And today is no different. As part of its first-ever token launch, decentralized finance (DeFi) project ParaSwap announced today that it is handing out 150 million of its native PSP tokens to early users.  ParaSwap is a platform that collects different cryptocurrency trading rates from across the DeFi […]

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Do You ‘Like’ My Portfolio? Coinbase Adds Social Media Buttons

November 15, 2021 Business Dairesce 0

Coinbase announced new social media features on Thursday that will allow users to share images of price charts or their portfolios on platforms like Twitter and Instagram. In a blog post describing the features, Coinbase touted its new one-click sharing tools as an entertaining way to educate others about crypto. “We want to help self-empower […]

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New DAO Forms to Buy Copy of US Constitution at Sotheby’s Auction

November 15, 2021 NFTs Dairesce 0

ConstitutionDAO, a new decentralized autonomous organization dedicated to preserving the U.S. Constitution, is planning to pool capital using an Ethereum smart contract to purchase a first-edition printed copy of the historic document. Sotheby’s is set to auction the copy on November 18 at 6:30pm EST. The copy up for auction is valued at $15 million […]

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This Week on Crypto Twitter: Discord Backs Out of Crypto while Twitter Wades In

November 14, 2021 Business Dairesce 0

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt This week on crypto Twitter: Jimmy Fallon joined the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT craze, Discord CEO Jason Citron hinted that the messaging platform will integrate with crypto, then backtracked a few days later, AMC CEO Adam Aron flaunted the success of AMC’s new crypto payments options, and many […]

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