Off The Grid’s success shows ‘invisible’ blockchain is the winning play

Bitcoin (BTC) bulls might be disappointed after the $31,000 resistance proved stronger than expected on April 14. However, looking at a broader time frame, Bitcoin has been the best-performing asset in 2023, gaining over 74% year-to-date at $29,000. Positioning for weaker dollar, debt ceilingIt is worth noting that gold is merely 4% behind its all-time…

Digital asset custody platform Fireblocks has raised $550 million in Series E funding to become one of the blockchain industry’s most valuable companies, underscoring heightened institutional appetite for cryptocurrency products despite extreme price volatility. The investment round was co-led by venture firms D1 Capital Partners and Spark Capital, with participation from Parafi Growth Fund, Canapi Ventures,…

It’s now virtually unarguable that decentralized finance is blockchain’s “killer use case.” Total value locked in DeFi grew by over 3,000% over the year leading up to January 2021. On the DApp Radar rankings, eight of the top 10 DApps on Ethereum are DeFi. Uniswap sees more users than any other application and is set…

Funds will be used for hiring industry-leading engineers to implement both EVM and WASM and to invest and nurture Astar native ecosystem projects. 248 Total views 41 Total shares Astar, a multichain DApp protocol formerly known as Plasm, has raised $22 million in its latest strategic fundraise.The funding round was led by Polychain and saw…

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance (DeFi) newsletter.DYdX surpassed Coinbase in daily trading volume for the first time this week. Read on to discover why this was a seminal moment for the project’s founder.What you’re about to read is the concise version of this newsletter. For the full breakdown of DeFi’s developments…

Iris Ramaya Au, the ex-girlfriend of Adam Iza, known as the crypto “Godfather,” copped to failing to report over $2.6 million she gained from her ex-boyfriend’s crimes. Iris Ramaya Au, the former girlfriend of admitted crypto fraudster Adam Iza, dubbed “The Godfather,” has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal tax charge. Au pled

Financial news outlet Forbes has released a list of “Blockchain’s Billion Dollar Babies,” or companies implementing blockchain technology that have minimum revenues or valuations of $1 billion, on April 16.The list includes companies in the cryptocurrency and blockchain development spaces, in addition to traditional financial firms like banks and clearing houses, food companies, supply chain…