Will UK Economic Secretary follow through with a ‘crypto crackdown’?

This week’s Crypto Biz explores Solana’s comeback, BlackRock funds’ growing exposure to Bitcoin, Riot Platforms’ bid for Bitfarms, Semler Scientific using BTC as a treasury reserve, and more.

Clara Bullrich must have cloned herself or possibly invoked dark forces that shouldn’t be meddled with. Somehow, she’s managed to cram about four careers into one life. Her main gig is leading her own financial entity, AlTi, managing a whopping investment fund, which grew to $54 billion under management following a recent merger. That’s a…

In 2021, PleasrDAO acquired “Once Upon A Time in Shaolin,” a one-of-a-kind musical album by Wu-Tang Clan, for $4.75 million.

New pool allows European and Asian users to avoid US dollar exposure. 1046 Total views 6 Total shares Decentralized stablecoin exchange Curve Finance has added the euro as a secondary currency option following demand from users.As announced in a Dec. 20 tweet, Curve now has a liquidity pool for switching between the Stasis euro stablecoin…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as one of the most promising real-world applications of blockchain technology, capable of reshaping the face of the global financial markets and transforming the way the average person manages their money. One DeFi focused project that has been gaining attention over the past week as the mainstream world slowly opens itself…

Institutional customers storing Bitcoin and other digital assets in GK8’s cold vault will receive up to $1 billion in insurance coverage. 227 Total views 2 Total shares Digital asset custody platform GK8 has partnered with USI Insurance Services to expand its insurance policy for institutional customers — a move the company said would incentivize banks…

Despite seeing themselves as more “risk averse” than their older counterparts, nearly a third of all young Australian investors hold or have traded cryptocurrencies over the last year, a new study has found.In an Australian investor study from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), 46% of “next generation investors” — the report’s terminology for investors aged…

Bitcoin (BTC) headed toward an "interesting" liquidity area on May 18 as United States stock markets opened with a bearish bang.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC price nears "interesting" rematch with lowsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it broke through the $29,000 support after the Wall Street open.U.S. markets saw a…