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Lion Group ‘Secures $600 Million’ to Launch HYPE Treasury
TradFi & Fintech

Lion Group ‘Secures $600 Million’ to Launch HYPE Treasury

The financial firm is making HYPE its primary reserve asset as part of a broader move into DeFi.
JPMorgan Files JPMD Trademark for Digital Asset Services
TradFi & Fintech

JPMorgan Files JPMD Trademark for Digital Asset Services

The banking giant filed a trademark application for services that include trading, exchanging, and issuing digital assets, such as payment tokens and ‘blockchain-enabled currency.’
SharpLink Slides as Corporations Crank Up Crypto Risk
TradFi & Fintech

SharpLink Slides as Corporations Crank Up Crypto Risk

Corporations continue to buy altcoins such as FET, HYPE, and XRP, despite SBET plummeting.
Crypto IPOs
TradFi & Fintech

Crypto Companies Are Lining up for the IPO Gold Rush

The highly successful Circle IPO has other crypto companies gearing up to go public.
Circle Leaves a Fortune on the Table by Going Public at $31
TradFi & Fintech

Circle Leaves a Fortune on the Table by Going Public at $31

Based on its opening day closing price, Circle left $1.7 billion on the table, far more than the $1.1 billion it raised from the stock offering.
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TradFi & Fintech

Will Circle's IPO Be a Top Signal Like Coinbase Going Public in 2021?

Coinbase’s direct listing in April 2021 was followed by a market collapse. How will markets react to stablecoin-issuer Circle’s IPO?
Solana Treasury Firm Releases Liquid Staking Token to Grow Validator Business
TradFi & Fintech

Solana Treasury Firm Releases Liquid Staking Token to Grow Validator Business

DeFi Development Corp.’s liquid staking token, dfdvSOL, is part of a broader push to strengthen its Solana validator staking business.
BlackRock Moves Over $560 Million of Bitcoin to Coinbase, Buys $95 Million of Ethereum
TradFi & Fintech

BlackRock Moves Over $560 Million of Bitcoin to Coinbase, Buys $95 Million of Ethereum

The world’s largest asset manager’s moves could signal a potential institutional pivot toward Ethereum.
Consensys CEO Joe Lubin to Head $425M Ethereum Treasury Firm
TradFi & Fintech

Consensys CEO Joe Lubin to Head $425M Ethereum Treasury Firm

Planning to raise another $1 billion, online casino marketing firm SharpLink is accumulating an Ethereum treasury, with Lubin as Chairman of the Board
Public Companies Seek $7 Billion for Cryptocurrency Acquisitions
TradFi & Fintech

Public Companies Seek $7 Billion for Cryptocurrency Acquisitions

Over the last week alone, publicly traded companies have filed to raise more than $7 billion to purchase major cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, and XRP.