James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Finance

African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card Completes $15M Funding Round

Valar Ventures, Third Prime and Castle Island Ventures led the round.

FREIBURG, GERMANY - MAY 02:  2. Bundesliga 02/03, Freiburg; SC Freiburg - 1. FC Koeln 3:0; Gelbe Karte  (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Infrastructure Firm Blockdaemon Nabs $1.3B Valuation in $155M Funding Round

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the funding, which also included Matrix Capital Management, Sapphire Ventures and Morgan Creek Digital.

Blockdaemon founder Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon)

Finance

Binance Names Europol Veteran to Join Audit and Investigations Team

Nils Andersen-Röed will conduct investigations into individuals looking to use Binance’s platform for illegal purposes.

Binance BSC, Binance app

Finance

Bakkt to Go Public Next Month After SEC OKs SPAC Plans

VIH shareholders will meet next month to approve the merger.

Bakkt President Adam White

Finance

El Salvador Bitcoin Law Has ‘Immediate Negative Implications,’ Credit Rating Agency Says

S&P Global said that the risks of the country’s decision to make bitcoin legal tender outweighs its potential benefits.

Demonstrators wave flags during a demonstration against President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Finance

DeFi Startup Domination Finance Closes $3.2M Seed Round

ParaFi Capital led the raise, which also included Dragonfly Capital, AU21 and several other venture firms active in the DeFi space.

Adrian Kolody, co-founder Domination Finance (Courtesy Domination Finance)

Finance

Blockchain.com Hires Washington Insider as Head of US Public Policy

Ian Mair joins the provider of wallets and other crypto services after an eight-year stint at the lobbying firm, The Smith-Free Group

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith

Finance

BTCS to Start Nasdaq Trading

CEO Charles Allen called the announcement a “significant milestone” for the blockchain technology company.

Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

Biden’s CFTC Picks Include Crypto Law Scholar

The U.S. president plans to nominate Kristin Johnson, a law professor at Emory University, and Christy Goldsmith Romero, who teaches cryptocurrency regulations at the University of Virginia.

Acting CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (left), Fed Chair Jerome Powell and FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Ark Investment Management Opens Door for Fund to Invest in Canadian Crypto ETFs

The Cathie Wood-founded firm disclosed the move through a revised prospectus with the SEC.

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management