Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

Socios Owner Invests $100M in FC Barcelona's Web3 Efforts

Chiliz has acquired a 24.5% stake in Barca Studios, the Spanish soccer giant's digital-content creation arm.

Camp Nou, Estadio del FC Barcelona. (Tim Roosjen/Unsplash)

Finance

Troubled Crypto Lender Vauld Granted 3-Month Moratorium by Singapore High Court: Report

The decision prevents creditors from starting or continuing any legal proceedings.

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Policy

Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Wright Put Forward 'False Evidence,' Will Receive Damages of One British Pound

Wright had sued McCormack for libel after the popular podcaster called him "a liar" and "a fraud" in 2019.

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Finance

Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger in Talks to Raise Additional $100M: Report

The fresh funding will give the firm a higher valuation than the $1.5 billion it commanded in June 2021.

Ledger Nano S hard wallet. (Motokoka/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

WisdomTree's Q2 Average Crypto Assets Down Nearly 12% on Year, to $265M

The figure is also a decline of 22% compared with the $324 million WisdomTree reported for Q1 2022.

Asset manager WisdomTree (WETF) managed crypto assets worth $265 million in Q2, a decrease of nearly 12% compared to the equivalent figure of $300 million a year ago (Tumisu/Pixabay)

Policy

El Salvador's Finance Minister Says Bitcoin Adoption is 'Gaining Ground': Report

Alejandro Zelaya said bitcoin adoption has been beneficial to El Salvador's unbanked population.

El lanzamiento de los bonos bitcoin de El Salvador continúa demorado. (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Finance

Zipmex Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Singapore

The company's lawyers filed five applications on behalf of the firm's different entities seeking moratoriums on legal proceedings for up to six months.

Zipmex filed for bankruptcy protection in Singapore. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase, Kraken Back Crypto Lending Platform CLST Seed Round

CLST's aim is to attract hedge funds, trading firms, asset managers and banks looking to lend and borrow digital assets.

Unizen has received $200 million from alternative investment group Global Emerging Markets. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Unstoppable Domains Hits Unicorn Status With $65M Series A

The funding was led by Pantera Capital, with Polygon, CoinDCX and CoinGecko also contributing.

Unstoppable Domains' Matthew Gould, founder and CEO (left) and Braden Pezeshki, co-founder and principal engineer (right) (Unstoppable Domains)

Finance

Crypto Exchange OSL Sold Security Tokens to Professional Investors

The Ethereum-developed tokens represented $10,000 worth of a coupon-rate USD bond, which is linked to the performance of bitcoin.

Hong Kong (Shutterstock)