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

Eqonex Names Former Head of Binance UK Jonathan Farnell CEO

The move is part of an agreement that the lender signed with Bifinity, a new Binance entity.

Exec hire

Finance

Luno Spins Out Investment Arm to Pump $15M to $75M a Year Into Crypto Companies

Luno Expeditions will focus on seed and pre-seed investing with the aim of making 200-300 such investments per year.

Marcus Swanepoel, cofundador y CEO de Luno. (Luno)

Finance

DeFi Analytics Firm Treehouse Raises $18M Seed Funding

Treehouse aims to provide retail investors the infrastructure needed for them to make informed decisions on their DeFi positions

Treehouse (Pixabay)

Finance

McLaren to Mint NFTs of Luxury Supercars in InfiniteWorld Partnership

McLaren Automotive plans to build a marketplace for the sale of NFTs that will include access to exclusive experiences for its buyers.

McLaren supercar (Ernie A. Stephens/Pixabay)

Finance

FinCEN Chief Digital Currency Adviser Korver Departs for A16z

Michele Korver, who spent less than nine months at FinCEN, will be head of regulatory at A16z.

Handshake

Policy

UK's Law Enforcement Agency Calls for Regulation of Crypto Mixing Tech: Report

The NCA called for regulation of crypto mixing tech as it may be used by criminals to legitimize illegal transactions.

(foto_monteiro/Shutterstock)

Finance

Solana-Based NFT Marketplace Magic Eden Raises $27M Series A

The round was led by Paradigm and included contributions from Sequoia and Solana Ventures.

Iguazu Falls, Argentina. (Julia Caesar/Unsplash)

Policy

Japan Sets Penalties on Crypto Exchanges for Violating Russia Sanctions: Report

Fines could reach as much as 1 million yen ($8,500), with executives facing up to three years in prison.

The National Diet Building, home of Japan's national legislature, in Tokyo (Shutterstock)

Policy

UK FCA Orders Operators to Shut Down Crypto ATMs

Any crypto ATMs in the U.K. are operating illegally, the financial watchdog said.

The FCA's website.

Finance

Nordic Fintech Lunar Raises $77M, Builds Crypto Trading Platform

Users will be able to trade bitcoin, ether, DOGE, ADA and DOT.

(Shutterstock)