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

Crypto VC Fund Pluto Digital to Go Public in Reverse Takeover of NFT Investments

NFT Investments is listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market in London.

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Policy

SEC Rejects First Trust SkyBridge's Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal

The rejection filed Thursday comes as no surprise given the precedent set by the SEC for a preference for ETFs that track the bitcoin futures market.

SEC (Image via Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock)

Policy

SEC's Gensler Wants Greater Scrutiny for Crypto Exchanges: Report

"I've asked staff to look at every way to get these platforms inside the investor protection remit," he said.

Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein/Getty Images)

Finance

Trading Technology Provider BlockFills Raises $37M for Expansion

The Series A was led by a number of institutional investors including Susquehanna Private Equity, CME Ventures and others.

Dólares estadounidenses (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto.com Says Hackers Stole Nearly $34M From Users

The hack prompted the site to now offer protection for funds of up to $250,000 in the event of a third party gaining unauthorized access to accounts.

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Finance

Gemini Introduces Prime Brokerage Following Second Acquisition in a Week

Gemini Prime aims to attract institutional investors by providing access to multiple crypto exchanges and over-the-counter liquidity sources.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Policy

EU Markets Regulator Calls for Ban on Proof-of-Work Crypto Mining: Report

Erik Thedéen said that EU regulators should nudge the crypto industry towards the less energy-intensive proof-of-stake mining.

EU Parliament (areporter/Shutterstock)

Policy

Bank of America Says UK CBDC Would Be More Than a Digital Form of Cash

BoA says it's likely a BOE digital currency would also replace checking accounts as the way in which consumers hold the majority of their funds.

The Bank of England

Finance

Silvergate Bank's Q4 Earnings Misses Estimates

Profit at the crypto-focused bank more than doubled from a year earlier, but fell 22% from the third quarter.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (CoinDesk)

Finance

Animoca Brands Valuation More Than Doubles to $5.5B in Three Months

The investor in non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse projects raised almost $360 million in its latest funding round.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)