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 Exchange Bitmart in Talks to Raise $20M at $300M Valuation: Report

New York-based private equity firm Alexander Capital Ventures is in talks with Bitmart to lead the Series B funding round.

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Argo Blockchain Mining Revenue Rose 32% in October

The company mined 167 bitcoin or bitcoin equivalent during the month.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

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Every Big Bank Will Think About Crypto Trading, Says Ex-Citi CEO

Vikram Pandit believes every major financial institution will be considering trading crypto “in one to three years.”

Vikram Pandit at The Bloomberg Year Ahead 2015 Conference (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Cash Briefly Spikes on Fraudulent Press Release

The cryptocurrency rose over 4.6% from $602.63 at around 11:30 UTC to $630.70 in less than 15 minutes after the publication of a fraudulent announcement.

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Binance Hires Former IRS Special Agent to Head Suspicious Activity Reporting

The hire is the latest in a series of appointments at Binance as the crypto exchange tightens up on regulatory compliance while tackling fraud and criminal activity.

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Revolut Looks to Hire Tech Lead to Build a Crypto Exchange

Revolut is looking for experience in building order-matching engines such as those used by crypto exchanges.

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Enjin Forms $100M Fund to Support Metaverse Projects

The Efinity Metaverse Fund will aim to support work on metaverse projects on Enjin and Polkadot.

Enjin and GameTalkTalk are seeking to reduce environmental costs associated with the minting of NFTs.

Finance

Bitfury Hires Former Binance US Chief Brian Brooks as CEO

Brooks is replacing Valery Vavilov, who will stay on as Bitfury’s “chief vision officer.”

Brian Brooks (Coinbase)

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Galaxy Digital’s October AUM Grew More Than 40% to $3.1B

Galaxy’s roster of Canadian ETFs were the driving force behind the surge.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz

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China’s CBDC Has Been Used for $9.7B of Transactions

Some 140 million people have opened wallets for the “eCNY.”

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