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 Startup Mysten Labs Raises $300M From Industry Heavyweights at $2B Valuation

Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and the crypto wing of Andreessen Horowitiz were among the participants.

Mysten Labs has raised $300 million at a $2 billion valuation. (Shutterstock)

Finance

NBA to Develop NFT-Based Fantasy Basketball Game With Sorare

Sorare has become the "Official NFT Fantasy Partner" of the NBA.

NBA (Pixabay)

Finance

Binance Introduces Ether Staking in US as It Steps Up Competition With Rivals

Binance will start offering 6% annual percentage yield (APY) to its U.S. customers from as low as 0.001 ETH.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Finance

DeFi Platform Kyber Says It Removed Attack Vector, Compensated Affected Wallet

The Sept. 1 exploit saw $265,000 stolen from one Kyber wallet.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Binance, Issuer of Third-Biggest Stablecoin, to Stop Supporting Larger Rival USDC

The action effectively removes the world's second-biggest stablecoin, USD coin, as a tradable asset on Binance's giant platform.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Australian Federal Police Forms Cryptocurrency Unit to Tackle Money Laundering, Offshoring: Report

The unit was set up after the force's criminal asset confiscation command had seized more than $600 million from the proceeds of crime since its inception in February 2020.

Crime scene (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Revolut Said to Be Under Pressure From Regulator Over Risk of 'Material Misstatement' in Auditing: Report

The auditor of Revolut, a digital bank that earns up to 10% of revenue from crypto trading, was criticized by the U.K. accountancy and auditing watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

(Revolut)

Finance

Coinbase Mispricing Allows Users in Georgia to Cash Out for 100 Times Rate

The bug saw Georgia's national currency, the lari (GEL), priced at $290 rather than $2.90.

(Coinbase)

Policy

Indonesia to Establish 'Crypto Stock' Exchange by 2022-End: Report

The Indonesian government sees the exchange as a means of protecting consumers as interest in digital currencies has risen, Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga said on Wednesday.

Jakarta, Indonesia (Shutterstock)

Finance

Temasek to Lead $100M Funding Round in NFT and Metaverse Investor Animoca Brands: Report

The sovereign wealth fund, whose net portfolio value stood at $403 billion in March, has been an active investor in the crypto industry.

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