Michael Bellusci

Michael Bellusci is a former CoinDesk crypto reporter. Previously he covered stocks for Bloomberg. He has no significant crypto holdings.

Michael Bellusci

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Finance

DEX Protocol Injective Raises $40M From Jump Crypto, Brevan Howard Unit

The project will use the funds to boost the utility of the INJ Token.

(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Shares Drop as Crypto Winter Takes Toll on Exchange's Trading Volume

The company faced earnings headwinds, although prices have stabilized recently and the company just struck a deal with BlackRock.

(Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Finance

MicroStrategy Explored Options From Art to Real Estate Before Bitcoin Buys, New CEO Says

The software company now owns nearly $3 billion worth of bitcoin.

New MicroStrategy CEO Phong Le (MicroStrategy)

Finance

Cathie Wood Says Ark Sold Some Coinbase Due to Uncertainty on SEC Probe

Ark's CEO explained the firm's rationale for selling some of its Coinbase stake in late July.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Woods (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Exchange Coinbase Rallies Ahead of Q2 Results, but Major Questions Remain

Analysts expect trading volumes to have taken another hit, although a recent near-doubling in the stock price suggests markets may have discounted the bad news.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Michael Saylor Lost Big in the Dot-Com Bubble and Bitcoin's Crash. Now He Aims to Rebound Again

After MicroStrategy’s stock collapsed in 2000, the now-former CEO flew under the radar. Crypto changed all that.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Finance

Gaming Claimed Record 60% of Blockchain Activity in July: DappRadar

DappRadar's latest monthly report looked at blockchain gaming and NFT marketplace trends.

Los videojuegos basados en blockchain están al alza. (Fredrick Tendong/Unsplash)

Finance

Robinhood CEO Shuts Down FTX M&A Chatter, Says He Has Money to Do His Own Deals

Robinhood has $6 billion in cash should the brokerage want to explore potential acquisitions, CEO Vlad Tenev said Wednesday.

Trading app Robinhood has added Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP to the list of cryptocurrencies available to trade on its platform. (Unsplash)

Finance

MicroStrategy Shares Surge as Michael Saylor Puts Full Focus on Bitcoin

Company operations will now be led by Phong Le, while Saylor will become executive chairman with sole focus on Bitcoin strategy.

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

Broker Robinhood Slashing Nearly One-Quarter of Workforce

Crypto business rose for the company in the second quarter even as overall trading revenue slipped.

Despidos en el exchange Bullish.com. (Pradit.Ph/Shutterstock)