Crypto


Finance

Crypto Investor FTX Ventures to Take 30% Stake in SkyBridge Capital

The firm, founded by former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci, will invest some of the funds in crypto assets for its balance sheet.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Craig Barritt/Getty Images)

Finance

Cash From 2021 DAO Maker Crypto Hack Being Mixed Through Tornado Cash

$500,000 worth of the dai stablecoin, stolen last year, is being sent through the notorious mixer.

(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Policy

With New Prime Minister, UK Still Wants to Be Crypto Hub: Treasury Official

Economic Secretary Richard Fuller took part in a parliamentary debate on digital assets two days after Liz Truss was officially named the country's prime minister.

The U.K. still wants to carry on with its crypto plans under a new prime minister. (Paul Mansfield/Getty Images)

Finance

Brazil Exceeds 1M Registered Crypto Users in July for First Time as Number Grows 68% in a Month

The figure excludes international exchanges, which aren’t obliged to disclose the information to the local tax authority.

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Layer 2

Why Crypto Isn't a Tool for Protest in Argentina

The idea that growing stablecoin use can offer a solution to Argentina's persistent economic and political problems doesn't accord with reality, says Leah Callon-Butler after a recent visit.

Protesters in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Leah Callon-Butler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Signature Bank’s Crypto Outflows Mitigated by Growth in Core Deposits, Wedbush Says

The bank’s spot deposits fell by $1.64 billion, driven by outflows in digital asset banking of $4.27 billion.

Signature Bank CEO Joseph DePaolo (Signature Bank)