investment


Policy

Australia to Spend $575M on Tech Including Blockchain to Boost Pandemic Recovery

The investment comes as Australia attempts to make a recovery from the recession brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Policy

China State Media Make Rare Reports Calling Crypto 2020's Best Performing Asset

Several Chinese state-owned media companies have made unusual coordinated reports describing cryptocurrencies as the year's top performing investment.

Satellite dish in China

Markets

Investors Buying Bitcoin Amid Price Slump to Near $10K, Data Shows

Despite bitcoin shedding over $2,000 in the last few weeks, the "buy the dip" mentality in the market still appears strong.

Prices have shed over $2,000 since Aug. 17 (CoinDesk BPI)

Finance

DCG to Invest $100M in Bitcoin Mining Venture

Blockchain investment firm Digital Currency Group has branched into the bitcoin mining industry though a subsidiary called Foundry.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert

Finance

Firm Uses Ethereum to Tokenize Sustainable Infrastructure in Fight Against Climate Change

U.K.-based fintech company Fasset aims to bridge the $15 trillion gap in sustainable infrastructure development with blockchain-backed investments.

(Ppictures/Shutterstock)

Finance

Grayscale Says Institutions Invested Record $900M in Crypto Products in Q2

Two consecutive record quarters for Grayscale mean cumulative capital inflows have doubled in the past six months to $2.6 billion.

sonnenshein, grayscale

Finance

IOHK Invests Six-Figure Sum Into Crypto Asset Manager Wave Financial

Charles Hoskinson, IOHK's CEO, will become an adviser to Wave Financial as part of the deal.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson

Policy

Crypto Firm CEO Went Into Hiding After Claims 2,000 Investors Defrauded

The CEO of cryptocurrency investment firm VaultAge Solutions has forced into bankruptcy while on the run from angry investors.

Guateng High Court, Pretoria, South Africa (VladanRadulovicjhb/Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Investment App B21 Expands to India

The Gibraltar-based company said the move was prompted by rising consumer interest and trading volumes in the nation after a ban on banking services for cryptocurrency firms was lifted.

Bangalore: India's tech hub where B21 has an office (Snehit Photo/Shutterstock)

Finance

Swiss Equity Firm Makes First Crypto Investment With SPiCE VC Stake

Swiss private equity firm VIVA Investment Partners AG is leaning into crypto funding through a new stake in blockchain venture capital firm SPiCE VC.

SPiCE VC founder Tal Elyashiv (CoinDesk archives)