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Finance

Jihan Wu's Matrixport Cuts 10% of Staff

At press time, Matrixport had more than 290 employees serving customers in 40 countries.

Bitdeer founder Jihan Wu (CoinDesk)

Finance

Jihan Wu's Crypto Lender Matrixport Looks to Raise $100M at $1.5B Valuation

Matrixport has $5 billion in trading volume every month, along with $10 billion in assets under management and custody.

Bitdeer founder Jihan Wu (CoinDesk)

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Strike Raises $80M; Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund for Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets

Strike, a Chicago-based bitcoin payment provider run by crypto entrepreneur Jack Mallers, raised $80 million in a Series B funding round led by Ten31. Crypto billionaire Jihan Wu, founder of bitcoin mining rig maker Bitmain, is reportedly setting up a $250 million fund to buy distressed assets from mining firms.

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Bitmain Founder Reportedly Setting Up $250M Fund to Buy Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets

Crypto billionaire Jihan Wu, the founder of bitcoin mining rig maker Bitmain, is setting up a $250 million fund to purchase distressed assets from mining firms, according to Bloomberg. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the mining industry.

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Finance

Bitmain Founder Jihan Wu Setting Up $250M Fund to Buy Distressed Bitcoin Mining Assets: Report

Wu's Bitdeer Technologies will initially invest $50 million and aims to raise another $200 million from outside investors.

Bitdeer founder Jihan Wu (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitmain Co-Founder Exits, Resolving Years-Long Power Struggle as Mining Firm Preps IPO

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu is stepping down from his role as part of a settlement.

Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu

Finance

Jihan Wu Regains Upper Hand in Bitmain Co-Founder Fight

A new twist in the power struggle at Bitmain: Co-founder Jihan Wu has regained the legal representative status of the bitcoin mining giant.

Jihan Wu

Markets

Bitmain Co-Founder Offers Share Buyback at $4B Valuation to End Power Struggle

The offer seems an apparent effort to bring about negotiations that could end the divisions that have been tearing the company apart.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Bitmain's Feuding Co-Founders Are Fracturing the Firm and Staff Are Caught in the Middle

Staff at bitcoin miner manufacturer Bitmain are being forced to choose between its two co-founders as a long-running feud over control of the firm worsens.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Internal Struggle at Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Escalates to Physical Confrontation

After Micree Ketuan Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain, moved to reinstate his position after another partial legal victory over his former employer, tensions reportedly escalated into a physical brawl.

Micree Zhan, co-founder of Bitmain. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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