Larimer raised $4B to build EOS — now he’s gone
EOS plummeted 30% on Sunday after lead brain and Block.one CTO Daniel Larimer announced he's moving on after four years.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt to IPO at $2.1B
This would value Bakkt about the same as semiconductor stock Xperi.
Ryuk’s Bitcoin ransoms end up on Binance and Huobi, report
The City of New Orleans spent $3 million to recover systems from Ryuk after an employee was phished by a malicious email.
Finland wants to sell $80M in Bitcoin before it’s too late
Finland’s customs authority were initially hesitant to sell the Bitcoin as they believed it would likely end up with criminals.
Bitmain’s BTC miners sold out until August, report
Bitmain's latest batch of chips -- including ones yet to be built -- were snapped up fast despite prices for its Antminer S9 nearly doubling.
New York crypto fund was a $92M scam, says SEC
The SEC says crypto fund Virgil failed to redeem more than $3.5 million, and attempted to withdraw $1.7 million to pay Chinese loan sharks.
SEC vs. Ripple Labs: Is XRP a security?
The SEC is about to sue Ripple Labs for failing to register its XRP cryptocurency as a security, no doubt filling critics with glee.
MicroStrategy now holds more than $1.6B in Bitcoin
MicroStrategy says it just bought 29,646 BTC for $21,925 per coin on average. Bitcoin is up 6% since then.
Grayscale’s $13B portfolio is mostly Bitcoin
Grayscale’s crypto portfolio is now worth $13 billion, up from $10 billion in November.
Plan B: Pornhub goes fully crypto
The world’s largest adult website Pornhub now only accepts crypto for its premium services, following its snub by payment giants Mastercard and Visa.