Crypto’s relationship with Washington is rapidly evolving as the industry takes a more assertive role in US politics, signaling a shift from outsider status to growing influence across the federal landscape. This week on Byte-Sized Insight, we examine how lobbying, political spending and access are reshaping crypto’s presence in the Capitol and what that may … Read more
Crypto services company Ripple has acquired the crypto custody and wallet company Palisade to expand its business and institutional-focused offerings. Ripple announced on Monday that Palisade’s wallet-as-a-service offering would be integrated into Ripple Custody, its crypto custody arm targeting banks, and stated that the acquisition aims to serve “fintechs, crypto-native firms, and corporates.” “Corporates are … Read more
Bitcoin mining company Cipher Mining surged more than 32% after revealing a new 15-year deal with tech giant Amazon, adding to a wave of partnerships between major technology companies and crypto miners. The 15-year lease agreement with Amazon Web Services, valued at $5.5 billion, requires Cipher to provide turnkey space and power for AI workloads … Read more
TON Strategy, a publicly traded company that accumulates Telegram-linked Toncoin tokens and previously operated as Verb Technology Company, has been reprimanded by Nasdaq over rule violations related to its Toncoin purchases. Nasdaq has issued TON Strategy a letter of reprimand in connection with its $272.7 million Toncoin purchase and associated private investment in public equity … Read more
The crypto whale that made $200 million from the US-China tariff-led crypto crash last month is now betting $55 million that Bitcoin and Ethereum will rise again. Crypto analytics platform Arkham was one of the first to identify the whale’s new long positions in an X post on Monday, which comprises a $37 million Bitcoin … Read more
Bitcoin mining company IREN (IREN) has signed a multi-year GPU cloud services contract with Microsoft, highlighting the growing integration between traditional mining infrastructure and the expanding demands of Big Tech for AI computing power. The five-year agreement, valued at $9.7 billion, will provide Microsoft with access to Nvidia GB300 GPUs hosted within IREN’s data centers. … Read more
Cryptocurrency advocacy organization Coin Center has weighed in on the ongoing criminal trial of two brothers who allegedly exploited the Ethereum blockchain using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. In a Monday amicus curiae brief — a document filed by an entity that is not a party to the case — Coin Center argued against one … Read more
Biotech company Tharimmune has raised $540 million in private funding to launch a crypto treasury strategy and acquire Canton Coin (CC), the native token of the Canton Network. The private offering, among the largest digital asset financings to date, was led by DRW and Liberty City Ventures, with participation from ARK Invest, Polychain Capital, Kraken, … Read more
Global index provider FTSE Russell has partnered with Chainlink to publish its benchmark equity and digital asset indexes onchain, highlighting how blockchain technology is being used to deliver institutional-grade market data. On Monday, Chainlink announced that data for the Russell 1000, Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 small-cap indexes, the FTSE 100 Index and several digital … Read more
Many cryptocurrency traders are seeking answers after a successful exploit at the decentralized exchange and automated market maker Balancer resulted in more than $100 million in digital assets being stolen. In a Monday X post updating users on the exploit, Balancer said the incident was “isolated to V2 Composable Stable Pools and does not impact … Read more