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The outcome of the SEC’s first NFT prosecution has sent reverberations across the industry
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GBTC volumes spiked Tuesday as traders parsed a court case outcome that could lead to a bitcoin ETF approval
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The rules are designed to even the playing field for institutional limited partners
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The case was the SEC’s first prosecution of a DeFi project — and its victims claim they’re still waiting to be made whole
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Crypto hedge fund managers have largely stabilized from 2022, but they face a rough road ahead when it comes to capital-raising
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SoFi pointed to potential key risks to its crypto business model if proposed SEC rules go into effect
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PayPal’s stablecoin coin, PYUSD, is facing questions about its growth plan – as well as its prospects for competing with stablecoin incumbents
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It appears to be the first fund dedicated specifically to blockchain investments for the business
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A number of industry participants are eyeing the development of Hong Kong’s crypto regulatory initiatives
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CoinFund’s first head of venture legal has been tasked with helping portfolio companies with their day-to-day legal needs
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IMC has been quietly building out fairly significant crypto interests, with its latest acquisition demonstrating just that
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CoinShares, the European crypto company know for its ETPs, has big actively managed ambitions
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The ambitious effort by the Federal Reserve has been in the works since 2019, and the lag has given stablecoins a lot of room to run
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CEO Adena Friedman said the decision came after the “business opportunity” changed over the past few months
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After claiming $15 million in airdropped tokens, what are ARKM recipients doing with their tokens?
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There are mounting questions over intellectual property rights and the trademarks that define NFT collections tied to Yuga Labs
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The firm, backed by Schroders in 2022, has told institutional investors that a multi-manager approach is the way to go