Latest from Jamie Crawley
Investment Firm Republic to Acquire Crypto Trader INX Digital for Up to $60M
The transaction is expected to close within eight months, subject to closing conditions

Bybit Beefs Up Asset Security Following $1.45B Hack
The attack on Bybit in February, which saw nearly $1.5 billion worth of digital assets stolen, was the largest hack of a crypto exchange in dollar terms ever.

New FTX EU Owner Backpack Initiates Customer Claims Process
Backpack, which purchased FTX EU for $32.7 million in January, directed customers to complete the first step of KYC verification.

Grayscale Lists 2 New Bitcoin ETFs Offering Income From BTC Volatility
The two New York Stock Exchange-listed funds are due to start trading on Wednesday.

Sony Begins Accepting USDC Payments in Its Singapore Online Store
Sony Electronics' Singapore has added cryptocurrency payments in partnership with crypto exchange Crypto.com.

VanEck Eyes BNB ETF Launch After BTC, ETH Product Success
VanEck's BNB ETF, if approved, would be the first such product listed in the U.S.

Crypto Exchange OKX Appoints Linda Lacewell as Chief Legal Officer
Lacewell joined the exchange as a board member last year having previously served as Superintendent and head of the New York Department of Financial Services

Metaplanet Ups Bitcoin Holding to Over 4K BTC, Rakes Up Another 696 BTC
Metaplanet purchased the bitcoin for an average purchase price of around 14.6 million yen and has spent a total of 10.15 billion yen to buy bitcoin.

Galaxy Digital Reaches $200M Settlement Agreement With NYAG Over LUNA Investments
Galaxy reported profit of $174 million and $365 million for Q4 and the full year of 2024, respectively

French State Bank Bpifrance Plans $27M Investment in Digital Assets
The bank plans to support local blockchain projects in their early stages for the betterment of the broader blockchain industry in France

