Latest from Sam Reynolds
Amber Group Raises $200M in Temasek-Led Round at $3B Valuation
The Singapore-based liquidity provider and trading infrastructure firm's valuation has tripled in less than a year.
First Mover Asia: Taiwan, Singapore Are Not Stablecoin Fans; Major Cryptos Decline as Russia Invasion Looms
Taiwan and Singapore are wary of ceding control of their currencies; bitcoin, ether and most other major cryptocurrencies fell as Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant case for invading Ukraine.
Crypto Enthusiasts Forming DAO to Buy Denver Broncos NFL Team
If the sale goes through, the Broncos would join the Green Bay Packers as the only teams in the 32-team NFL owned by cooperatives.
First Mover Asia: The Renminbi Rises; Cryptos Suffer Another Lost Weekend
The value of RMB payments gained over 10% compared to December amid an inauspicious test of the digital yuan at the Winter Olympics. Bitcoin and major altcoins tumbled as tensions continued mounting on the Ukraine border.
Frax Finance Is Preparing to Airdrop a CPI-Linked Stablecoin
An algorithmic stablecoin tied to U.S. consumer prices will be given to holders of cvxFXS, veFXS stakers, participants in the FXS liquidity pool and tFXS stakers.
Hackers Behind AscendEX Breach Move $1.5M Ether to Uniswap
Security research firm PeckShield points to on-chain data that shows 516 ether is on the move
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Below $43K as Ukraine Shadows Financial Markets
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 17, 2022.
DeFi Project Ref Finance Closes $4.8M Round Led by Jump Crypto
Alameda Research and Dragonfly Capital also participated in the round.
Bitcoin Traders Preparing for Tumultuous March, Glassnode Says
Traders are de-leveraging because of expected turbulence coming from rate hikes and the potential conflict in Ukraine.
Housecat Raises $3.4M to Help Bridge DeFi, Investment Management
Ville Vesterinen, CEO and co-founder, calls it the “Substack of asset management” with a crypto twist.
