Crypto
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Edges to All-Time High
The bump in mining difficulty comes as hashrate remains strong, despite bitcoin’s price edging downward.
Crypto Crime-Focused Justice Department Leader Leaving: Report
Nicholas Quaid, second-in-command in the criminal division, spent his nearly two-year stint at the DOJ developing the regime around crypto crime legislation and prosecution.
Crypto Options Trading Startup Synquote Raises $2.8M From Initialized, Polygon
The company will look to expand its platform for trading derivatives contracts in tokens that don’t usually have such markets.
Venture-Capital Firm Northzone Raises $1B Fund for Fintech, Web3 Investments
Web3 is a "core sector" for the firm, one Northzone partner told the Block.
Vitalik Buterin Makes Surprise Appearance at Kyiv Tech Summit in Show of Support for Ukraine
The Ethereum co-founder, who was born in Russia, made time for the visit as his Ethereum blockchain is days away from the major overhaul known as the Merge.
Crypto Trading Network Apifiny Turns to Fireblocks to Help Make Asset Transfers Easier
Fireblocks allows its clients to move assets between exchanges without needing to switch to external wallets.
