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Finance

Robinhood's Q1 Crypto Trading Volume Surged 224% as SEC Action Looms

Shares in the popular trading platform were higher by 7% after the company topped first quarter revenue and earnings estimates.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

Markets

Base Blockchain Transactions Jump on Meme Coin Led Frenzy

The blockchain could see huge traction among retail audiences due to its proximity to the prominent Coinbase exchange, a sentiment that’s driving activity and growth of native Base tokens.

Coinbase's Base blockchain booth at ETHDenver (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Backpack Appoints Stripe, Banking Veteran as CFO

Backpack was founded by Armani Ferrante and Tristan Yver, alums of defunct trading company Alameda Research and bankrupt crypto exchange FTX respectively

Backpack CFO Oliver  Sleafer (Backpack)

Finance

Deutsche Boerse Starts Crypto Trading Platform for Institutional Clients

Deutsche Boerse will operate the trading venue, and Crypto Finance will provide settlement and custody services.

Deutsche Borse. (Wikipedia)

Finance

Solana Veterans Raise $17M for 'Backpack' Crypto Wallet, Exchange

Armani Ferrante's and Tristan Yver's startup raised the funds at a $120 million valuation.

Armani Ferrante (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Early Uniswap Whale Sold $1M Worth of UNI as Price Surged

The wallet in question still holds $10.6 million worth of UNI tokens.

Uniswap price (CoinDesk data)

Finance

BitForex Website Goes Dark Amid Reported $57M Outflow

The exchange's CEO stepped down in January.

(Kris/Pixabay)

Finance

Revolut to List Bonk, Distribute $1.2M of Meme Coin in 'Learn' Campaign

Bonk's proponents hope to increase the meme coin's user base by 500,000.

A BONK ad in Salt Lake City (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Solana Trading Aggregator Jupiter Sees Trading Volumes Jump Ahead of JUP Issuance

The platform settled over $500 million in trades on Sunday, briefly becoming the biggest on-chain trading platform.

Planet Jupiter and its great red spot