Cointelegraph Denies Sale Report After 94% Traffic Slump
Cointelegraph says it is not for sale and demands a correction from CoinDesk, whose report cited a steep traffic decline. September search data adds context.
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OKX Names Standard Chartered and Circle as Equity Investors
Star Xu named Standard Chartered, Circle and Ripple as equity investors in OKX, following ICE’s March deal valuing the exchange at $25 billion.
DOJ Antitrust Probe Targets a16z Over Competing AI Board Roles
A long-running DOJ antitrust inquiry is examining whether Andreessen Horowitz violated Section 8 of the Clayton Act through partner board seats at competing data and AI…
Ripple Strategic Investments Target XRPL Tokenization Infrastructure with ZILO and Licuido Deals
Ripple announced strategic investments in UK firms ZILO and Licuido to enhance institutional transfer agency, token issuance, and delivery-versus-payment settlement capabilities using RLUSD on the XRP Ledger.
Citadel Securities Invests $400 Million in Crypto.com at $20 Billion Valuation
Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, marking the exchange's first institutional funding round and accelerating its expansion into tokenized…
ORANGE JUICE Raises $40M to Acquire Businesses and Build Bitcoin Treasury
ORANGE JUICE has raised $40 million to acquire profitable U.S. businesses, hold them permanently, and direct part of their cash flow into a Bitcoin treasury.
Velocity Raises $38 Million for Enterprise Stablecoin Treasury Infrastructure
Velocity has raised $38 million in Series A funding to expand infrastructure connecting stablecoin networks with banking, custody, treasury, and settlement systems.
American Bitcoin Shares Plunge 95% From Record High as Reverse Split Fails to Halt Slide
American Bitcoin shares have fallen more than 95% from their record high, wiping over $600 million from the value of Eric Trump's stake as the miner…
Grayscale Backs Strategy’s New Bitcoin Monetization Framework
Following a $216 million Bitcoin liquidation by corporate holder Strategy, Grayscale stepped forward to defend the strategy, arguing that the proactive move stabilizes institutional financing structures…
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Deploys $43.5 Million into Battered Crypto Stocks
Cathie Wood's fund capitalized on a heavy multi-week slide, aggressively accumulating $43.5 million worth of equity in premier infrastructure firms like Coinbase and Circle as Bitcoin…
Kalshi Seeks Fresh Capital at $40B Valuation to Scale Regulated Prediction Monopoly
Fresh off a $1 billion Series F round in May, Kalshi is already aiming to nearly double its valuation to $40 billion by Q3 2026.
Tether Anchors Historic $1.4B Neura Robotics Raise, Giving Autonomous Machines Self-Custodial Wallets
By integrating its proprietary Wallet Development Kit into Neura’s advanced cognitive humanoids, Tether aims to establish native crypto payment infrastructure as the financial baseline for the…