Card giant Visa is set to acquire Tink, the Swedish open banking platform, in a deal worth €1.8 billion (roughly $2.15 billion).
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The DoJ’s Digital Currency Initiative is looking for a new crypto expert lawyer in the aftermath of several high-profile ransomware attacks.
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Spanish media reports that John McAfee, the controversial founder of the eponymous antivirus software company and cryptocurrency advocate and promoter, has been found dead.
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The Block’s Frank Chaparro chats with Galaxy Digital’s Head of Mining Amanda Fabiano in today’s episode.
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Darren Soto’s suite of blockchain legislation sees notable progress early in the current Congress.
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Hester Peirce spoke glowingly of DeFi and its ability to free users from huge counterparties from finance and big tech.
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Yield, a project building out a bond market for the DeFi world, has raised $10 million in fresh funding in a round led by Paradigm.
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Fireblocks contends it was never in charge of the keys given the nature of the services. None of its wallets were impacted.
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The U.S. SEC has postponed a decision on yet another bitcoin ETF, this time one from Valkyrie Digital Assets.
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Kaiko, a Paris-based crypto market data provider, has secured $24 million in a Series A round led by Anthemis and Underscore VC. Point Nine, Alven and Hashkey Capital also participated in the raise.
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