A $280 Million Bitcoin Heist Leads to Monero Price Rally
A crypto investor has lost more than $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin after falling for a social engineering scam involving a hardware wallet.
On January 16, on-chain investigator ZachXBT reve...
Digital Asset Security Firm Project Eleven Completes $20M Series A
This week, Project Eleven, a provider of post-quantum security and migration for digital assets, announced a $20 million Series A funding round. It was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation...
Apple and Google Renew Their Vows
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Why “cracked engineers” are hot items in Silicon Valley• The Top 5: The best LinkedIn ghostwriters • Plus, Recommendations—our week...
Stablecoin-Backed Cards Hit $18bn Annual Run Rate: Report
Global payment volumes on cryptocurrency-linked cards climbed to about $1.5 billion a month in August, up from roughly $100 million a month in January 2023, as stablecoins increasingly move from tradi...
Digital Asset Firm Meld Closes $7M Round
This week, Meld announced the close of a $7 million strategic funding round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from F-Prime, Yolo Investments, and Scytale Digital. This financing advances M...