Cryptocurrency

Former Goldman Sachs exec joins crypto firm from Meta team

Another senior hire signals a tighter link between traditional finance and public blockchains. Mustafa Al Niama, formerly the head of the Americas digital assets desk at Goldman Sachs, is joining Mysten Labs as head of capital markets to lead outreach…

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Trump family planning a $1.5B buy of its own crypto token?

The Trump family is steering World Liberty Financial into public markets by linking its WLFI token to a listed vehicle. In a Monday release, ALT5 Sigma Corp. said it will sell a combined 200 million new and existing shares and…

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Dan Morehead left Wall Street to build a $5 billion fund

Dan Morehead journey from traditional finance to the center of crypto’s institutional evolution spans more than a decade of sustained effort, early setbacks, and strategic repositioning. This article traces the decisive moments in his career, the rebuilding of Pantera Capital…

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crypto on Wall Street grows real value comes with DeFi

The global financial system, called TradFi, is a $30+ trillion structure that moves capital across institutions, businesses, and individuals. It includes commercial and global banking assets, insurance, capital markets, wealth management, custody, and settlement. In contrast, decentralized finance remains small…

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PayPal to let merchants accept 100 crypto tokens at checkout

In the coming weeks, PayPal will allow merchants to accept more than one hundred cryptocurrencies at checkout. Buyers can pay with tokens like Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and USDC from wallets such as Coinbase, MetaMask or Exodus, while PayPal converts each…

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Tyler Winklevoss Says JPMorgan Paused Gemini After 1 Post

Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss recently asserted that JPMorgan Chase has suspended the crypto exchange’s re-onboarding process in direct response to his public criticism of the bank’s new policy on charging for customer data access. This action follows a series of…

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SharpLink Names BlackRock ETF Leader to 2nd Co CEO Role

In a significant shift for digital asset management, Joseph Chalom’s appointment as co-CEO of SharpLink Gaming marks a new era in institutional Ethereum exposure. After two decades at BlackRock, where he spearheaded the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and…

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Pump.fun raised $600 million in 12 minutes signals ICO return

Eye-watering figures have returned to the crypto fundraising world with a striking demonstration of speed and scale. In just 12 minutes, Pump.fun amassed $600 million from a public token sale open to retail investors outside the U.S., U.K., and sanctioned regions.…

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Ephemera raises $20 million to rival Signal and WhatsApp

Cryptocurrency has long offered the idea of decentralization, from digital money to distributed computing. Ephemera and its team of XMTP protocol developers aim to apply that concept to messaging. They have built a peer‑to‑peer network where users keep control of…

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Pakistan Builds Formal Crypto Partnership With El Salvador

Pakistan and El Salvador have begun their first formal diplomatic relationship by focusing on cryptocurrency collaboration. In San Salvador, Bilal Bin Saqib, special assistant to the prime minister on crypto and blockchain, met with President Nayib Bukele to establish a partnership…