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SoftBank veteran hunts for profits in payments infrastructure plumbing

January 15, 2025

US government charges operators of crypto mixing service used by North Korea and ransomware gangs

January 10, 2025

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictments of Russian citizens Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov,...

North Korea-linked hackers accounted for 61% of all crypto stolen in 2024

December 19, 2024

Alongside the rising adoption and value of crypto assets, theft is also on the rise. This year, the total value of cryptocurrency stolen...

Aave protocol developer secures $31 million for Lens, a high-performance blockchain for social apps

December 18, 2024

Avara, the company behind Aave, Lens and Family, is announcing a $31 million funding round led by Lightspeed Faction. With Lens, Avara is...

This stealthy African stablecoin startup already processed over $1B in cross-border payments

December 16, 2024

Juicyway, an African fintech that leverages stablecoin technology to power fast and cheap cross-border payments, is launching out of stealth after processing over...

HongShan, Peak XV back stablecoin-powered neobank KAST

December 11, 2024

Peak XV and HongShan, the Indian and Chinese investment firms that split from powerhouse Sequoia last year, have co-led a $10 million seed...

6 days to go: Disrupt 2024 kicks off & ticket prices go up

October 22, 2024

The clock is ticking down! Just 6 days to go until TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Join 10,000 industry leaders from around the world at Moscone...

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin becomes World and shows new iris-scanning Orb to prove your humanity

October 17, 2024

Worldcoin, the Sam Altman co-founded “proof of personhood” crypto startup that scans people’s eyeballs, announced on Thursday that it dropped the “coin” from...

African crypto startup Yellow Card raises $33M led by Blockchain Capital to scale its B2B pivot

October 16, 2024

Africa’s blockchain and crypto space is receiving a much-needed venture boost during a tough time for startups, some of which have retreated from...

FTX’s Ryan Salame posts jokes on LinkedIn as he heads to prison

October 10, 2024

After the criminal implosion of the crypto exchange FTX, many of the company’s executives have been found guilty on various counts of fraud...

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