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Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each

Ulbricht's conviction has been wiped out but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.

23.01.2025 10

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Taiwan chip giant TSMC says its 2024 revenue rose more than 33% on soaring demand for AI technology

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company controls more than half the world's output of chips used in everything from Apple's iPhones to Nvidia's...

10.01.2025 10

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Los Angeles fires expose insurance shortcomings. Could startups do better?

The once hot insuretech sector fell out of favor a few years ago. Given the scope of the current disaster though, it's not clear what role the...

10.01.2025 8

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In a banking industry first, neobank Cogni adds noncustodial Web3 wallet

Digital bank Cogni appears to be the first FDIC-insured bank to offer a noncustodial wallet to customers.

10.01.2025 5

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Apple pushes deeper into banking with 4.15% savings rate—while crypto watches from the sidelines

Apple is getting a sweet slice of the personal finance pie without much risk and while offering little in the way of innovation.

10.01.2025 10

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Robinhood makes major push into credit cards with 3% cash back rewards, 10 karat gold Visa card

The move comes at a time when Robinhood's share price is up nearly 100% this year and the company appears to have recovered from its post-pandemic...

09.01.2025 20

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Aviation stocks are a bargain. Are they worth the turbulence?

In an industry as essential to the economy as aerospace, any bad patch can turn into an opportunity.

07.01.2025 4

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Coinbase and Robinhood poised for huge 2025 if crypto tailwinds continue

The latest crypto boom will mean massive Q4 results, but also positions Robinhood and Coinbase to be longterm winners.

01.01.2025 10

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Coinbase and Robinhood poised for huge 2025 if crypto tailwinds continue

The final quarter of 2024 saw a monstrous run-up in the price of cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin soared over 25% to break $100,000 following the...

31.12.2024 6

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Bitcoin rally runs out of steam, currency fights to reclaim $100,000

The history of Bitcoin, which is down 14%, is helpful in trying to predict what will happen next.

27.12.2024 5

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Crypto giant Tether invests $775 million in Trump-friendly video service Rumble

Tether's move to buy a large stake in Rumble signals its ambitions to expand both its technological and political ambitions.

21.12.2024 5

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The U.S. already has a gambling epidemic—24 hour stock trading would only make it worse

We've already seen how the ease of smartphone transactions and impulsive late night behavior leads to trouble for young men.

13.12.2024 4

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Binance and Coinbase ally Circle form USDC alliance to take on Tether

The surprise move brings together longtime rivals and could shake up the stablecoin landscape.

11.12.2024 20

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Pitching investors is like the NFL draft says Colin Kaepernick — ‘it only takes one’

At Fortune's Brainstorm AI conference, the former 49ers QB said that startups founders will often hear "no"—but need to keep looking for the...

10.12.2024 5

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Crypto firm Prometheum gained an edge under Gary Gensler’s SEC. Suddenly its future appears less certain

Prometheum was the rare crypto firm to find favor with the Chairman of the SEC.

26.11.2024 9

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Bitcoin billionaire Barry Silbert talks about his next big bet—on ‘decentralized AI’

Silbert will be CEO of Yuma, a new DCG subsidiary focused on the AI ecosystem tied to Bittensor blockchain.

20.11.2024 3

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Trump and Coinbase CEO speak by phone—a sign of crypto’s new political clout

The call came at a time when the crypto industry is poised to enjoy unprecedented power in Washington DC.

20.11.2024 2

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On election night Polymarket’s 26 year old founder was on top of the world. 8 days later the FBI raided his home and his future is in jeopardy

Shayne Coplan became one of the hottest new faces to come out of the 2024 race. Could a criminal investigation derail his Polymarket dreams?

15.11.2024 7

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Bitcoin smashes all time high on expected Trump victory

The crypto industry gave massive financial support to Donald Trump, betting that his election would lead to more favorable policy.

06.11.2024 20

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Polymarket favors Trump to win the election. Can the site—and its 26-year-old founder—really offer reliable predictions?

Polymarket has hired polling superstar Nate Silver and is now a must-read for politicos. But who is behind it, and what are its business plans?

03.11.2024 1

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PayPal veteran David Marcus has bold ambitions for his $175 million Bitcoin startup Lightspark—but says it might take the rest of his life

Marcus's vision of Bitcoin as a large and neutral intermediary at the center of global money transfers is an intriguing one.

25.10.2024 3

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Key DeFi service Uniswap launches its own blockchain

The new chain is an L2 called Unichain that the company predicts will significantly improve DeFi speed and liquidity.

10.10.2024 3

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HBO doc reveals Bitcoin creator is Peter Todd—that’s wrong but ‘Money Electric’ is still a good watch

HBO is the latest to try and solve the identity of Bitcoin's creator. Here are the details.

09.10.2024 4

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Binance founder ‘CZ’ leaves prison on Friday—along with his $60 billion fortune

Changpeng Zhao leaves a halfway house on Friday. He has pledged himself to philanthropy but the pull of business will be strong.

27.09.2024 40

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Why Musk dodged a $258 million Dogecoin lawsuit: His words were just ‘puffery’

Musk said he had bought Dogecoin for his son and that it could be the future currency of the earth.

30.08.2024 5

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How a Binance exec got stuck in a Nigerian prison—while his family pleads for the State Department to intervene

Tigran Gambaryan, a highly respected former IRS special agent, is being denied medical help and legal counsel by Nigeria.

26.08.2024 2

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Andreessen Horowitz leads $80 million bet on startup seeking to tame AI with copyright

The creators of the Story blockchain say the service offers a better intellectual property regime for the digital era.

21.08.2024 2

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A Coinbase user thought he called customer support. Instead he lost $100,000 in 20 minutes to scammers

Google banned crypto ads for years—in hindsight that may have been the right policy.

15.08.2024 3

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Citi and Wells Fargo join $31 million funding round for loan startup Setpoint

Setpoint sees a big opportunity in replacing the Excel sheets that companies and their credit facilities use to update the status of thousands of...

13.08.2024 10

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Feds arrest Princeton grad ‘Diamondhands’ who raised $257 million for fake crypto social media site

Al-Naji ran a site called BitClout and according to the SEC siphoned millions for personal expenses, including a Beverly Hills mansion.

30.07.2024 2

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