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Last month, Ninepoint Partners announced that it would "fully offset" its Canada-based bitcoin ETF.
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The crypto exchange and custodian Gemini announced Thursday that it plans to offset 350,000 metric tons of carbon through its new sustainability plan, dubbed Gemini Green.
Gemini will be "making contributions" to purchase the 350,000 in offsets through the University of Chicago-based non-profit Cli...
NFT marketplace Rarible has raised $14.2 million in a Series A round led by venture capital funds Venrock and CoinFund, with participation from 01 Advisors, a venture and advisory firm.
In tandem with the news, the platform also announced it will launch a marketplace on the Flow blockchain in a bid ...
Wall Street giant Citigroup has officially launched a new business unit dedicated to the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, according to a memo obtained by The Block.
The firm announced Thursday morning the new group, dubbed Digital Assets Group, which will sit within its wealth management divisi...
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Supporters of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily are storing its archives on a blockchain after the government shut it down
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy tabloid in Hong Kong, has been forced to shut down by the government amid a national security probe. And now it is being backed up on a censorship-resistant blockchain.
Previously a top publication with millions of readers in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, ...
Digital Assets AG, a Switzerland-based firm that tokenizes financial instruments, has launched its tokenized stocks on the Solana blockchain. The firm, which powers tokenized stock trading for crypto exchanges Binance, FTX, and Bittrex Global, previously used a private blockchain.
The Solana-based o...
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24 Jun 2021
‘Largest crypto fund ever:’ a16z officially launches new $2.2 billion crypto venture fund
It's official. Andreessen Horowitz — the prominent venture capital fund led by Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen — announced Thursday the close of its third crypto venture fund, a $2.2 billion fund that the firm says is the largest of its kind.
The new "Crypto Fund III" will be co-led by Chris Dixon ...
Mode Global Holdings, a London-listed fintech app, has become the fifth company to be added to the Financial Conduct Authority's crypto-assets register.
Mode joins the register alongside two Gemini entities, Archax, Ziglu and Digivault, the custody business of Diginex, which was approved on May 14.
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Eric Adams, the current front-runner in the 2021 New York City mayoral election in the Democratic primary, appears to be pro-crypto.
"I'm going to promise you in one year … you're going to see a different city," Adams said during his election night party speech on Monday. "We're going to bring busin...
Bitcoin mining machines manufacturer Canaan has started mining bitcoin in Kazakhstan, following the crackdown on bitcoin mining in China.
Canaan said its AvalonMiner units are already in operation in Kazakhstan. When asked how many units and of which model have been deployed, a Canaan spokesperson d...
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