How a Harvard grad helped make Hyperliquid the biggest new player in crypto

The alarm jolted Jeff Yan awake at around 5:00 a.m. It was a ringtone designed to—among other scenarios—blare out when something abnormal occurs on Hyperliquid, the decentralized crypto exchange he…

Notorious crypto con man Sam Bankman-Fried has a prison passion project: giving legal advice to other inmates

The founder of FTX has brought his entrepreneurial spirit behind bars. He has advised several high-profile inmates, like former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and rapper Sean Combs, according to…

Bitcoin price plunges while gold rises, destroying crypto ‘safe haven’ narrative

After a brief five-day rally, Bitcoin once again continued its downward plunge, losing another 1% between 7 p.m. ET last night and 6 a.m. this morning. It is at $87K…

Crypto startup Seismic raises $10 million to help fintechs protect customer data

As more and more fintech companies use crypto, they face one big challenge: blockchains are public. This creates a risk that customers’ sensitive financial data, like their salaries, or how…

Mastercard poised to acquire crypto startup Zerohash for nearly $2 billion, sources say

Mastercard has its sights on another crypto company. The payments goliath is said to be in late-stage talks to acquire the crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup Zerohash for between $1.5…

Crypto lost 1,000 jobs to AI since ChatGPT launched—but gained them back from other sectors

Ever since AI supplanted crypto as the shiny new toy in Silicon Valley, there’s been no shortage of jokes about workers jumping ship. New data from prominent venture capital firm…

Meet Trump’s inner crypto circle: Eric, Don Jr.—and a lot of tattoos

On a sweltering mid-August day in New York City, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. swung open the doors to a boardroom at the Trump Organization. The two sons of…

Crypto startup Nook raises $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures, Defy.vc, and UDHC

Three former engineers at crypto exchange Coinbase left the company earlier this year to start their own venture. On Wednesday, the team announced its new project: a crypto savings app…

Exclusive: True Markets raises $11 million and launches new Solana-focused crypto trading app

As mainstream interest around crypto grows, a new exchange is vying to compete against the likes of Coinbase and Robinhood. Armed with $11 million in fresh funding, True Markets is…

How the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off – The New York Times

How the Crypto Industry’s Political Spending Is Paying Off  The New York Times