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Tiger’s Fund Flex; Bored Apes Funding Goes Bananas

By Aidan Ryan · Feb 3, 2022 6:09pm PST

As Crypto Global was about to go to press, my colleagues Kate Clark and Berber Jin published a scoop about Tiger Global Management’s fundraising. The New York-based hedge fund has so far raised more than $11 billion for its latest venture capital fund, which is expected to close in March with a total of $12 billion.Tiger’s ability to push past... As Crypto Global was about to go to press, my colleagues Kate Clark and Berber Jin published a...

Ledger’s new editor-in-chief, Ariel Wengroff. Photo: Ledger

Infrastructure Bill Is Back; Ledger Hires an Editor-in-Chief (Exclusive)

By Hannah Miller · Sep 30, 2021 4:07pm PDT

As TI Crypto Global went to press today, the crypto industry was waiting to see whether the bipartisan infrastructure bill would pass in the House of Representatives. The bill, which already passed in the Senate, contains new tax-reporting requirements for crypto businesses that critics have argued are impossible for some types of companies... As TI Crypto Global went to press today, the crypto industry was waiting to see whether the...

What El Salvador’s Bitcoin Recognition Could Mean; Bitcoin Maximalism in Miami

By Hannah Miller · Jun 7, 2021 2:29pm PDT · 1 comment

Welcome to TI Crypto Global, The Information’s latest newsletter exploring the rapidly changing world of cryptocurrency and blockchain. Why read our newsletter when your inbox already is overflowing? For those of you already working in or investing in crypto, we’ll help you keep tabs on everything that’s happening across the vast landscape... Welcome to TI Crypto Global, The Information’s latest newsletter exploring the rapidly changing...

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CoinDesk Revenue Slowed Before Sale to Bullish

By Aidan Ryan · Nov 29, 2023 10:34am PST

Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group announced last week that it sold its crypto news subsidiary CoinDesk to the crypto exchange Bullish. Silbert said in a tweet that the sale made CoinDesk, which DCG bought for $500,000 in 2016, “one of our best investments of all time,” but the sale price was not disclosed and could not be learned.What is... Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group announced last week that it sold its crypto news...

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court on Nov. 21 in Seattle. Photo by David Ryder/Getty.

One Binance Saga Comes to a Close

By Aidan Ryan · Nov 22, 2023 9:15am PST · 2 comments

Just when it felt like crypto could coast into Thanksgiving with OpenAI drama dominating headlines, U.S. officials barged in with a settlement in long-running investigations into Binance.The deal is on one hand a seismic shift for the world’s biggest crypto exchange. (You can view our updated Binance org chart here.) Its founder Changpeng Zhao... Just when it felt like crypto could coast into Thanksgiving with OpenAI drama dominating...

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Another Fintech Drops Crypto

By Aidan Ryan · Nov 15, 2023 9:06am PST

Crypto prices have been creeping up over the past month, fueling hope that the crypto winter could be thawing. But some trading and investing apps have already thrown in the towel. I reported earlier this week that Stash, an app that offers stock, ETF and crypto trading, is pulling the plug on its crypto trading service in December. The... Crypto prices have been creeping up over the past month, fueling hope that the crypto winter...