Currency

Stripe’s Tempo blockchain raises $500M at $5B valuation

Stripe’s Tempo blockchain raises $500M at $5B valuation

Stripe’s blockchain project, Tempo, raised $500 million in a Series A round led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital, valuing the payments-focused network at $5 billion, according to Fortune.  Sequoia ...

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Huobi Founder Raises $1B to Buy Ether: Report

Huobi Founder Raises $1B to Buy Ether: Report

Li Lin, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi and chair of investment company Avenir Capital, has reportedly raised about $1 billion as part of a strategy to invest in Ether. According to a...

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Longtime Ethereum Researcher and Developer Dankrad Feist Joins Tempo

Longtime Ethereum Researcher and Developer Dankrad Feist Joins Tempo

Dankrad Feist, a longtime Ethereum developer and researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, announced Friday that he’s joining Tempo, a layer-1 blockchain for payments and stablecoins built by Stripe ...

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BitMEX Co-founder’s Family Office Seeking $250M for Private Equity Fund

BitMEX Co-founder’s Family Office Seeking $250M for Private Equity Fund

Maelstrom, the family office connected to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, is reportedly looking to raise $250 million for a private equity fund aimed at acquiring crypto companies. According to a ...

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ETH Sell-off Fails To Shake Ether Options Traders

ETH Sell-off Fails To Shake Ether Options Traders

Key takeaways: ETH futures premium shows traders are staying cautious and avoiding heavy leverage even as banking stocks rebound from recent credit concerns. Ether whale activity near $3,700 s...

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