Paul Vigna
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New York, NY, United States
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How Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan are leading Wall Street’s blockchain charge
Goldman, JPMorgan are already processing some trades using the technology behind cryptocurrency markets → Read More
Binance.US delists token amid SEC’s insider trading probe at Coinbase
APM token was cited by the SEC as an unregistered security as part of its investigation of insider trading at Coinbase → Read More
Coinbase Launches Derivatives Product in Crowded—and Depressed—Market
Coinbase just introduced a derivatives product, its latest attempt to move into a new field and offset weakness in its core spot-trading business. It has a lot of competition. → Read More
Crypto’s Tumultuous Second Quarter Leaves Investors Asking: What Else Could Go Wrong?
The crypto market lost more than half its value in the latest period. → Read More
Crypto exchange FTX in talks to acquire stake in lender BlockFi
Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has become a lender of last resort to his beleaguered industry. He may end up owning large chunks of it as well. → Read More
The Crypto Party Is Over
The cryptocurrency industry was built on swagger, enthusiasm and optimism. All three are in short supply these days, as losses and layoffs mount. → Read More
Bitcoin Prices Slide Below $23,000
The market value of the entire crypto sector has fallen to less than $1 trillion from about $3 trillion in November as the industry continues to struggle with fallout from an extended selloff. → Read More
Coinbase CEO Blasts Employee Petition Against Executives
An online petition, purportedly from employees, complained about the crypto exchange’s performance and sought the removal of senior executives. → Read More
Crypto Firms Cut Back on Hiring During Market Slump
The Federal Reserve’s move to raise interest rates is contributing to a selloff and putting pressure on fees. → Read More
Search Continues for Source of TerraUSD Crypto Bank Run
In decentralized finance, it isn’t easy to understand who provides money for loans, where the money flows or how easy it is to trigger currency meltdowns. → Read More
Binance Raises $500 Million Fund for Crypto Investments
The investment capital comes despite a big pullback in cryptocurrency prices. → Read More
Coinbase to Slow Hiring Spree as Users Drop Off
The crypto exchange’s stock price has fallen 74% so far this year. → Read More
Cryptocurrency TerraUSD Falls to 11 Cents, Creator Announces Rescue Plan
The crux of the plan involved what is called a ‘fork’ in software terms—basically taking the existing code and starting over with an updated version. → Read More
This Billion-Dollar Crypto Loan Is Easy to Get, but Gone in a Flash
Flash loans can have benefits, such as helping traders capitalize on price differences between cryptocurrencies on different exchanges. But flash loans have a dark side. → Read More
Bitcoin Slides Below $37,000 as Investors Unwind Risky Bets
Cryptocurrencies have traded more in line with other risk assets, like growth and tech stocks. → Read More
California Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order for Crypto Business Rules
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issues order aiming to help the state maintain its central role in crypto and blockchain, by building a regulatory framework and infrastructure. → Read More
NFT Sales Are Flatlining
The sale of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, fell to a daily average of about 19,000 this week, a 92% decline from a peak of about 225,000 in September, according to the data website NonFungible. → Read More
Robinhood Reports 43% Revenue Decline
The zero-fee brokerage has been adding a range of new products in an effort to build up its user base. → Read More
Beauty Company Oddity to Offer Crypto Token Tied to IPO
The so-called security token automatically converts into stock when the company goes public. → Read More
Crypto Thieves Get Bolder by the Heist, Stealing Record Amounts
A hacker stole $182 million over the weekend, the fifth largest hack on record. → Read More