ShapeShift to Shut Down, Airdrop FOX Tokens to Decentralize Itself Out of Existence Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick ShapeShift will send out 340 million FOX tokens across DeFi. + News
Valkyrie Launches an Algorand Trust Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick The fund will offer exposure to ALGO and a 4%-6% staking yield. + News
Bitcoin Mining Firm Compass Inks Deal With Nuclear Microreactor Company Oklo Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick Salvadoran volcanoes aren’t the only novel source of power in the bitcoin mining industry. + News
Apollo Global Managment to Work With Figure on Blockchain Initiatives Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick Apollo Global Management will collaborate with Figure on blockchain applications across the investment lifecycle. + News
A16z Leads $9M Funding Round for Solana’s Phantom Wallet to Go Multi-Chain Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick The funding will be used to expand the Phantom team, develop new features and expand to other blockchains, said the firm. + News
Anheuser-Busch Taps Vaynerchuk to Lead Beer Giant’s ‘Long-Term’ NFT Play Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick The tie-up puts everything from ticketing to merchandise on the table for NFTs from the multinational suds conglomerate. + News
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing ‘Very Little’ Demand for Crypto Lately Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Fink said he has been asked about crypto and bitcoin in the past, but not in the last two weeks. + News
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Raises $37M in Series B Fundraising Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick The round was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures. + News
3 More Chinese Provinces Shutter Crypto Mines as Clampdown Continues Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Henan, Gansu, and Anhui provinces are the latest provinces to crack down on crypto mines to curtail energy use. + News
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops as Traders Await June CPI Inflation Report Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Analysts described the muted activity in spot, derivative and on-chain metrics as “calm before the storm.” + News