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Exclusive: Venture giant a16z crypto targeting around $2 billion for its fifth fund amid blockchain market downturn, sources say — fortune.com
The largest player in the crypto venture world is back on the fundraising circuit. The blockchain arm of Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z crypto, is currently raising its fifth fund, according to multiple sources, who spoke with Fortune on the
Crypto Firm Zerohash Applies for National Trust Bank Charter — bloomberg.com
Digital asset firm Zero Hash US LLC submitted an application for a national trust bank charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
AI Boom Spurs Bitcoin-Sales Threat at Miners Holding $8 Billion — bloomberg.com
For years, the largest Bitcoin miners operated on an article of faith as much as a business model: that the coins they minted were worth holding, that scarcity would reward patience, and that the balance sheet accumulation of digital currency was itself a
House Democrats grill IRS chief over data-sharing concerns — rollcall.com
House Ways and Means Democrats pressed Frank Bisignano, who leads both the IRS and Social Security Administration, on data access concerns at both agencies in his first testimony on Capitol Hill since he took on his newly created role at the tax agency.
Bitcoin, XRP, and other crypto prices are rising today. What Trump said on Truth Social to boost digital assets — fastcompany.com
With tokens sliding in value this year, the president just weighed in on cryptocurrency legislation. It’s not the only reason for this week’s reversal. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have had a rough 2026 so far.
The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran — technologyreview.com
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Listen to Earth’s rumbling, secret soundtrack The boom of a calving glacier. The crackling rumble of a wildfire. The
Iran’s $7.8 Billion Crypto Market Draws Fresh Attention in War — bloomberg.com
The US-Israeli war on Iran is putting renewed focus on the country’s $7.8 billion cryptocurrency market, which citizens and authorities there have increasingly turned to for storing and sending money during periods of turmoil.
Kraken Is First Crypto Firm to Secure Fed Payment Access — bloomberg.com
Kraken has been awarded a limited purpose account by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, making it the first digital asset bank to gain direct access to the US central bank’s payment infrastructure.
Bitcoin Slump Disrupts Bukele’s Digital Utopia — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin Slump Disrupts Bukele’s Digital Utopia Bloomberg
3 questions every CEO needs to ask about the AI jobs doom loom in the wake of Jack Dorsey’s dramatic 40% layoffs at Block — fortune.com
Anyone who has been in Corporate America for any length of time expects to see layoffs. But last week’s announcement from Block CEO Jack Dorsey that he was laying off 40% of the company’s staff shook a lot of people. This was a healthy, growing tech
Bitcoin Climbs Above $71,000 in Broad Crypto Advance — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin Climbs Above $71,000 in Broad Crypto Advance Bloomberg
Trump Escalates Confrontation With Banks Over Crypto Agenda — bloomberg.com
President Donald Trump warned banks against weakening his cryptocurrency agenda and pushed for passage of a market-structure bill known as the Clarity Act, escalating a confrontation with the financial industry over legislation that would reshape how
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