It’s been over a decade since the first application for a spot bitcoin ETF was filed. After a number of denials over the years, the U.S. Securities and […]
Bitcoin price spikes then plummets after hacked SEC Twitter/X account spreads fake news
A fake SEC announcement approving Bitcoin ETFs made the cryptocurrency’s price briefly spike after the agency’s Twitter/X was hacked.
Valkyrie co-founder expects $10B inflows for spot bitcoin ETFs by end of year
The SEC might finally approve spot bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday after denying applications for more than a decade. Valkyrie co-founder and CIO Steven McClurg expects $10 billion or […]
A CES 2024 preview, 23andMe victim blaming and MIT’s obesity-fighting pill
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the week in tech that was. Hope the holidays were restful for those who observed them. […]
Talks of bitcoin spot ETF approval circulate as India blocks exchange sites and crypto is seeing more optimism
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Happy New Year! The crypto space has been off to a strong start for 2024 as reporters and ETF analysts have reported that a […]
Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz unveils 2024 predictions: AI dominance, resurging web3 and the new normal of tech investments
At the end of 2022, like many, I made some predictions about what 2023 would bring to the technology investing ecosystem. Namely, the Fed would tame inflation, and […]
Why is Bitcoin surging? | TechCrunch
Bitcoin’s rapid-fire ascent to $44,000 comes on the back of roughly 25% gains in the last week. The grandfather of all cryptocurrencies has had an even more lucrative […]
Singapore-based Climate Alpha analyzes the impact of climate change on real estate
Founded by an expert on geography and globalization, Climate Alpha’s AI-based platform helps real estate owners and investors analyze the impact of climate change on their portfolios. The […]
Wirepas nabs $22M to expand a IoT business based on distributed, mesh technology
Wirepas, a startup out of Finland that is building out an Internet of Things business based on a novel approach — using mesh networking, rather than cellular or […]
Bitcoin is now worth over $34,500 – but will it hold?
The price of bitcoin has always been a closely monitored datapoint in the world of digital currencies given that it’s pretty much the touchstone for cryptocurrencies. And this […]