Remittances from workers in the U.S. to their families and friends in Latin America amounted to $155 billion in 2023. With such a huge opportunity, banks, money transfer […]
Two MIT students charged for exploiting Ethereum blockchain bug, stole $25 million in crypto
Two brothers alleged stole $25 million from the Ethereum blockchain after exploiting a flaw in a popular cryptocurrency software.
Global crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity
With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up their scrutiny of crypto, startups and founders in the space are looking overseas to find friendlier climates to support their growth. […]
Stripe’s big changes, Brazil’s newest fintech unicorn and the tale of a startup shutdown
Fundid’s founder shares how rising interest rates, VCs and partners killed the business finance startup Mary Ann Azevedo 7 hours Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at […]
After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin
Stripe, the fintech giant, continues to inch its way back into the cryptocurrency market. On Thursday the company announced that it would start to let customers accept cryptocurrency […]
Solana’s price rises to $160, highest level since January 2022 as memecoin mania rises
Dogwifhat and politically-inspired tokens of President Biden and Trump also see price spikes Jacquelyn Melinek 7 hours The token behind Solana, a layer-1 blockchain that’s competitive with the […]
Coinbase cites stablecoins, Base as key 2024 priorities after crushing Q4 estimates
After disclosing better-than-expected financial results in its fourth quarter earnings report, U.S.-based Coinbase has big plans. The second largest crypto exchange told its investors that intends to lean […]
Tether had ‘record-breaking’ net profits in Q4, Polygon Labs does layoffs and hackers steal $112M of XRP
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at […]
Crypto optimism in the age of the doomer
Rebecca Rettig Contributor Rebecca Rettig is the chief legal and policy officer at Polygon Labs, where she oversees all global policy matters and regularly meets with policymakers and […]