Czech police have detained convicted drug trafficker Tomáš Jiřikovský, the man behind a multi-billion-dollar bitcoin donation to the country’s Ministry of Justice, escalating a scandal that has already claimed a…
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The Open Platform raised $28.5 million to close its Series A round at a $1 billion valuation.
The firm claims it has become the first unicorn, or billion-dollar startup, within…
In December 2021, JPMorgan paid $200 million in fines for
failing to monitor employee communications on unauthorized channels like
WhatsApp and iMessage. At first, it looked like a high-profile anomaly. But by
2023,…
In a surprising move over the weekend, crypto trader James Wynn has flipped bearish on Bitcoin, with them now having a $111 million short position on 1,038.7 BTC at $107,711.1,…
Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis.Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC,…