YouTube Star MrBeast Just Bought a Banking App—Will It Offer Crypto?
In brief Beast Industries, MrBeast’s holding company, is acquiring Step, a mobile banking platform for teenagers and young adults with FDIC insurance through Evolve Bank...
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Tom Lee’s BitMine Buys More Ethereum Despite $7.5 Billion Unrealized Loss
In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added around $83 million worth of ETH last week. The firm now holds 4.325 million ETH, or over $8.8 billion...
Bitcoin Funds Shed $264M Last Week, Alts Reverse Negative Trend
In brief Bitcoin funds saw weekly outflows slow from $1.7 billion to $264.4 million last week, while altcoin fund flows have turned positive for the...
What Is Farcaster? The Decentralized Social Media Protocol
In brief Farcaster is a decentralized protocol that lets many apps share one social graph. Its hybrid design anchors identity on-chain and handles posts off-chain....
Morning Minute: Japan's Crypto-Friendly Takaichi Wins Landslide Victory
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt....
Signature Phishing Up 200% As January Losses Pass $6M
In brief Signature phishing victims jumped more than 200% in January, with $6.27 million stolen, blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer warned. Despite the spike, total...
Hyperliquid Defies Market Rout After Ripple Tie-up, Despite Waning Sentiment
In brief Hyperliquid is up over 40% over the past fortnight after its monthly token unlock was slashed to 140,000 HYPE, drastically reducing sell-side pressure....
Crypto's Super Bowl Moment Shrinks to Single Coinbase Ad
In brief Only Coinbase ran a major crypto ad at this year’s Super Bowl, marking a retreat from 2022’s multi-company “Crypto Bowl.” The ad used...
French Police Arrest Six After Magistrate Kidnapped in Crypto Ransom Case
In brief Authorities detained six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were abducted and later escaped. Prosecutors said kidnappers demanded crypto...
FDIC Agrees to Pay Fees, Drop FOIA Fight Over Crypto 'Pause Letters'
In brief The FDIC agreed to pay Coinbase $188,440 in legal fees and overhaul FOIA policies following a court ruling that found the agency violated...