Cryptorank Counts Just 150 Active Venture Firms, Fewest Since November 2020 Crypto venture capital may be approaching a structural turning point, even if bitcoin, ethereum and stablecoins continue to expand. Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, said the sector could eventually reach a “last vintage” as established networks become harder for startups to challenge. “At
TORONTO — Coinbase wants to bring more of the crypto products available to its U.S. customers, including derivatives, decentralized finance services and tokenized assets, to Canada, but Eric Richmond, the exchange’s newly-appointed Canadian CEO, says the country’s regulatory framework needs to evolve beyond temporary exemptions if it wants to keep pace with the industry’s next
Performance analysis of the past month shows that cryptocurrency companies have outperformed artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor companies by a considerable margin. Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), America’s largest crypto exchange, saw its stock rise by 14.85% in the past month. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), the lead company designing AI hardware and software, saw its stock lose
Visa reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $11.6 billion, up 14% from a year earlier, driven by double-digit growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions. During the company’s earnings call, Visa outlined its broader stablecoin strategy, saying it has been investing across multiple layers of the stablecoin ecosystem. The company said: We are active
The staggering sum wasn’t lost on a single event or during a market crash. It accumulated quietly, bet by bet, as retail users stacked low-probability outcomes into parlay wagers that promised huge payouts but almost always failed. According to the original report citing Bloomberg data, prediction-market platform Kalshi has seen its parlay bettors lose about
Ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision tomorrow at 9:00 PM (2 p.m. ET), expectations that the policy rate will remain unchanged are gaining strength in the markets, but this prediction, like previous ones, is not nearly certain. Market forecasts are pricing in a roughly 80% probability of the Fed not changing rates at its
Crypto-friendly policies and startup incentives are helping reshape the U.S. innovation landscape, according to the latest Draper Innovation Index (DII). The index ranks states based on their ability to attract entrepreneurs, investment, and emerging technologies. The top performers and laggards The March 2026 update shows that states embracing digital assets and emerging technologies are gaining
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan suggested that Federal Reserve interest rate decisions may not be as decisive for Bitcoin prices over the next five years as they have been in the past. Hougan stated that, contrary to the general market view, Bitcoin may be less sensitive to interest rate changes in the coming period.