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In brief Shares of ETHZilla (ETHZ) jumped 14% on Monday after Beyond Meat investor and influencer Dimitri “Capybara Stocks” Semenikhin got behind the firm. Semenikhin claims to have purchased more than 2% of shares due to the steep discount between its trading market cap and the net value of assets. The company said Monday that…
In brief Senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff plan to introduce a resolution condemning President Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. The pardon has angered Democrats, given Zhao’s past guilty plea for failing to prevent money laundering on Binance and his business ties to the Trump family’s crypto firm, World Liberty Financial. Though…
In brief Dimitri “Capybara Stocks” Semenikhin has emerged as the leader of the Beyond Meat meme stock movement, akin to Roaring Kitty during the GameStop craze. Semenikhin is a 28-year-old Russian man living in Dubai and working for his family real estate development company. He started posting on Reddit under the Capybara Stocks pseudonym as…
In brief Electronic Arts entered a strategic partnership with Stability AI to help power game development. Krafton also said this week that it’s becoming an “AI-first” company and using AI to transform its workflows. Generative AI is being widely adopted across the video game industry, despite concerns from players and developers. Two gaming industry giants…
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is reportedly working to allow its institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for loans, marking one of the most direct integrations of crypto assets into Wall Street’s credit systems to date.The program, expected to launch by the end of 2025, will rely on a third-party custodian to hold…
In brief Over the past week, investors been pulling money out of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. But on Tuesday, they reversed course, putting a combined $618.9 million into the funds. Experts told Decrypt that crypto markets path forward remains uncertain. Investors piled back into Bitcoin ETFs and their Ethereum counterparts Tuesday, reversing days of outflows,…
In brief Veteran Ethereum Core Developer Péter Szilágyi has argued that Vitalik Buterin has effective control over the non-profit Ethereum Foundation. He claimed that a small number of people are dominating new investment and advisory roles. The CEO and founder of the Polygon Foundation also critiqued the Ethereum Foundation’s governance. Longtime Ethereum Core Developer Péter…
In brief Crypto prices plunged last week. Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion saw this as a buying opportunity and bought over 200,000 ETH. The NYSE-listed firm now holds over $13 billion in crypto. Ethereum treasury BitMine Immersion bought the dip, snapping up 203,826 ETH last week to bring its current holdings to over 3.2 million digital…
In brief Stablecoin behemoth Tether donated $250,000 to OpenSats this week, prompting Jack Dorsey to criticize the amount of the gift. Dorsey highlighted his own $21 million donation and drew mixed reactions from the Bitcoin community. Udi Wertheimer later called out Dorsey over his investment in Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool that has attracted controversy.…
In brief Eric Trump said that the his family’s crypto empire has profited more than $1 billion so far. The family’s crypto ventures span NFT trading cards, meme coins, World Liberty Financial, and more. President Trump’s crypto businesses have been a point of contention, with critics claiming conflicts of interest. President Donald Trump’s embrace of…
