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Popular crypto site Pump.fun raised $600 million in 12 minutes—a sign a notorious era is back
NewsOctober 1, 20265 min read

Popular crypto site Pump.fun raised $600 million in 12 minutes—a sign a notorious era is back

Eye-watering crypto raises are back. On Saturday, Pump.fun, a popular website that lets anyone launch and buy memecoins, raised $600 million in 12 minutes through a public sale of its…

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Trump set to sign landmark crypto bill as critics warn of huge conflict of interest risk
NewsOctober 1, 20263 min read

Trump set to sign landmark crypto bill as critics warn of huge conflict of interest risk

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Genius Act, a bill that establishes rules for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, with President Donald Trump…

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Crypto market soars past $4 trillion and Coinbase notches record—but traditional stocks flatline
NewsOctober 1, 20263 min read

Crypto market soars past $4 trillion and Coinbase notches record—but traditional stocks flatline

The cryptocurrency market pushed past $4 trillion for the first time, while the S&P 500 flatlined following a recent report on Trump’s tariff negotiations with the European Union. Crypto briefly…

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We’re about to find out if the crypto market is big enough to raise the price of U.S. bonds and the dollar
NewsOctober 1, 20263 min read

We’re about to find out if the crypto market is big enough to raise the price of U.S. bonds and the dollar

President Trump’s GENIUS Act legalizes stablecoins and requires them to be backed by U.S. dollars or Treasuries. That’s going to increase demand for dollar-backed assets and, maybe, cement the dollar’s…

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FBI drops probe of Kraken founder, returns dozens of seized devices
NewsOctober 1, 20264 min read

FBI drops probe of Kraken founder, returns dozens of seized devices

When federal agents raided the home of Kraken founder Jesse Powell two years ago, the Justice Department was in the midst of a sweeping legal campaign against the cryptocurrency industry.…

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New $2 billion Bitcoin buy shows crypto replacing real estate at core of Trump business empire
NewsOctober 1, 20263 min read

New $2 billion Bitcoin buy shows crypto replacing real estate at core of Trump business empire

President Donald Trump’s media company just bought a stash of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. On Monday morning, Trump Media and Technology announced that it had acquired $2 billion in Bitcoin…

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Jack Dorsey’s mainstream dream faces test as Block joins S&P 500
NewsOctober 1, 20265 min read

Jack Dorsey’s mainstream dream faces test as Block joins S&P 500

Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. joins the coveted S&P 500 on Wednesday, a symbolic milestone that puts the digital finance firm—pursuing everything from mobile banking to Bitcoin mining—under Wall Street’s spotlight. …

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Bitcoin bull Tim Draper raises $200 million for new venture fund
NewsOctober 1, 20263 min read

Bitcoin bull Tim Draper raises $200 million for new venture fund

One of the world’s foremost Bitcoin boosters has drummed up another stash of capital. Tim Draper’s investment firm, Draper Associates, has raised $200 million for its eighth fund, according to…

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Binance adds USYC as Circle expands footprint of its yield-bearing stablecoin
NewsOctober 1, 20262 min read

Binance adds USYC as Circle expands footprint of its yield-bearing stablecoin

Circle on Thursday announced that the world’s biggest crypto exchange would begin accepting USYC, a type of stablecoin that shares yield with investors, as collateral from institutional clients. While the…

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Why crypto OG Dan Morehead believes investors should look beyond Bitcoin
NewsOctober 1, 20263 min read

Why crypto OG Dan Morehead believes investors should look beyond Bitcoin

When Dan Morehead—featured guest on the latest episode of Fortune’s Crypto Playbook podcast—first started digging into Bitcoin in 2013, he decided to leave behind his long career in traditional finance…

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