Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has closed a new $6 billion fund, marking the largest raise in the venture capital firm’s history. Summary Founders Fund closed a record $6 billion fund focused mainly on late-stage startup investments. Limited partners provided $4.5 billion, while Thiel and insiders contributed another $1.5 billion. The raise shows major venture firms
Algorand quietly stacks $294M in tokenized RWAs. Lofty AI, Midas, VersaBank, and HesabPay all run on ALGO rails. The most complete stack is few are watching. Lofty AI crossed $99 million in total value locked. Four million dollars in rent, paid out to on-chain holders. Not a concept. Not a pilot. Already running. According to
The crypto market recap for May 3 centered on U.S. regulation, tokenized securities, venture funding and Bitcoin-focused corporate activity. Summary Coinbase said Senate negotiators reached a stablecoin rewards deal, easing delays around the CLARITY Act. NYSE filed to trade tokenized securities under DTC’s pilot while preserving traditional share rights rules. Founders Fund raised $6 billion
In Bitcoin ETF news today, ARK Invest sold 243,147 shares of its own ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF for approximately $1.35M on April 29, while simultaneously pouring $45.5M into Robinhood Markets stock. The message is clear: Cathie Wood is rotating out of direct crypto exposure and into the platforms people use to access crypto. This move
Entering 2026, the global cryptocurrency market remains highly active. Strategy’s $2.57 billion Bitcoin purchase once again highlights institutional investors’ continued interest in the long-term value of Bitcoin. It has also brought greater attention to Bitcoin Cloud Mining and Cryptocurrency Mining among global users. As Bitcoin and crypto assets become more widely adopted, more users are
Most voters in the U.S. aren’t comfortable with President Donald Trump’s hand on the wheel of crypto industry oversight, with 62% saying they don’t trust his administration on that point, according to a survey commissioned by CoinDesk. After the previous administration’s heavy hand on crypto, Trump’s promise to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of
The New York Stock Exchange has filed a rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow tokenized versions of eligible securities to trade on its market. Summary NYSE wants tokenized securities to trade beside traditional shares on the same exchange order book. Eligible tokenized assets must keep the same ticker, CUSIP, rights,
At Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas, Eric Trump and Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis sat down with Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas for a panel that covered bitcoin’s maturation from speculative instrument to global reserve contender. The conversation ranged across institutional adoption, government debanking, currency debasement, and the challenge of winning over ordinary investors
Coinbase says Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a disputed crypto bill provision tied to stablecoin rewards. Summary Coinbase says negotiators reached a rewards compromise, easing a key delay for the CLARITY Act. Banks secured limits on deposit-like yield, while crypto firms kept activity-based user rewards under rules. The Senate markup path now depends
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back against claims that a non-disclosure agreement or “gag order” controls his public comments about Ripple and XRP. Summary David Schwartz denied gag order claims, saying no NDA forces him to mislead XRP holders publicly. He questioned $10,000 XRP forecasts, arguing market behavior does not support those claims
