Led by ICONIQ, the round brings Rain’s total funding to over $338M and values the company at $1.95B — up more than 17x in just 10 months The new funding enables Rain to scale its global, compliant footprint, deepen platform capabilities, and invest in new products that redefine how payments work worldwide NEW YORK, Jan.
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. For most of crypto’s short history, growth followed a simple formula: reward behavior, and it will repeat. Liquidity mining, referral loops, token launches, airdrops. If adoption slowed, teams increased the incentives. When
The transformation of the crypto market has brought technological innovations to the limelight alongside promoting institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies. New milestones such as rise of layer-2 scaling solutions and momentous growth of DeFi have changed the conventional assumptions about utility of cryptocurrencies. With bullish sentiment ruling the crypto market, the search for best crypto to
The Taipei Ethereum Meetup recently hosted Crosslink Taiwan 2019. It was a wonderful event and a perfect opportunity for the Ethereum Foundation’s Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) to provide a Taiwan-specific wave of grants! The recipients are as follows. 🍍 Group 1: Ethereum-based Technical Projects: USD$5,000 awarded to each project Eauth (License: MIT): An OAuth-compatible service
Sky token price dropped over 5% as altcoins struggled. The token could fall further amid broader market weakness. Anchorage Digital has reportedly transferred over 69 million SKY tokens. Sky (SKY), the governance asset of the decentralized Sky Protocol (formerly MakerDAO), has dropped by over 5% in the past 24 hours as major cryptocurrencies face downward
Grayscale forms Delaware trusts for BNB and HYPE ETFs, signaling expansion plans, regulatory preparation, and a shift from conservative product strategy. Grayscale has taken an early administrative step toward expanding its crypto investment lineup. According to Delaware records, the asset manager created new statutory trusts that were linked to BNB and HYPE. In addition, these
A Supreme Court ruling on Learning Resources v. Trump could upend emergency tariffs that helped swell a 4,500‑page code, with $100b in revenue and risk markets at stake. Summary The Harmonized Tariff Schedule has expanded to over 4,500 pages, with Chapter 99 alone running more than 3,300 pages of temporary, often emergency‑based tariff actions. Learning
Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have been creating new perspectives on the way we view and use technology. Financial transactions can become more secure, private and transparent with cryptocurrencies. Most people who don’t understand cryptocurrencies believe that they are just another trend that will fade away soon. On the contrary, the growing career opportunities in crypto
Introducing the Ecosystem Support Program In the beginning, most Ethereum-related development and research occurred within the Ethereum Foundation. Today, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown from a small garden to a vast, vibrant rainforest. Along the way, the Ethereum Foundation’s role within the ecosystem has changed almost as much. However, supporting Ethereum to the best of
Truebit’s TRU token crashes over 99% after a 26 million dollar Ether exploit, extending a string of major DeFi security breaches despite falling aggregate losses. Summary Truebit reports a smart‑contract exploit that drained about 8,535 ETH, or roughly 26 million dollars, triggering a 99% crash in TRU’s price. December also saw Flow’s 3.9 million dollar
