Renaissance Technologies Amassed $140M Position in Mining Stocks In Q1

The quantitative hedge fund placed heavy bets on Riot, Marathon and Canaan in early 2021.

VanEck, Waiting for Verdict on Bitcoin ETF, Starts Taking Private Crypto Bets

The bitcoin fund launched last month and appears to have one $10 million investment so far, SEC filings show.

DOJ, IRS Investigating Crypto Exchange Binance: Report

The world’s largest crypto exchange by volume is the subject of a U.S. money-laundering investigation, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

Polkadot-Based Derivatives Exchange Raises $6.4M at $50M Valuation

Su Zhu’s Three Arrows co-led the funding round for dTrade. The project looks to decentralize crypto derivatives trading.

Crypto App Alice Raises $2M for US-Centric Terra DeFi Portal

Backed by Arrington Capital, the app will try to replicate host blockchain Terra’s South Korea successes in the U.S.

MicroStrategy Keeps Buying Bitcoin, Adds Another $15M

CEO Michael Saylor continues policy of buying the crypto asset at set intervals.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Suspending Bitcoin Payments Over Environmental Concerns

However, Tesla will not be selling any of its bitcoin anytime soon.

Lubin, ConsenSys Vets Raising $75M Venture Fund, Documents Show

Ethereal Ventures has already started joining investments in early-stage blockchain startups. Other details are sparse.

DAO Raises $7M to Acquire and Fractionalize NFT Collections

JennyDAO wants to make rare non-fungibles more accessible for backers big and small.