BlackRock Wants a Blockchain Strategy for Aladdin, Its Investments Engine

A job posting reveals enterprise blockchain ambitions at the world’s largest asset manager. Public and private chains are up for evaluation, a source said.

TRM Labs Raises $14M as Crypto Tracking Steps Into Spotlight

The San Francisco intelligence firm has seen revenues surge as blockchain analysis goes mainstream.

Real Vision Raises $35M in Bid to Shake Up Financial Media

Raoul Pal’s mini media empire is wooing TradFi stalwarts and crypto maxis alike.

Crypto Derivatives Platform dYdX Raises $65M in Paradigm-Led Series C

The San Francisco-based DEX builder has processed $2.2 billion in trades and is now “hugely profitable.”

Hedge Fund Giants Druckenmiller, Loeb Back $70M Funding for Crypto Asset Manager Bitwise

The Series B round values the firm at $500 million.

MicroStrategy Raises $500M From Bond Sale to Buy More Bitcoin

The announcement comes with news of a new bitcoin-holding subsidiary, MacroStrategy LLC.

Tesla Will Resume Taking Bitcoin as Payment Once Miners Go 50% Green, Musk Says

The comments provide a first benchmark for reinstating bitcoin payments at Tesla.

Arrington Capital Launches $100M Algorand Ecosystem Fund

The TechCrunch founder’s second crypto fund will bet on Algorand projects and coins. But don’t think the firm is abandoning XRP.

Invesco Plans Two Crypto-Focused ETFs

Atlanta-based Invesco is an investment management firm with $1.5 trillion in assets.