YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin
All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins.
Crypto
Why Tether’s CEO is everywhere right now
For years, Tether’s CEO avoided the United States, watching from offshore as regulators circled and prosecutors investigated. Those days are over.
Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
Prediction markets will let you bet on just about anything, from how many tweets Elon Musk will post this week to the next president of the United States, with predictions sometimes showing shockingly (or suspiciously) spot-on accuracy. Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Copland has even claimed that prediction markets are “the most accurate thing we have as […]
Fidelity is launching its own stablecoin
Fidelity is launching a stablecoin that investors will be able to buy and sell for $1 when it arrives in the “coming weeks.” The stablecoin, called Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), will live on the Ethereum network and is backed by cash reserves, cash equivalents, and short-term US Treasuries, according to CoinDesk. A stablecoin is a […]
The conference where founders scale: TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 tickets are now live at the lowest prices
TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 unites 1,100 founders and investors in Boston on June 23 for a day focused on real-world scaling insights and networking that pushes the needle. Save up to $300 on your ticket.
SEC drops lawsuit against Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its lawsuit against Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Trump backers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
Why Coinbase derailed the crypto industry’s political future
January was going to be a landmark month for the crypto industry. The Senate would start negotiating the finer details of the CLARITY Act, a major law that would finally enshrine the fundamental structure of how the crypto market could legally operate in the United States: what digital assets counted as a security versus a […]
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto ‘rug pull’ as his NYC Token crashes
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk, Adams’ “NYC Token” hit a $580 million market capitalization at its peak before plummeting to around $130 million at this time of writing. Data from the blockchain analysis platform, […]
Fintech firm Betterment confirms data breach after hackers send fake crypto scam notification to users
Hackers gained access to some Betterment customers’ personal information through a social engineering attack, then targeted some of them with a crypto-related phishing message.
Betterment’s financial app sends customers a $10,000 crypto scam message
Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to “triple your crypto,” according to a thread on Reddit. The Betterment account says in an X thread that this was an “unauthorized message” that was sent via a “third-party system.” Here’s […]