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Leading South Korean blockchain company Hashed has announced that it has raised a $200 million investment fund. Hashed Venture Fund II Per a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the $200 million fund dubbed Hashed Venture Fund II will be geared toward the growth and development of Web3, the decentralized internet. The new fund, according to the project, will be investing in companies that are dedicated to revolutionizing the internet. “As we take our second step in...

David Marcus – the person in charge of Meta’s cryptocurrency and fintech unit Novi – revealed he will leave the firm at the end of the ongoing year. His successor will be Stephane Kasriel – the former CEO of Upwork, who has worked at Meta since August 2020. Changes on The Top The American entrepreneur David Marcus, who has been Meta’s cryptocurrency boss for the past several years, announced the news on his Twitter account. He justified his decision with the fact that his...

In a CNBC interview over the week, a major hedge fund manager predicted that “massive inflation” will lead the Fed to hike interest rates six times by 2024. Crypto traders are keeping a close watch on the macro-financial environment as they wrap up another volatile month. Federated Hermes has over $600 billion in assets under management. Phil Orlando, the investment firm’s chief equity strategist, has been a long-time stock market bull but expects the big changes at the...

Digital Currency Group (DCG) is moving to Connecticut, and with this relocation, the company aims to generate over 300 jobs over the next five years. Barry Silbert cited the proximity to major metropolitan areas, infrastructure, talent, business-friendly environment, and facilities as the reasons behind the move. Cryptocurrency behemoth Digital Currency Group (DCG) announced relocating to Stamford, Connecticut, from its New York headquarters. Founded by Barry Silbert in 2015,...

Jerome Powell – Chairman of the Federal Reserve – has now confessed that rising US inflation numbers are not “transitory”. As such, he is considering speeding up the taper on the Fed’s bond purchase program to bring inflation under control. As the news dropped, Bitcoin’s price almost immediately fell by $2000. Inflation Not “Transitory,” Says Powell The chairman voiced his new plans while testifying in front of the Senate earlier today. He said that the US economy is...

Griid Infrastructure – an American bitcoin mining company known – and the blank check firm – Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp. (ADEX) – announced their merger. As a result, the latter will acquire Griid Holdco LLC – a newly formed holding organization and parent of Griid. Upon finalizing the transaction, the combined entity is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). NYSE Might Have a New Participant According to a November 30 press release, the entity will go...

Coinbase – a popular cryptocurrency exchange – recently acquired the Israel-based cryptographic security company, Unbound Security. The exchange notes that this gives them an all-new presence in the region, which is “a well-established and rapidly growing technology hub.” How Unbound Helps Coinbase Coinbase announced its latest acquisition in a blog post earlier today. The company said Unbound is a first-mover on cryptographic security technology, including a new area called...

MonoX, a decentralized finance project providing single token pools, has become the latest hack victim, in which early estimations show that the perpetrators managed to take more than $30 million in various cryptocurrencies. The protocol took it to Twitter to confirm the breach, explaining that a “method in the swap contract was exploited and boosted MONO token price to sky-high.” The attackers used the coin to purchase several other digital assets. According to some...

Grayscale Investments, the digital asset manager with over $50B in AUM, announced the launch of its 16th investment vehicle – the Grayscale Solana Trust. The company’s press release, dated November 30th, explained that the new Trust will “solely and passively” invest in SOL – the native cryptocurrency of the popular blockchain project, Solana. The product is already available for daily subscriptions by eligible individual and institutional accredited investors. The Grayscale...

The digital asset exchange – CryptoCom – has partnered with Silvergate to enable USD deposits and withdrawals to the bank’s institutional customers. The Collaboration with Silvergate According to a press release seen by CryptoPotato, the feature is an additional on/off-ramp solution on the CryptoCom Exchange. Via Silvergate – a leading US bank – institutional clients can now transfer American dollars from their bank accounts to the trading venue and vice versa. The...