Olga Kharif
Stories by Olga Kharif
Binance’s purchase of CoinMarketCap.com raises eyebrows
The site has been the world’s 570th most-trafficked over the last three months, according to data tracker Alexa.
Fortress said to increase offer to purchase defunct Mt. Gox claims
The firm sent letters to creditors offering $1,300 per Bitcoin, or 88% of its estimated account value.
Binance takes minority stake in crypto derivatives exchange FTX for ‘tens of millions’
FTX and Binance will also partner on tokenizing and listing assets.
China’s cryptocurrency entrepreneur postpones charity lunch with Buffett
Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun cited health issues in postponing his charity lunch with Warren Buffett this week.
No headway in T-Mobile-Sprint deal could hurt SoftBank
With a $19 billion stake in Sprint, SoftBank will bear the brunt of the fallout if the $26.5 billion deal collapses.
Digital exchange Binance delists bitcoin offshoot token
Binance said it was dropping Bitcoin SV, or Satoshi Vision, after a periodic review to ensure that all coins listed meet the firm’s highest standard
IEOs are latest twist on fundraising in digital asset world: Binance CEO
Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng says, "blockchain fundraising has many advantages over traditional VC fundraising. It will not go away."
ICOs alive and crypto startups hunt wealthy buyers
In the first quarter of 2018, the U.S. hosted 22 completed token sales -- about a fifth of the 113 sales globally during the period.
Half of crypto startups fail within four months of token sales
That’s the finding of a Boston College study that analyzed the intensity of tweets from the startups’ Twitter accounts to infer signs of life.
Bitcoin tumbles to lowest since February as meltdown further accelerates
The price of the digital coin fell as much as 4.6 percent Tuesday to $6,450.01.
