San Francisco Financial News
12.04 / 07:57
Blockchain
Digital
Cooper
Ripple
XRP
SEC
Simulation
Montenegro to develop CBDC pilot in association with Ripple
The Montenegro central bank has inked a deal with Ripple, the blockchain firm based in San Francisco, to build a pilot program for the national central bank digital currency (CBDC).
11.04 / 16:09
Dogecoin
Doge
From Meme to Cryptocurrency: New 'Dogumentary' Chronicles the Rise of Dogecoin
A group of filmmakers and community participants is working on a feature film chronicling the rise of Kabosu, the Shiba Inu featured in the famous Doge meme, from an abandoned puppy to a global icon.
11.04 / 13:31
business
regulation
SEC
Digital Asset
Cyber
US SEC seeks to expand its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit
Regulators in the United States have been piling on the pressure on the crypto space over the last year, even more so in light of the FTX demise and collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).
07.04 / 22:11
Dogecoin
business
Square
Crypto Biz: Twitter’s DOGE bet, Canada’s new crypto conglomerate, UK banking news
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has made another marketing move to bridge the social media platform with the crypto community by switching its logo icon to the Shiba Inu dog — Dogecoin’s (DOGE) digital symbol. The move, however, seems to be more than just an engagement strategy. It comes just two days after Musk asked a judge to dismiss a $258 billion lawsuit alleging the operation of a pyramid scheme to promote Dogecoin.
05.04 / 21:53
Facebook
BLOCK
Google
Platform
bob
Lee
Cash App founder Bob Lee killed in stabbing
Lee's father, Rick Lee, confirmed the news in a Facebook post: "I just lost my best friend, my son Bob Lee when he lost his life on the street in San Francisco early Tuesday morning." Lee spent six years at Google before joining Square, now Block, in 2010, creating the hugely popular Cash App and serving as CTO.Most recently he had been chief product officer at cryptocurrency firm MobileCoin.On social media platform Nostr, Block boss Jack Dorsey called the death "heartbreaking," adding that “Bob was instrumental to Square and Cash App”.
05.04 / 06:19
business
crimes
Cash App creator dies following stabbing in San Francisco
Bob Lee, the former chief technology officer of Square and creator of Cash App has died following a stabbing in San Fransisco in the early hours of Tuesday, April 4 local time.
04.04 / 10:17
business
Blockchain
Investments
recovery
Dragonfly Capital invests $10M in Bitget amid industry recovery
Dragonfly Capital has invested $10 million in cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm announced on April 4. The funds will be used to support Bitget’s ongoing global market and service expansion and upcoming corporate social responsibility initiatives directed at crypto education and adoption.
31.03 / 17:07
Blockchain
Web3
Gaming
Asia
Sky Mavis
Asia’s gaming giants bet on Web3 to transform the global gaming landscape
The Web3 gaming sector is growing fast, accounting for half of the entire blockchain industry in terms of on-chain activity. Asia Pacific is leading the trend, with China alone having over 700 million players ready to adopt blockchain-based games.
31.03 / 15:11
UPS
Waves
Target
Action
SVB
saga
NOT
San Francisco Fed leader Daly likely not a major player in SVB saga, officials say
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly, whose district saw the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and who has become a target of criticism, would not have typically been a key player in Silicon Valley Bank's supervision, several former and current fed officials told CNBC.
23.03 / 13:51
SEC
Kraken
Silvergate
Crypto Exchange
Silvergate Bank
Suspends
Withdrawals
Kraken Suspends Automated Clearinghouse Deposits and Withdrawals Due to Silvergate’s Closure – What Does This Mean for Users?
Kraken will suspend automated clearinghouse (ACH) deposits and withdrawals beginning March 27 due to the recent closure of its banking partner Silvergate Bank.
22.03 / 01:41
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15.03 / 15:39
15.03 / 14:03
MARKET
regulation
Career
regulatory
Crypto Firm Anchorage Digital to Lay Off 20% of Staff Citing US Regulatory Uncertainty – Here's What You Need to Know
Anchorage Digital, a crypto bank based in San Francisco, is making substantial staff cuts in response to the current downturn in the crypto market and regulatory uncertainty in the United States.
14.03 / 19:51
14.03 / 15:41
13.03 / 16:49
UPS
Twitter
Target
Aware
Platform
coinbase
Bitcoin
Euler Finance: Hacker steals around $197M in 2023’s largest hack
Ethereum-based noncustodial lending protocol Euler Finance was targeted by a flash loan attack on 13 March. The attacker was successful in stealing almost $197 million in Dai, USD Coin (USDC), staked Ether (StETH), and wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC).
10.03 / 18:17
UPS
Citi
Provident
Platform
SVB
Venture capitalists urge startups to withdraw funds from crisis-laden Silicon Valley Bank
Venture capital firms on both sides of the Atlantic have been urging their portfolio companies to move money out of embattled lender Silicon Valley Bank, deepening fears of a run on the tech-focused bank.
08.03 / 07:05
Blockchain
UPS
Lowe's
Platform
Gap
Strategy
network
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02.03 / 22:53
Blockchain
Adoption
defi
Altcoin
Celo
Celo president Rene Reinsberg explains why the protocol is optimizing for mobile
On Episode 10 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Celo president Rene Reinsberg joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) to discuss the regenerative finance (ReFi) movement, which focuses on the building blocks of decentralized finance (DeFi) and the principles of regenerative economics. Reinsberg also explains how Celo intends to stay relevant in the multichain world of layer-1 blockchains and layer-2 networks.
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