Crypto M&A deals climbed to 248 in 2024, up from 221 in 2023 but still below 2022’s 271. Crypto VCs foresee consolidation rising in 2025, driven by clearer regulations and fintech expansion into ...
While it was politics this year that bolstered Polymarket, the platform also opened other — and certainly weirder — prediction markets. From aliens to tampons, Donald Trump smoking weed or Kamala ...
In 2024, cryptocurrency hacks resulted in nearly $2.2 billion stolen — an increase of more than 22% from the $1.8 billion in 2023. Notable hacks targeted centralized exchanges such as DMM Bitcoin, ...
Welcome to The Block’s 2025 Digital Assets Outlook Report, a comprehensive analysis of the past year’s developments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. This report leverages insights across ...
2025 tokenomics trends include ICO resurgence, shorter vesting, and AI-driven launches, according to a panel at The Block’s Emergence conference in Prague. Misaligned token distribution harms ...
Telegram-based games proved the top story in web3 gaming as accounts on TON network swelled to 128 million in about a year. The high-profile release of AAA-style “Off the Grid” on Epic Game Store and ...
Montenegro extradited Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the U.S. on Tuesday, with the assistance of Interpol and the nation’s Special Police Unit, according to local publication Vijesti. Montenegro ...
Crypto saw big progress in 2024 but in very different ways. From ETFs to Pump.fun live streams, the industry pushed many boundaries. Crypto told three different stories in 2024. But there was a second ...
Crypto VC funding increased 28% in 2024 to $13.7 billion but fell short of past peaks. Top crypto VCs predict 2025 funding will focus on startups demonstrating strong product-market fit. Crypto ...
The team is building a privacy-focused data platform that provides live verification of borrower’s assets, liabilities and trading exposure. Accountable, which closed a $2.3 million seed round to pay ...
The EU’s MiCA regulation has now come into full effect, but uncertainty looms over Tether’s USDT as it has yet to secure compliance certification. While MiCA aims to enhance market stability, its ...
Frank Chaparro was joined by The Block’s CEO Larry Cermak, Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland and Foresight Ventures Co-Founder Forest Bai to wrap up 2024 in a year-end special. Episode 80 of Season 6 of ...