The co-CEO and chief technology officer of crypto market maker GSR have exited the firm, the company revealed this week. Rich Rosenblum, who co-founded the company more than a decade ago, has stepped down “to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities,” GSR said in a Wednesday X post. “His visionary leadership and innovative approach have played a pivotal
MetalCore is making a move from the Immutable zkEVM chain to Solana. Currently in closed beta, MetalCore is a futuristic shooter game involving tactical warfare on vehicular combat with prehistoric monsters in a post-apocalyptic world. MetalCore is developed by Studio369. The team will be leveraging Solana Lab’s GameShift platform that offers a marketplace with integrated
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe . We already know MicroStrategy loves bitcoin. How about Microsoft? To catch you up, a Thursday filing showed a proposal the National Center for Public Policy Research intends to submit for consideration at Microsoft’s annual meeting. It notes a corporation’s “fiduciary
Nova Labs, the company behind the Helium Mobile cell network, undertook a significant round of layoffs at the end of August, three people with knowledge of the matter told Blockworks. Nova Labs Chief Operating Officer Frank Mong confirmed to Blockworks that 36% of the company was let go. One person familiar with the situation cast
From ages 9 to 11, Edan Yago smuggled gold, hidden in his clothes by his mother, out of South Africa. The apartheid government had instituted capital controls to stabilize the rand amid international sanctions. The authorities were hunting some of his family members whom it had designated as “terrorists.” 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold
Amidst the bearish crypto market conditions, Wuffi emerges as the top gainer with a 50% surge in the last 24 hours. The overall crypto market cap nosedived by almost 1.4% in the last 24 hours. As per CoinGecko, the global crypto market cap stands at $2.38 billion at press time. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)
Solana cannot serve as the backbone of the so-called “new” global financial system, according to Ethereum community member Ryan Berckmans. Solana (SOL) shifted from its initial “monolithic” approach to acknowledging the importance of Layer 2 solutions. But Berckmans points out on X that Solana initially marketed itself as capable of handling global transactions on a
The non-fungible token sales volume over the last week has dropped by 7%, and stands at $89.1 million. The crypto market, exhibiting signs of recovery, has taken a U-turn. According to the latest data, the global crypto market cap has dropped by over 2% in the last 24 hours. In comparison to last week’s $93
Emory University, a private research institution in Atlanta, has reported $15.1 million worth of holdings in Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust. This unusual move for a higher education institution was revealed in an Oct. 25 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the SEC filing, Emory University holds nearly 2.7 million shares of
October marked a strong month for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, with over $3 billion in net inflows as demand reached its highest level in six months. Over the past week, inflows into the 12 spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds pproached $1 billion, with four days of positive flows recorded during this period. The majority of