James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Finance

Borderless Capital Launches $500M Algorand-Focused Fund

The fund will look to invest in a range of DeFi and NFT projects built on the Algorand blockchain network.

Algorand Foundation Launches $300M DeFi Innovation Fund

Finance

NFT Music Platform Royal Closes $55M Funding Round Led by A16z

Electronic music performers The Chainsmokers and the rapper Nas also provided funding, which comes less than three months after the Justin “3LAU” Blau venture closed a $16 million round.

Justin Blau is launching Royal Markets with some high-profile backers. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Billboard Magazine)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Drops to $56.5K After Brief Rally; Ether Also Falls

Crypto and equity markets rose in early trading after the news that U.S. President Joe Biden had reappointed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Roller coaster

Finance

FC Barcelona Cancels Marketing Agreement With NFT Marketplace Ownix

But the soccer powerhouse is still scheduled to launch an NFT collection on the Ownix platform next week.

Barcelona FC’s home stadium.  (Fikri Rasyid/Unsplash)

Policy

DOJ to Sell $56M in Crypto Proceeds From BitConnect Fraud Scam

The agency called the liquidation the largest recovery of assets tied to a cryptocurrency fraud to date.

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Policy

SEC Stops Wyoming-Based DAO From Registering 2 Digital Tokens

The agency is alleging that American CryptoFed filed a “materially deficient and misleading registration form.”

Wyoming's Capitol building

Finance

DeFi Lender bZx Suffers Hack for Reported $55M

bZx tweeted that a private key controlling the protocol’s deployment on Polygon and Binance Smart Chain was breached.

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Finance

Chia Network to Develop Prototype for World Bank’s Climate Warehouse

The Bram Cohen-founded firm, which aims to reduce public blockchains’ energy dependency, is developing a model that will enable countries to share information on carbon credits and other climate-related issues.

Chia founder Bram Cohen

Policy

BIS Report Questions Whether Stablecoins, CBDCs Can Create Risks in Developing Countries

The Bank for International Settlements paper found that although stablecoins may be adopted in some of these markets, they may also present wider challenges and have not been tested on a large scale.

General Views Of Bank for International Settlements

Policy

DOJ to Hire Director for Its Crypto Enforcement Unit

The director will lead a team of prosecutors in investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency cases as part of a national effort to prevent the use of crypto for illegal purposes.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., headquarters (Orhan Cam/Shutterstock)