Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

BlockFi Valuation Sinks to $1B in Latest Funding Round: Report

BlockFi raised $350 million at a larger valuation of $3 billion in March last year.

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Finance

'Move-to-Earn' Application Stepn Suffers Cyber Attack After Upgrade

Users were recommended to "get some rest" while Stepn worked to secure its servers and recover from the various attacks.

(Andrew Brookes/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Labs Invests in PancakeSwap, CAKE Jumps Nearly 10%

Despite the rally, the token is still 36% below $7.46 a month ago after a challenging May for the crypto markets.

Binance Labs has made an investment in PancakeSwap. (Unsplash)

Policy

South Korean Government to Form Digital Assets Committee in Response to Terra Collapse: Report

The committee will provide criteria for the listing of coins by exchanges, introduce investor protections and monitor unfair trading.

Seoul, South Korea (Shutterstock)

Policy

Tech Experts Lobby Washington Criticizing Crypto, Blockchain

A letter from 26 technologists refers to crypto as risky, flawed and unproven.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (lazyllama/Shutterstock)

Finance

Fireblocks Hires Former Bank of England Fintech Chief to Lead CBDC Efforts

Varun Paul will also engage with market infrastructure bodies to explore the benefits of supporting digital assets and participating in DeFi.

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Fidelity Digital Assets Plans to Double Staff This Year: Report

The firm is planning to add 110 employees in tech roles, including engineers and developers with blockchain experience.

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Finance

Singapore to Look at Crypto Use Cases With DBS, JPMorgan and Marketnode

In the first stage of the project, Singapore's central bank explore DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets.

Singapore (Rastislav Sedlak SK/Shutterstock)

Finance

Former Binance Execs Create $100M Fund to Spur Crypto Adoption in Emerging Markets

Old Fashion Research was formed by Ling Zhang and Wayne Fu, previously Binance's vice president of M&A and head of corporate development respectively.

Old Fashion Research is named after the classic cocktail. (Unsplash)

Finance

Early Solana Investor NGC Ventures Raises $100M for Web 3-Focused Fund

The Metaverse Ventures Fund will back early-stage projects in DeFi, NFTs and GameFi

Cometh has raised $10 million in a new funding round. (Getty Images)