Record $900 million month for NFT sales as CryptoPunks go stratospheric

August is shaping up to be a record month for nonfungible token sales with almost $900 million spent on them over the past 30 days. According to data from the tracking portal Nonfungible, $896 million has been spent on NFTs over the past 30 days. The number is very likely to exceed $900 million by […]
Coinbase handled trades and custody for Meitu's $90M crypto investment

Crypto exchange Coinbase’s institutional custody platform helped execute the purchase and custodying of roughly $90 million of Bitcoin and Ether for Chinese tech company Meitu. In a blog from Coinbase today, the U.S.-based crypto exchange said Meitu used its services to execute up to $90 million worth of crypto transactions “across multiple marketplaces with minimal […]
Asia’s MicroStrategy? Meitu drops another $50M on ETH and BTC

Chinese tech company Meitu has announced the investment of a further $50 million into Ether and Bitcoin, taking its net spend on crypto up to roughly $90 million this month. The Hong Kong and China listed company purchased 386.08 BTC for $21.6 million, and 16,000 ETH for around $28.4 million, on March 17. The most […]
Bitcoin price hits $51K as U.S. Senate passes $1.9 trillion stimulus
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached over $51,000 on March 7 after the U.S. Senate passed the anticipated $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which is roughly two times larger than the market capitalization of BTC. United States’ President Joe Biden said that the Senate’s approval shows major progress in delivering a “desperately needed” stimulus bill to […]