Diego Whitfield
Diego Whitfield covers business for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.
Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion Fund as Crypto VC Pushes Further Into AI
Paradigm, one of the crypto industry's bestknown venture capital firms, has closed a $1.2 billion fourth fund, giving it a substantial pool of fresh capital to deploy across a…
Tokenized stock transfers surge 105% in a month to $8.4B
Tokenized equities are having a breakout moment. Onchain transfers of blockchainbased stocks jumped 105% over the past month to hit $8.4 billion, according to industry data,…
Bitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis
Bitcoin has slid into a listless holding pattern, frustrating traders who had positioned for a decisive push higher, while Ethereum has flashed a rare bearish warning on its…
Bitcoin peels back to $62K as Fed-wary futures traders cut risk: Is the BTC rally over?
Bitcoin slipped back toward $62,000 this week as futures traders pared their positions ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve policy decision, dampening a rally that had…
Bitcoin ETFs 'Turning a Corner' After Record Bleed Hits $8 Billion
Spot Bitcoin exchangetraded funds may finally be steadying after enduring one of their roughest stretches yet, with analysts suggesting the products are "turning a corner"…
Adam Back’s Bitcoin treasury company seeks new terms with Cantor for SPAC merger
A Bitcoin treasury venture linked to cryptography pioneer Adam Back is reworking the terms of its planned public listing, as both parties adjust to shifting market conditions…
XRP Logo Lands on Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys as Ripple Inks Multi-Year Deal
Ripple has secured a multiyear sponsorship deal with the University of Kansas that will place the XRP logo directly on the jerseys of the school's celebrated Jayhawks basketball…
Polymarket bets on U.S. marketing blitz to win back trust after 4-year ban: Report
Polymarket is rolling out an aggressive marketing campaign aimed at rebuilding trust with American users and regulators after spending roughly four years shut out of the United…
Malaysia Seizes Over 75,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in Power-Theft Crackdown
Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines as part of a sprawling, yearslong effort to shut down illegal operations that have been…
Bitcoin slides as Iran ceasefire collapse sees $75 oil on Hormuz blockade threats
Bitcoin retreated toward the $61,000 level on Monday as renewed conflict in the Middle East rattled global markets, driving investors away from risk assets and pushing crude oil…
Crypto Long & Short: With MSTR concerns assuaged, look to traditional signals around BTC
With one of the largest sentiment overhangs of recent months beginning to lift, market observers are shifting their focus back to conventional indicators to gauge where bitcoin…
Crypto VC Paradigm launches $1.2 billion AI fund as it broadens beyond digital assets
Paradigm, one of the most influential venture capital firms in cryptocurrency, is expanding well beyond its home turf with a new $1.2 billion fund devoted to artificial…
Kraken Wins $22M From Auditor That Abandoned It During Operation Choke Point 2.0
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has prevailed in an arbitration fight with accounting firm Mazars, winning a $22 million award after the auditor allegedly walked away from a nearly…
Dinari, tZERO join forces on turnkey platform for tokenized U.S. equities
Two prominent players in blockchainbased finance are joining forces to smooth the path for companies looking to bring American stocks onto the blockchain. Dinari and tZERO have…
Adam Back's bitcoin treasury firm scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal
BSTR, the bitcoin treasury firm tied to Blockstream cofounder Adam Back, has abandoned its planned public listing under the terms agreed just under a year ago, ending a merger…
BNB Chain is building a new layer-1 for high-frequency trading and AI agents
BNB Chain is developing a new layer1 blockchain engineered specifically for highfrequency trading and applications powered by artificial intelligence agents, targeting two of the…
Bull Bitcoin asks French court to strike down DAC8 implementing decree
Bull Bitcoin, a noncustodial Bitcoin exchange, has filed a legal challenge in France seeking to overturn a national decree that puts the European Union's DAC8 directive into…
The 5 types of real world assets being tokenized fastest onchain
Digital tokens are rapidly transforming how traditional financial assets change hands, with five categories leading a realworld asset tokenization surge that is drawing both…
Morning Minute: Vanguard Hires 'Head of Digital Assets' in Crypto Capitulation
Vanguard, the $10 trillion investment giant long known for its outspoken skepticism toward cryptocurrency, has appointed a "Head of Digital Assets" — a move many market watchers…
Anthropic Removes Hidden Claude Code Tracker After Researchers Raise Privacy Concerns
Anthropic has removed an undisclosed tracking component from its Claude Code developer tool after security researchers uncovered the mechanism and warned it could threaten user…
- OpenAI Models Escaped Locked Test Environment, Hacked Hugging Face to Cheat on Benchmark
- Crypto Clarity Act still at mercy of ethics section as Democrats balk at Trump deal
- Catapult Draws KuCoin Ventures Backing as Fundraising Round Continues
- Movement Labs files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after months of MOVE token turmoil
- Ether breaks the $1.9K resistance; is $2.1K the next target for ETH bulls?
