Block Inc slashes 40% of its staff as Jack Dorsey pushes ‘smaller, flatter’ AI strategy
Jason Shubnell / theblock - Block is reducing its staff from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000, Dorsey said in a note to the company.
- AI-driven mass layoffs — Dorsey's companywide reset (8)
- Costs, earnings, banking growth: business impact (5)
- Market rallies: stock surge after layoffs announced (6)
- OTHER: comments, reposts and miscellaneous coverage (3)
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AI-driven mass layoffs — Dorsey's companywide reset
Costs, earnings, banking growth: business impact
Market rallies: stock surge after layoffs announced
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Prediction Market Kalshi Accuses MrBeast Editor of Insider Trading
John Gruber / npr - Bobby Allyn, reporting for NPR: An editor who works for YouTube’s biggest creator, MrBeast, hasbeen suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi andreported to federal regulators for insider trading, Kalshiofficials said on Wednesday. It’s the fir…
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Y Combinator-Backed Axiom Exchange Employees Accused of Insider Trading: ZachXBT
André Beganski / decrypt - Multiple employees at Axiom, a non-custodial trading platform, allegedly engaged in insider trading, said blockchain investigator ZachXBT.
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London-Based Alpa Raises $3.5M In Pre-Seed Funding Led by Daphni
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based fintech startup Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) …
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Bitcoin Treasury Company GD Culture May Sell BTC to Buy Back Shares
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Another treasury firm could backtrack on accumulating crypto, with GD Culture eyeing Bitcoin sales as a way to boost its stock price.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana rally as analysts flag pause in ‘10 a.m. dump’ after Jane Street lawsuit
RT Watson / theblock - The rally marks one of the strongest single-day rebounds in weeks, snapping a steady slide that had pushed bitcoin down sharply from its October highs.
- Altcoin-led rebound — Ether, Solana, DOT outpace Bitcoin (2)
- Cautious analysts — Rally may be transient, traders unconvinced (3)
- ETF flows and Jane Street scrutiny — Institutional mechanics under lens (4)
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Altcoin-led rebound — Ether, Solana, DOT outpace Bitcoin
Cautious analysts — Rally may be transient, traders unconvinced
ETF flows and Jane Street scrutiny — Institutional mechanics under lens
Short squeeze — Forced liquidations wipe out bearish bets
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UK Selects Firms for Stablecoin Regulatory Sandbox, Including Revolut
Sander Lutz / decrypt - The four firms will now have free reign to experiment in a program that will inform final UK stablecoin rules set to be released later this year.
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Allica Bank Raises $155M in Series D Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Allica Bank, a London, UK-based digital bank for small and medium businesses (SMBs), raises $155M in Series D funding, at $1.2 Billion valuation. Backers included Ventura Capital, GLG, Sona AM and existing investors TCV and Blue Owl. The company intends t…
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Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance
David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe / nytimes - Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.
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Fintech giant Stripe circles possible PayPal acquisition: Bloomberg
RT Watson / theblock - Founded in the 1990s, PayPal is considered a pioneer in facilitating internet payments and normalizing digital wallets.
- Live rumor: Stripe in talks to buy PayPal (5)
- Other: non-deal Stripe coverage (1)
- Payments shakeup: merger would reorder the industry (1)
- Stablecoins and crypto: implications of a Stripe-PayPal tie-up (3)
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Live rumor: Stripe in talks to buy PayPal
Other: non-deal Stripe coverage
Payments shakeup: merger would reorder the industry
Stablecoins and crypto: implications of a Stripe-PayPal tie-up
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WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod to Enable Instant Settlement for Tokenized Money Market Fund
André Beganski / decrypt - WisdomTree is enabling instant settlement for its tokenized money market fund, indicating its product won't be limited by Wall Street’s pace.
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Ethereum Foundation begins staking part of ether treasury, plans to deploy about 70,000 ETH to generate yield
James Hunt / theblock - The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking a portion of its ether treasury, targeting about 70,000 ETH to generate rewards for operations.
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Solana DeFi Project Step Finance to Wind Down Weeks After $29M Hack
Callan Quinn / decrypt - The Solana projects made the "difficult decision" to cease operations after January's treasury breach and subsequent failed rescue efforts.
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Xflow Raises $16.6M from PayPal, General Catalyst and others
Ekemini / ventureburn - Xflow, an Indian startup focused on cross-border payments, just raised $16.6 million in Series A funding. General Catalyst led the round, and PayPal Ventures joined in, along with Lightspeed, Stripe,The post Xflow Raises $16.6M from PayPal, General Cataly…
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PayPal Attracts Takeover Interest After Stock Slump
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: PayPal, the digital payments pioneer, is attracting takeover interest from potential buyers after a stock slide wiped out almost half of its value, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Jose, California…
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Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent
Ekemini / ventureburn - Hypercore has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding to build software infrastructure for private credit funds. The funding will expand the reach of the company’s AI Admin Agent softwareThe post Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent appeared…
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Crypto.com Wins Conditional Approval for US Banking Charter
PYMNTS / pymnts - Crypto.com says it has gotten conditional governmental approval for a bank charter. The conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) allows the digital assets company to charter Foris Dax National Trust Bank, doing busines…
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Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally
Clinton / ventureburn - Based Expands Its Web3 Consumer SuperApp Based, a Web3 consumer SuperApp, has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from CoinbaseThe post Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally ap…
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Spot bitcoin ETFs notch five straight weeks of outflows for first time since March 2025
Zack Abrams / theblock - U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded about $316 million in net outflows during the holiday-shortened Presidents' Day trading week.
- Broader ETF and industry developments (4)
- Miners liquidate treasuries; states and firms reposition holdings (4)
- On the trading floor: Spot ETFs hemorrhage cash, five weeks (7)
- Retail panic and whale selling trigger liquidations, market wobble (10)
Broader ETF and industry developments
Miners liquidate treasuries; states and firms reposition holdings
On the trading floor: Spot ETFs hemorrhage cash, five weeks
Retail panic and whale selling trigger liquidations, market wobble
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InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting
Marina Temkin / techcrunch - The startup, founded by accountants who worked at Flexport, Miro, Hopin and Thrive Global, automates the difficulties of prepping financial statements.
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