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Sequoia to make $100M windfall from Stripe’s Bridge acquisition: Report

Sequoia Capital owns 16% of Bridge, which is set to be acquired by payments platform Stripe for $1.1 billion. 

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, which owns 16% of stablecoin platform Bridge, could rake in over $100 million from Stripe’s $1.1 billion acquisition deal of the firm. 

Sequoia made a $19 million investment in the crypto firm’s Series A round, which took place within the last year, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 29, citing people familiar with the matter. 

Other VC firms are also set for hundreds of millions of dollars in windfall from their stakes in Bridge, including Ribbit Capital, Haun Ventures, Index Ventures, and Bedrock Fund Management.

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Core Scientific to host more CoreWeave infrastructure, targets $8.7B revenue

CoreWeave has exercised its final option agreement with Core Scientific, adding 120 MW of critical IT infrastructure to power Nvidia GPU operations. 

Bitcoin miner Core Scientific has announced the expansion of its hosting contract with artificial intelligence computing firm CoreWeave.

According to an Oct. 22 announcement, the extended agreement adds 120 megawatts (MW) of power to CoreWeave’s high-performance computing (HPC) operations, bringing the total to 500 MW across six Core Scientific sites.

The revised partnership is expected to generate up to $8.7 billion in revenue over the next 12 years for Core Scientific.

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Stripe acquires stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1B: TechCrunch founder

The deal marks one of crypto’s largest acquisitions, allowing more businesses to deal in stablecoins. 

Payment processing giant Stripe has reportedly acquired stablecoin platform Bridge in a $1.1 billion deal, according to TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington.

The deal had been in “advanced stages” from at least Oct. 17, according to reports at the time, which representatives from both organizations did not address. 

“This deal is done. $1.1b,” Arrington wrote in an Oct. 20 X post. 

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Voyager’s $1B deal with Binance.US moves forward after deal with Feds

The bankrupt crypto lender struck a deal with the U.S. government and its $1 billion sale of cryptocurrencies to Binance.US has moved forward.

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Voyager Digital Holdings has sealed a deal with the United States Federal government that moves forward a $1 billion plan allowing Voyager to sell its assets to the U.S. arm of Binance.

An April 19 filing in a New York District Court saw Voyager, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and the U.S. government agree that the deal for Binance to acquire Voyager's digital assets could move forward as planned.

The filing states the government can continue to work on an appeal on what it claims are provisions allowing Voyager to be immunized from certain legal liabilities.

Previously the deal with Binance.US was temporarily halted by a federal judge after a request by the United States government for an emergency stay.

This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.

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UBS Considers Acquiring Credit Suisse, Requests Government Backstop in Deal

UBS Considers Acquiring Credit Suisse, Requests Government Backstop in DealAfter Credit Suisse Group AG announced it would borrow 50 billion Swiss francs from the Swiss National Bank, UBS Group AG is reportedly considering acquiring the banking giant. However, UBS is requesting that the government issue a backstop to protect against any losses if it purchases Credit Suisse. According to unnamed sources familiar with the […]

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Digital Gold Traded for Digital Rubles by Russia’s Rosbank

Digital Gold Traded for Digital Rubles by Russia’s RosbankRosbank has brokered Russia’s first deal involving the exchange of tokenized gold with the digital version of the Russian national fiat currency, the ruble. The successful transaction demonstrates the growing interest in digital financial assets and the need for digital ruble payments, the banking institution stated. Rosbank and Atomyze Exchange Gold and Rubles in Digital […]

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Cryptocurrency Exchange to Sponsor Ukraine’s National Soccer Team

Cryptocurrency Exchange to Sponsor Ukraine’s National Soccer TeamUkraine’s national soccer team has secured a sponsorship deal with a player from the industry that wants to engage fans and promote adoption of cryptocurrencies. As part of the agreement, an EU-based coin trading platform will be the team’s crypto partner for the next three years. Whitebit Exchange Aims to Expand Ukraine’s Crypto Community by […]

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Bankruptcy Court Terminates FTX Naming-Rights Agreement for Miami Heat Arena

Bankruptcy Court Terminates FTX Naming-Rights Agreement for Miami Heat ArenaA federal bankruptcy court in the U.S. has ended the FTX naming-rights agreement for Miami Heat’s basketball stadium. The sports venue was branded FTX Arena as part of a multi-year, multi-million dollar sponsorship deal between the now-bankrupt crypto exchange and Miami-Dade County in 2021. FTX Signage and Advertising to Be Removed From Downtown Miami Sports […]

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Report: FTX Execs Offered Taylor Swift $100M to Endorse the Exchange, Source Says Singer Never Considered the Deal

Report: FTX Execs Offered Taylor Swift 0M to Endorse the Exchange, Source Says Singer Never Considered the DealAccording to a report, the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was allegedly courted by FTX to promote the exchange. Sources say the deal was worth more than $100 million and it was reportedly pushed by the FTX executive Claire Watanabe. Award-Winning Singer Taylor Swift Was Allegedly Courted by FTX Executives A report published by the Financial […]

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