Join us for a conversation about Bitcoin with leaders in the Bitcoin community We will have food and drink to enjoy on the deck with beautiful views of the Space… Read More
Seattle-area crypto exchange Bittrex responded to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, claiming that the legal move is part of regulators’ “larger crusade to drive cryptocurrency… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based crypto exchange Bittrex announced Friday it was “winding down” its U.S. operations. A post from Bittrex co-founder and CEO Richie Lai assured customers that their money was safe.… Read More
Moonstone Bank, the digital lender with ties to FTX, announced this week it will wind down plans to offer banking services for industries such as crypto and cannabis. The move… Read More
The swift collapse of the giant digital-asset exchange FTX earlier this month sent a contagion through the crypto industry. It not only caused substantial financial distress to companies and individuals exposed to FTX, but cast… Read More
Dragonchain, a cryptocurrency company based in Bellevue, Wash., was sued Tuesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission on allegations that it engaged in the illegal sale of unregistered securities through… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed charges Thursday against a former Coinbase employee in Seattle, his brother, and a friend, alleging that they used his inside knowledge of the cryptocurrency… Read More
Metaverse. Web3. Cryptocurrency. Blockchain. NFTs. Peer’s got it all. The new Seattle-based startup riding all the latest tech trends recently raised $14 million to pursue an ambitious plan for a… Read More
Philip Rosedale has spent a lot of time thinking about the “metaverse,” long before it became a buzzword in today’s tech world, and he’s got plenty of lessons to share with… Read More
Good Luck Games, the Olympia, Wash.-based studio behind the digital card game Storybook Brawl, has been acquired by the Chicago company West Shire Games, Inc., which also owns the crypto… Read More
Stack, a Seattle startup intent on making cryptocurrency and modern finance accessible for Gen Z, took the top prize at Madrona Venture Labs’ recent Launchable event aimed at Web3 startups.… Read More
Investment advisor Betterment has agreed to acquire Makara, a Seattle startup that helps people invest in cryptocurrency. “Makara is to crypto today what we are to traditional investing, since pioneering… Read More
The puck has dropped and the first season of Seattle Kraken hockey is in full swing. Now the team is going to drop some NFTs to further engage with fans… Read More
As the values of Bitcoin and Ether are hovering near record highs, America’s nonprofits are in the peak months of their annual fundraising. Some charitable organizations are hoping to bring… Read More
Atul Ajoy founded his own startup as a teenager. So it only makes sense that he would be running his own venture capital firm at age 20. His new firm,… Read More
Games and other applications that involve minting or trading cryptocurrency or non-fungible tokens are no longer allowed on Steam. The company behind Steam, Bellevue, Wash.-based Valve Software, quietly updated its… Read More
The look on Kurt Cobain’s face might just say it all — like someone in 1991 just explained to him what “non-fungible token” is going to mean in 2021. For… Read More
TaxBit, a cryptocurrency tax and accounting firm which opened a second headquarters in Seattle this summer, has raised $130 million in new funding. The funding round pushes the company’s valuation… Read More
Seattle cryptocurrency startup StormX raised $9 million from Optimista Capital to fuel growth of its platform that lets users earn cryptocurrency rewards when they shop at retailers such as Nike, Samsung,… Read More
More than a year after shutting down his popular Korean-Mexican food truck and catering business Bomba Fusion, Seattle entrepreneur Simon Yu checked in from Mexico, where he’s working remotely, and… Read More
Seattle-based cryptocurrency startup Coinme raised $10 million in new funding from existing investors, the company confirmed to GeekWire. Coinme allows customers to buy and sell bitcoin with cash at more… Read More
Facing explosive growth in NFTs and cryptocurrencies coupled with vague regulations for the wave of new financial technology and investment startups in Washington, the state recently announced a new Center… Read More
Sometimes, making an exception can pay off. That’s what happened to Version One Ventures, which typically invests in early-stage startups but veered off course to make a bet on a… Read More
CoinFlip, a supplier of cryptocurrency ATM machines, is bringing the ease of bitcoin transactions to locations across Washington state. The Chicago-based company is among a handful of operators who are… Read More
Seattle startup Unikrn will pay a $6.1 million fine and disable its UnikoinGold (UKG) cryptocurrency to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the eSports betting company conducted an unregistered… Read More
A Florida teenager faces 30 felony charges related to a July 15 scam in which he hacked into the Twitter accounts of prominent users such as Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,… Read More
Seattle startup Coinme today announced a $5.5 million investment as it sees increasing interest in its cryptocurrency ATM network from both customers and investors. Coinme CEO Neil Bergquist said the… Read More
Seattle startup Stably has raised another $1 million to fuel growth of its asset-backed stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency that is pegged to a fiat currency such as the U.S.… Read More
Seattle-area financial tech company POSaBIT is raising a fresh round of funding to make it easier for cannabis companies and other cash-based businesses to process debit card payments. POSaBit builds… Read More
Facebook has promised us a new “global currency” with the goal of bringing financial services to billions of people for the first time. The currency, Libra, has support from a… Read More