Raise, a Chicago-based gift card marketplace, secured $63 million in funding led by Haun Ventures and backed by Paypal to expand its blockchain-based Smart Cards system, the company announced this week. Paypal-Backed Raise Raises $63M; Aims to Revolutionize Gift Cards via Blockchain The funding round, which included Accel, New Enterprise… Listen ⇢

The Mystery Society, a Web3 game that pairs the casual-friendly gameplay of Among Us with a murder mystery vibe, has suspended development after developer Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow said it struggled to find funding to continue supporting the game. The web-based game debuted in early 2024 as the studio raised… Listen ⇢

This year is shaping up ominously for the crypto space–and it’s only February.  Data from Blockchain security firm Immunefi shows that the total money lost in hacks for 2025 is already nearing last year’s total of $2.2 billion.  With last week’s record Bybit exploit, the number for 2025 stands at… Listen ⇢

Wall Street’s top regulator has said that meme coins are not securities. In a Thursday statement, the Securities and Exchange Commission said that such assets typically would not be considered securities based on the regulator’s current interpretation of the Howey test. Earlier this month, the SEC’s new crypto task force… Listen ⇢

Rebecca Liao, co-founder and CEO of layer-1 blockchain Saga, believes that integer assets began arsenic a bipartisan contented but gravitated toward the Republican Party successful the past predetermination rhythm owed to the erstwhile administration’s anti-crypto policies. In an interrogation with Cointelegraph’s Turner Wright during the ETHDenver Conference, Liao pointed to… Listen ⇢

The US SEC has officially filed a voluntary dismissal successful its lawsuit against Coinbase. The bureau has besides dropped lawsuits against Consensys, Robinhood, and Gemini successful caller days. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has officially dismissed its suit with Coinbase connected Feb. 27, filings show, ending the lawsuit permanently.… Listen ⇢

Recent efforts to “debank” crypto firms successful the US revealed a “staggering” level of corruption among authorities officials, and the occupation is not yet resolved, 1 banking enforcement said successful a Feb. 27 interrogation during Bitcoin Investor Week.  “The magnitude of skullduggery that is happening successful Washington D.C. is truly… Listen ⇢

Dubai-based task superior steadfast Disrupt.com has announced plans to put $100 cardinal successful artificial quality startups astatine the intersection of Web3 and different industries, successful a determination that could further commercialize emerging AI technology.  According to a Feb. 27 announcement, the funds volition backmost AI startups gathering solutions for cybersecurity,… Listen ⇢

Binance lawsuit: paused. Coinbase lawsuit: dismissed. Investigations into OpenSea, Robinhood, and Uniswap? Done, done, and dusted.   Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s SEC has effectively ripped apart its crypto caseload, dismantling the agency’s concerted, years-long campaign to halt the core businesses of all manner of blockchain-related companies.  The… Listen ⇢