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Galaxy Buys Almost All of CryptoManufaktur's Assets, Expanding Ethereum Staking Portfolio
By acquiring substantially all the assets of the blockchain node operator, the publicly traded Galaxy Digital will increase its role in Ethereum staking, as part of a broader effort to expand in the business of blockchain infrastructure.
CrowdStrike, Windows BSoD Meme Tokens Populate Solana and Ethereum Amid Global Internet Outage
Dozens of new crypto tokens themed after internet services company CrowdStrike and the popular Microsoft “Blue Screen of Death” (BSoD) error were issued on Ethereum and Solana blockchains amid a reported global internet outage that has impacted several real-world services. Something super weird happening right now: just been called by several totally different media outlets in the last few minutes, all with Windows machines suddenly BSoD’ing (Blue Screen of Death). Anyone else seen this? Seems to be entering recovery mode: pic.twitter.com/DxdLyA9BLA Millions of Windows users worldwide are experiencing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error, which causes the system to suddenly shut down or restart. The error has impacted businesses ranging from airlines and railways to stock exchanges and is reportedly related to a Crowdstrike software update that went awry.
After 'Civil War' and Anti-Immigrant Tweets, Ryan Selkis Told to Cool It by His Crypto Startup's Leadership
Ryan Selkis, founder and CEO of crypto data platform Messari, rarely if ever holds back on social media, regularly lobbing insults via X (formerly Twitter) at Gary Gensler's Securities and Exchange Commission and others. Still, his tirades this week after an assassin's bullet grazed Donald Trump stood out, even for Selkis. And colleagues at Messari, which has financial backing from major firms such as Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and hedge-fund titan Brevan Howard and was reportedly once valued at $300 million, apparently asked him to cool it. "Just had a terrific 'tough love' session with Messari leadership, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate people who approach me in good faith and help rein me in because they know my vision and where my heart is," he posted Thursday. "I ran too hot this week, and will address that in full soon." So what's this about? It might have something to do with how worked up he got on X after the attempt on Trump's life. (As of Thursday, he'd made his tweets private. They remain visible to his 354,000 or so followers.)
Crypto Exchange Kraken Paid Dave Portnoy Bitcoin in Sponsorship Deal
Dave Portnoy isn't buying bitcoin {{BTC}} at these prices. Accepting it as payment? That's another story. The Barstool Sports chief took "a big portion" of his sponsorship deal with the crypto exchange Kraken in BTC, Portnoy told CoinDesk. Kraken paid him directly in the cryptocurrency along with dollars, the pair said. Neither party wanted to discuss how much money changed hands. Wearing his "day trader" hat, Portnoy has tried timing trades in the bitcoin market since mid-2020, often getting burned buying high and selling low. Its current price above $60,000 is too high for him. "I'd just hate myself. If I buy it right now – a ton of it – and it goes down, we'll have a problem in my brain." Still, Portnoy said he's "always" willing to take bitcoin as payment: "I believe in it that much." He did so in February when Kraken began sponsoring his "Davey Day Trader Global" (DDTG) livestream.
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