James Hunt is a reporter at The Block and writer of The Daily newsletter, keeping you up to speed on the latest crypto news every weekday. Prior to joining The Block in 2022, James spent four years as ...

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Danny Park is an East Asia reporter at The Block writing on topics including Web3 developments and crypto regulations in the region. He was formerly a reporter at Forkast.News, where he actively ...

Brian McGleenon is a UK-based markets reporter for The Block. He has worked as a financial journalist and producer for multiple news outlets over the years, such as Fuji Television, The Independent, ...

Crypto VC funding increased 28% in 2024 to $13.7 billion but fell short of past peaks. Top crypto VCs predict 2025 funding will focus on startups demonstrating strong product-market fit. Crypto ...

Grayscale Research has added Hyperliquid, Ethena, Virtual Protocol, Jupiter, Jito, and Grass to its ‘Top 20’ list of tokens for Q1 2025. Optimism, Chainlink, and Helium tokens returned to the list, ...

Yogita Khatri is a senior reporter at The Block and the author of The Funding newsletter. As our longest-serving editorial member, Yogita has been instrumental in breaking numerous stories, exclusives ...

Monthly volume on decentralized exchanges hit a record high this month. December’s spot trading volume on centralized exchanges also hit its highest level since May 2021. Monthly trading volume on ...

Staking provider Figment has raised $110 million at a $1.4 billion valuation. Due to surging prices, Figment is currently seeing around $10 million a month in revenue. Staking provider Figment has ...

Malaysia’s securities regulator announced its enforcement action against Bybit for operating an exchange without proper registration. Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC) has placed an enforcement ...

The Blockchain Association and two other groups sued the IRS to challenge a recently-finalized rule that would require DeFi front-ends to report user data, including personal information and details ...

Zack Abrams is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. Before coming to The Block, he was the Head Writer at Coinage, a Web3 media outlet covering the biggest stories in Web3. The story he co ...