21.co, parent company of crypto investment firm 21Shares, has raised $25 million in a funding round led by London-based hedge fund Marshall Wace. Other investors in the round include Collab+Currency, Quiet Ventures, ETFS Capital, and Valor Equity Partners. The raise puts the company’s valuation at $2 billion, with 21.co now claiming to be “Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn.” 21Shares today announced…
Ethereum rallied on Tuesday, as founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed a part of the “Merge” event was commencing today. In a tweet he stated: “What’s happening today is the Bellatrix hard fork, which prepares the chain for the merge.” Bitcoin was also higher, as it traded near $20,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) briefly rose above $20,000 on Tuesday, as the token marginally…
Trezor, the company behind one of the most popular crypto wallets, has teamed up with privacy project Wasabi to bring CoinJoin mixing to Bitcoin transactions on its hardware wallets. The two projects confirmed the partnership via Twitter Monday. The idea is that users will be able to use CoinJoin on their Trezor devices for greater transaction privacy beginning next year.…
Volatility in crypto markets remained high on Monday, as bitcoin was mostly in the red to start the week. The token has once again moved below $20,000, as prices appear to be consolidating. Ethereum was also trading sideways, with prices falling marginally below a key support level earlier in the day. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) started this week how it ended…
