Crypto firms paid $2.7M monthly to North Korean workers

An on-chain investigation has revealed that North Korea IT workers posing as foreign developers have earned nearly $17 million from crypto startups and blockchain companies this year. The findings, revealed by prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT, show that these individuals have successfully integrated into dozens of crypto projects by concealing their identities and locations. According to […]

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Talk Your Book: What Even Is Infrastructure?

Posted June 30, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by CION Investments: See here for more information on the CION Grosvenor Infrastructure Fund (CGIQX) On today’s show, we discuss: Accessing infrastructure investments Investing in airports Who should be interested in infrastructure? The risk/return profile for infrastructure investments Thinking about […]

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Why Uber Stock Was in the Fast Lane in June

The biggest story in June concerning autonomous driving was Tesla‘s long-awaited robotaxi launch, but the news surrounding Uber Technologies (UBER -1.19%) could have a bigger impact in the near term. Shares of Uber climbed 10.9% in June, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, on investor excitement about the company offering autonomous rideshare […]

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Germany’s largest bank Deutsche Bank plans to roll out crypto custody service next year

Key Takeaways Deutsche Bank will launch a crypto custody service in partnership with Bitpanda and Taurus in 2025. The bank is exploring stablecoins and tokenized deposits, including the potential issuance of its own token. Share this article German banking giant Deutsche Bank is aiming to roll out its crypto custody service in 2026 as part […]

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DEXs capture almost 30% of CEX spot activity in June, setting new record

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) processed roughly $385 billion of spot trades in June, equal to almost 30% of the turnover recorded by centralized venues, according to DefiLlama and The Block data. The 30-day DEX figure represents a 12% decline from May, but centralized exchange (CEX) spot volume contracted nearly 30% in the same period. Notably, this […]

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