Tristan Thompson Taps Somnia to Bring Basketball Fandom On-Chain

NBA champion Tristan Thompson is teaming up with Improbable CEO Herman Narula and co-founder Hadi Teherany…

Key Bitcoin Price Levels to Watch as BTC Taps $115K

Key takeaways: Bitcoin price rose 1.5% to over $115,000, with onchain indicators suggesting market momentum is…

Kalshi Taps Influencer To Head Crypto Arm

Prediction market platform Kalshi has hired digital assets influencer John Wang as its head of crypto…

Optimism Taps Flashbots to Supercharge OP Stack Sequencing

Optimism is teaming up with Flashbots to revamp how transactions get processed across its OP Stack…

Nasdaq-Listed SoFi Taps Bitcoin Lightning for Remittances

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Mysten Labs Taps Ex-Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Head Mustafa Al Niama to Lead Capital Markets Push

Mysten Labs, the developer behind the Sui blockchain, has appointed former Goldman Sachs (GS) executive Mustafa…

US Government taps OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Use Across All Agencies

US President Donald Trump’s administration has signed a deal with OpenAI to provide the enterprise-level version…

AustralianSuper Taps NYC Pension Deputy CIO

Eneasz K?dziela AustralianSuper is expanding its U.S. private equity team, announcing the appointment of Eneasz K?dziela…

Franklin Templeton Taps Mercer’s Long-time OCIO Boss

Rich Nuzum Franklin Templeton announced Thursday that it has hired Mercer’s executive director of investments and…

Merchant Taps Ex-Ficomm, United Capital Exec to Bolster RIA Collaboration

Merchant Investment Management, a New York-based investment firm that provides growth capital and other support to…

OKX Taps PayPal To Simplify Crypto Purchasing Across Europe

Key Takeaways OKX adds PayPal support for EU users, enabling direct crypto purchases. The move comes…

Animoca Brands Taps DDC Enterprise to manage Yield for BTC Treasury

Web3 company Animoca Brands signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with DayDayCook (DDC) Enterprise, a…

Georgetown University Taps Lehigh Endowment for New CIO

Kristin Agatone Georgetown University named a new CIO Tuesday. Kristin Agatone will take the helm of…

Coinbase Stock Soars, Taps New Closing High

Shares in crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) ended Thursday’s trading session at a new all-time…

Orion Taps Silicon Valley Engineer as CTO

Orion has hired a new chief technology officer with a background in leading software engineering teams…

Bitcoin price taps $110K amid improving investor sentiment.

Key points: Bitcoin gained 3.6% to above $109,000 on June 10, fueled by US-China trade talks…

Bitcoin taps $106K liquidity as bulls defend price with $260M bid

Key points: Bitcoin seeks to take liquidity around $106,000 as traders hope for a sustained price…

Partners Group Taps Anastasia Amoroso as Chief Investment Strategist for Private Wealth

As it continues to ramp up its private wealth initiatives, private asset management firm Partners Group…

Ethereum Foundation taps Aave to borrow $2M in GHO stablecoins

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has borrowed $2 million in GHO, a decentralized stablecoin developed by Aave,…

Focus Taps Former Fisher Tech Lead as CTO

Focus Financial Partners has a new head who will oversee the strategy and implementation of technology…

Caprock Taps Former LPL VP For M&A Role

Caprock, a $13 billion multi-family office registered investment advisor, is pushing to expand its acquisition and…

Franklin taps blockchain to offer yield on idle payroll funds

Franklin, a hybrid cash and crypto payroll provider, is launching a new initiative that aims to…