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Crypto Winter Will Be Different This Time

By Ken Brown · Nov 26, 2025 8:00am PST · 4 comments
Winter is coming, not just in the seasons but in the crypto market. If the current downturn turns into another crypto winter, it will have a bigger impact on the mainstream financial system than it has in the past. Bitcoin has fallen 30% in less than two months and is down for the year, while other cryptocurrencies have crashed by much... Winter is coming, not just in the seasons but in the crypto market. If the current downturn turns...
SpaceX flags fly as people wait on South Padre Island to watch the SpaceX Starship rocket launch from Starbase, Tex. in May. Getty Images. (edited)
Dealmaker

‘Tis the Season for SpaceX Tenders

By Katie Roof · Nov 25, 2025 2:24pm PST
The holidays are coming up, which means it’s time for another surge in SpaceX share prices. The Elon Musk-founded company is planning to keep up its tradition of a twice-annual tender offer, with the new price expected to be set in December, according to multiple people familiar with the space giant’s plans. It was last valued at $400... The holidays are coming up, which means it’s time for another surge in SpaceX share prices. ...
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Maybe Google Does Win It All

By Abram Brown · Nov 22, 2025 7:00am PST · 3 comments
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Zach Dell’s Texas-size dream • The Arena: Figure skating launches a comeback—with AI• Plus, our Recommendations: “Allison After NXIVM,” “The Finest Hotel in Kabul” and “Bugonia”A horrifying thought has lately been immovable from my mind: Am I gonna have to dump ChatGPT for Gemini?Well,... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Zach Dell’s Texas-size dream • The...
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CoinDesk Revenue Slowed Before Sale to Bullish

By · Nov 29, 2023 10:34am PST
Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group announced last week that it sold its crypto news subsidiary CoinDesk to the crypto exchange Bullish. Silbert said in a tweet that the sale made CoinDesk, which DCG bought for $500,000 in 2016, “one of our best investments of all time,” but the sale price was not disclosed and could not be learned.What is... Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group announced last week that it sold its crypto news...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court on Nov. 21 in Seattle. Photo by David Ryder/Getty.
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One Binance Saga Comes to a Close

By · Nov 22, 2023 9:15am PST · 2 comments
Just when it felt like crypto could coast into Thanksgiving with OpenAI drama dominating headlines, U.S. officials barged in with a settlement in long-running investigations into Binance.The deal is on one hand a seismic shift for the world’s biggest crypto exchange. (You can view our updated Binance org chart here.) Its founder Changpeng Zhao... Just when it felt like crypto could coast into Thanksgiving with OpenAI drama dominating...
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Another Fintech Drops Crypto

By · Nov 15, 2023 9:06am PST
Crypto prices have been creeping up over the past month, fueling hope that the crypto winter could be thawing. But some trading and investing apps have already thrown in the towel. I reported earlier this week that Stash, an app that offers stock, ETF and crypto trading, is pulling the plug on its crypto trading service in December. The... Crypto prices have been creeping up over the past month, fueling hope that the crypto winter...