cryptocurrency

‘Greener Pastures’: Coinbase Leaving Delaware to Reincorporate in Texas

by | Nov 12, 2025
The largest U.S.-based crypto exchange is following Tesla and SpaceX out of Delaware as Texas pitches its Business Court and stronger director protections as a business-friendly alternative. Interest in “DExit” has increased, according to a recent Harvard corporate governance analysis.
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General Counsel Exits MoneyGram To Be Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Leading Crypto Firm
by | Jun 28, 2024
Robert Villasenor brings more than 25 years of experience to Seattle-based Coinme, where he will help navigate the industry’s legal and regulatory framework as Coinme grows.
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Dallas-Based MoneyGram Plans to Launch Non-Custodial Digital Wallet
by | Sep 26, 2023
When the digital wallet debuts in Q1 2024, MoneyGram says it will enable consumers around the world to leverage stablecoin technology to seamlessly move from fiat currency to cryptocurrency, to fiat again. The company, led by CEO Alex Holmes, said this will "redefine" cross-border payments and enable its customers to send and receive money in new ways.
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Pursuant Adds to its GivingDNA Platform, Helping Nonprofits Access Crypto Donors and ‘Philanthropic Non-Donors’
by | Oct 18, 2022
New features to the donor engagement platform GivingDNA allow nonprofits to predict which potential new donors to approach—while unlocking access to a “new generation” of donors using cryptocurrency. “Crypto cannot be ignored anymore, and we want to make it easier for marketers to target and serve those with this asset,” says Rebecca Gregory Segovia, GM of GivingDNA.
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Studio Created by Words With Friends Co‑Founder Raises $46M for Web3 Battle Arena Game

by | Jun 14, 2022
McKinney-based Playful Studios and its Wildcard Alliance subsidiary—led by Words With Friends co-founder Paul Bettner—raised the funding for Wildcard, which combines arena-style battles with a collectible card game. “With Wildcard, we're focused on fun first, building a next-generation 'spectator sport' to welcome the entire community of competitors, collectors, sponsors, and fans to play together," Better says.
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Plano Startup Nears Unicorn Status as It Helps Others Build on Blockchains
by | Jun 2, 2022
Launched in Palo Alto in 2018, InfStones relocated its HQ to Plano last year. With a goal of bringing the “AWS experience to Web3,” it's landed a new $66 million funding round and says it's nearing unicorn status—a designation for startups valued at $1 billion. “Our vision is to provide a rugged, easy-to-use Web3 environment to build a more transparent, intelligent world,” CEO Zhenwu Shi says.
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Bitcoin Mining Company Investing $333M for New Facility South of Dallas
by | Apr 28, 2022
Colorado-based Riot Blockchain, one of the world's largest publicly traded bitcoin mining companies, announced plans to develop a 265-acre site in Corsicana—about an hour south of Dallas—adding to its growing presence in the Lone Star State. At full capacity, the development is expected to have one gigawatt of capacity—enough energy to power around 750,000 households.
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Fort Worth Becomes First U.S. City to Mine Bitcoin, Right From City Hall
by | Apr 26, 2022
Fort Worth is positioning itself to be the capital of crypto mining. Bitcoin mining machines donated by the Texas Blockchain Council began running 24/7 today, following a city council vote that authorized the six-month pilot program.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker plugged in the machines herself live on Twitter this afternoon at 2:35 p.m. “These small but powerful machines mark Fort Worth’s larger commitment to becoming a leading hub for technology and innovation," she said.
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State of Entrepreneurship 2022: More Than $2 Billion Invested in North Texas Entrepreneurs Last Year

by | Mar 14, 2022
It's the second year in a row to surpass $1 billion, said Trey Bowles at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center's annual State of Entrepreneurship event.
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Building on a ‘Crypto Mining Gold Rush’: Dallas’ Blockmetrix Raises $43M Series B
by | Mar 8, 2022
With $50 million in total funding since launching just last year, Blockmetrix plans to purchase more than 5,000 bitcoin mining rigs, adding to more than 1,000 it currently operates—mostly in Oklahoma.

But the startup aims to go beyond mining bitcoin to research and develop crypto revenue sources, loan bitcoin, set up a cryptocurrency exchange, and more.
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Hedera Hashgraph Eyes ‘Next‑Generation Gaming’ with Ubisoft Partnership
by | Feb 3, 2022
The HBAR Foundation, an independent organization funded and established by the Richardson-based distributed ledger technology company, is partnering with French videogame developer Ubisoft in an effort to support gaming and entertainment innovators worldwide.
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South Korean Bank Tests Stablecoins on North Texas-Based Hedera Network
by | Dec 2, 2021
The solution developed by Shinhan Bank and a global megabank outside of Korea enables cross-border funds to be sent and received in a locally denominated stablecoin with "remarkably low fees." The solution is built using the Hedera Token Service and Hedera Consensus Service.
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Dallas-Based Zabo Is Bringing Cryptocurrency International Through a New Partnership

by | Feb 25, 2021
By integrating with Money Dashboard, a free personal financial management application based in the UK, Zabo will allow users to view their cryptocurrency balances and transaction history in a single location that includes information on any existing bank accounts.
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14 Emerging Tech Trends for 2021—and Dallas-Area Companies That Are Innovating for the Future
From ABIA to Zyvex, Dallas-Fort Worth companies are at the forefront of innovations in AI, 5G, quantum computing, genomics, and more.
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Blockchain—From Promise to Reality
A Local Perspective on Blockchain Potential
by | Sep 10, 2020
A Q&A with Deloitte’s Dan Berner and Matt Soderberg.
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Dallas’ Zabo Raises $2.5M to Bring Crypto into Mainstream Financial Services
by | Mar 5, 2020
Zabo was founded to solve what it calls one of the most critical, missing pieces of infrastructure: an API that connects to the landscape of cryptocurrency accounts and wallets.
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