Bitcoin's Rise, Block's Wallet, Robinhood's Expansion, and Potential Relief for VCs
Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced significant gains, with Bitcoin reaching around $44,000 and rejoining the top 10 assets by market cap globally. The total crypto market cap rose to $1.6 trillion as more capital entered the market. In other news, Block released its Bitkey hardware wallet to 95 countries, Robinhood expanded its crypto trading services to the EU, and Sona launched a music streaming platform and marketplace. Additionally, there is optimism in the venture capital landscape, with expectations of explosive growth after years of macro strain. Swan Bitcoin, Curvance, Babylon, Ten, and Versatus secured funding for their respective projects.