Poolin was bitcoin's biggest mining pool and now it's filing for bankruptcy
Singapore-based BTC mining company Poolin has filed for bankruptcy with estimated liabilities between $100-$500 million. The company is currently looking to sell its West Texas mining sites and reportedly has a $52 million bid from Thor CALAP LLC. At one point in time, Poolin was the largest BTC mining pool in the world with global hashrate reaching ~18-20% in 2019. Read more →
DraftKings Exec Questions Kalshi CFO's Sudden Exit
Matt Kalish, the co-founder of DraftKings and current board member, took to X to call out Kalshi's CFO Saurabh Tejwani for leaving abruptly after joining in November 2025 from Gopuff to handle expansion and IPO plans. Now, let’s be clear, Kalish spends quite literally all of his time and energy bashing Kalshi on X, so this latest reaction is no surprise. But, he is kind of right… it is interesting timing.
Stripe in Talks to Buy OpenRouter; Rumors at $10 billion+
If you needed any proof of how capital and attention has turned from crypto to AI look no further… OpenRouter, a company that helps developers choose between AI models was founded in 2023 by the co-founder of NFT marketplace, OpenSea. At the peak of the NFT hype cycle, OpenSea was valued at 13.3 billion. Now, that fact doesn’t even get a passing mention in the exclusive WSJ story reporting the potential acquisition. Read more →
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