The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on what it takes to build and scale successful companies. Hear from startup and venture leaders shaping the tech ecosystem, including Grant Lee, CEO and co-founder of Gamma; Leah Solivan, founder and general partner at Precedent.vc; Robby Stein, VP of
England’s top soccer league has found itself caught up in a crypto investigation. On Tuesday, reports emerged that the U.K.’s National Crime Agency has frozen £10 million (around $13.5 million) held in a bank account linked to the Premier League. The Sun first reported the news and disclosed that the investigation was part of an
After a two-month dry spell, Strategy has resumed its Bitcoin buying spree. On Monday, the world’s largest digital asset treasury announced that it had purchased $370 million worth of Bitcoin at an average price of roughly $80,300 per BTC. Strategy shares rose nearly 3% following the announcement and were trading at about $130. The company
The era of buying crypto on social media has arrived. Crypto payments company MoonPay announced Monday that it launched PayBox, its AI-enabled payment and wallet tool, inside Grok, X’s native chatbot. The service is available globally and lets people carry out a variety of crypto transactions across different blockchain networks. MoonPay’s Grok launch reflects a
Bitcoin may have broken $80,000, but Solana is stealing the spotlight. SOL, the blockchain’s native token, climbed more than 23% over the past week, with much of that gain coming in the past 24 hours. The token recently crossed $100 for the first time since February and now trades at $107, according to crypto analytics
Memecoins once again seized on a viral news moment, with Dolly Parton becoming their latest target. After news broke Tuesday that the beloved country singer had died, users rushed to popular memecoin platforms to launch tokens, known for being driven by online trends and hype rather than underlying value, in her name. What followed was
