Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity announced a series of milestones and updates on Jan. 4. Highlighting the news is the company’s Series B successful completion, which raised $73.6 million. The fundraise was led by IVP, whose investment portfolio includes numerous crypto and fintech companies such as Coinbase and Robinhood. It was joined by Series A investors…

Speculation that the SEC is set to approve a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Friday has reached a fever pitch on social media. A tweet from Grayscale’s legal chief that he was “just filling out some forms,” in addition to a widely shared tweet from a reporter has fueled speculation that approval could come through…