Jacquelyn Melinek

Senior Reporter, Crypto, TechCrunch

Jacquelyn Melinek was a reporter at TechCrunch covering cryptocurrency.

Latest from Jacquelyn Melinek

Featured

Nine crypto VCs on why Q1 investments were so hot and how it compares to previous bull market
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 29, 2024
Crypto

The AI world needs more data transparency and web3 startup Space and Time says it can help
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 29, 2024 36 Min

Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 28, 2024
Crypto

SBF sentenced, Worldcoin hit with another ban order and big web3 pre-seed rounds are back
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 28, 2024 36 Min
Crypto

0G Labs launches with whopping $35M pre-seed to build a modular AI blockchain
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 26, 2024
Crypto

A new web3 network is being built right now that wants to end Big Tech’s control of your data
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 21, 2024 24 Min

Crypto

Solana memecoin hype continues, Backpack’s beta phase was a success and Starbucks axes its NFT program
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 21, 2024 24 Min
Crypto

Rails launches with $6.2M round for its decentralized FTX alternative
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 21, 2024
Featured

How crypto exchange Backpack climbed its way to success after its major investor FTX died
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 19, 2024
Crypto

Starbucks ditches its Odyssey NFT program
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 15, 2024 37 Min

Crypto

Blockchain tech could be the answer to uncovering deepfakes and validating content
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 14, 2024 35 Min
Crypto

Bitcoin hits new high, Solana price jumps as memecoins mania rises and Worldcoin faces heat in Spain
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 14, 2024 35 Min
Crypto

Former web3 gaming founders raise $2.5M for their NFT marketplace to retain users even when there ‘isn’t money to be made’
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 14, 2024
Featured

Solana’s price rises to $160, highest level since January 2022 as memecoin mania rises
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 13, 2024

Featured

Blockchain startup Sei Labs creates an interesting solution to make Ethereum faster
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 13, 2024
Crypto

Bitcoin hits new all-time high of $72,700 but one index warns we’re in ‘extreme greed’ territory
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 11, 2024
Crypto

NFT platform Zora is offering a novel way for AI model makers to earn money
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 7, 2024 40 Min
Crypto

Bitcoin hits highs, Binance launches a crypto perfume and Coachella partners with OpenSea
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 7, 2024 40 Min

Crypto

OpenSea’s partnership with Coachella is a sign that NFTs can be more than profile pictures
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 5, 2024
Crypto

Bitcoin hits new all-time high passing $69,000 for first time since November 2021
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 5, 2024
Crypto

Karma3 Labs raises $4.5M to improve trust in web3 with ratings and recommendations
Jacquelyn Melinek

Mar 1, 2024
Crypto

Bitcoin jumped and Coinbase’s app crashed, while Aptos eyes Hong Kong and Telegram rolls out rewards with TON
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 29, 2024 37 Min

Crypto

Asymmetric Financial has a plan to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar potential with dedicated DeFi fund
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 27, 2024
Crypto

Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu sees NFTs as a way to protect ownership in the age of AI
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 16, 2024 48 Min
Featured

Coinbase cites stablecoins, Base as key 2024 priorities after crushing Q4 estimates
Jacquelyn Melinek

Alex Wilhelm

Feb 15, 2024
Crypto

Crypto VC exits were low in Q4 2023, Phantom MAU’s reach new highs and spot bitcoin ETF volumes are still rising
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 15, 2024 48 Min

Crypto

Crypto exits remain low but investors remain unfazed
Jacquelyn Melinek

Alex Wilhelm

Feb 14, 2024
Crypto

Solana-based DeFi, airdrops propel crypto wallet Phantom’s user base to new heights
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 13, 2024
Crypto

As spot bitcoin ETF volumes continue to rise, Bitwise Asset Management predicts a high ceiling for growth
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 12, 2024
Crypto

Farcaster hype grows, Bluesky opens to the public and SEC’s Hester Peirce is open to new token proposals
Jacquelyn Melinek

Feb 8, 2024 32 Min