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Total crypto venture capital (VC) funding almost tripled last week to hit $120 million, with 0G Labs leading with its $40 million seed raise. Compared to the previous week, the last seven days saw a considerable surge in both the…
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Total crypto venture capital (VC) funding investments exceeded $40 million last week, with decentralized data infrastructure platform VLayer securing $10 million. That’s a large drop in volume and value compared to the previous week. Crypto.news perused the latest data to…
This week, crypto exchange Kraken stole the show with its $42.5 million grant raise from Optimism. Kraken has disclosed its latest decision to launch Ink, a layer-2 on the Optimism (OP) blockchain. As a part of the deal, Optimism has…
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VC funds in blockchain are still alive and kicking, but now they’re helping create a more sustainable and responsible landscape.
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A good investment portfolio needs to include a varied mixture of financial instruments, and crypto can help to balance it.
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American venture capital firm Sequoia is set to make more than $100 million from Stripe’s acquisition of stablecoin platform Bridge. The deal reportedly cost Stripe $1.1 billion. According to an Oct. 29 Bloomberg report, Sequoia and a number of other…
Bridge, a stablecoin startup founded not even three years ago, announced a deal this week that would cause most crypto entrepreneurs to salivate. Stripe, the San Francisco-based payment processing company, agreed to buy Bridge for $1.1 billion. The transaction likely…
Decentralized social network Bluesky has secured millions in a Series A funding round led by Blockchain Capital to double down on its service expansion. Bluesky, the decentralized social network co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has reinforced its focus on user-centric design…
Praxis and Blockstream grabbed headlines this week, each with six-figure fundraising rounds, per the latest data. Crypto VC funding has seen a noticeable spike over the last seven days compared to last week, when Ithaca led the pack with a…
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Ithaca and Delta are the top two firms with the highest fundraising for the week, data shows. Held against last week’s modest fundraising, crypto VC funding has seen an uptick in the number and volume of funds raised this week.…
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The UAE, particularly through its Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial hubs, continues to introduce initiatives and regulatory frameworks to attract crypto companies and investors. Consider the latest update: The UAE announced value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for crypto transfers and conversions.…
VC honcho Horowitz is hopeful that a Harris presidency will be a breath of fresh air and plans to donate to her presidential campaign.
Fenbushi Capital, Asia’s first blockchain-focused venture capital investment firm, has incurred losses after selling several cryptocurrencies. On Oct. 1, Lookonchain shared on-chain details showing that Fenbushi Capital had recently faced losses of up to 90% in some coins. The platform…
Kavita Gupta, founder of a blockchain venture fund, raised concerns in a recent op-ed about the sustainability of the current crypto market, suggesting it’s driven by an “artificial boom” fueled by venture capital spending rather than genuine user interest. Writing…
In this week’s venture capital update, more than $253 million flowed into the crypto startup world, although the bulk of that funding went to the blockchain network Celestia Foundation. Crypto.news perused social media and tapped the latest data from Crypto…
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Celestia Foundation, the Liechtenstein-based non-profit organization helping to build Celestia, has raised $100 million from major crypto-focused venture capital firms, led by Bain Capital Crypto. Announced on Sept. 23, this fundraising brings the total amount raised for the Celestia (TIA)…