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How to Get Funded in Crypto
12.4.2024
Tim Draper Expects Bitcoin Price to Hit $250,000 in 2024
26.12.2023
Venture capitalist Tim Draper has doubled down on his $250,000 bitcoin price forecast. “I would say that my number $250,000 will probably come pretty soon,” he emphasized, predicting that if the price of bitcoin hits $250,000, “it’ll go way past it.”...
The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain
30.11.2023
Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant's Alana Levin writes
Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
7.11.2023
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project Modulus
VC Darling Crypto Sui Makes Waves With Market Debut, Price Sinks 37% From All-Time High
5.5.2023
A buzz has been generated around a new layer one (L1) proof-of-stake blockchain initiative named Sui, following the network’s mainnet debut on May 3, 2023. The native token SUI has been listed on various cryptocurrency exchanges, drawing attention to the project. On the same day the network...
Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto
19.4.2023
Two aspects of the crypto word, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing
Failed tech bank SVB held over $5B for prominent crypto VCs: Report
11.3.2023
It is unclear how much assets custodied on behalf of crypto VCs are stuck in Silicon Valley Bank
US Venture Capital Firm Leads New Investment in Nigerian Startup Teamapt
14.8.2022
The United States-based venture capital (VC) firm, QED Investors, recently led an investment round that raised more than $50 million for the Nigerian fintech Teamapt. The investment, as well as the VC firm’s hiring of personnel tasked with spearheading its investments in Africa, seem...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Corporate Metaverse Attempts — ‘Anything Facebook Creates Now Will Misfire’
1.8.2022
On Saturday, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, took to Twitter and gave his perspective on the “existing corporate attempts to create the metaverse.” Buterin noted that a metaverse will happen, but he doesnt believe the current corporate metaverse attempts are going...
Nigerian Fintech Founder: ‘African Fintechs Have a Greater Scale Potential Than Other Tech Startups’
9.5.2022
The African fintech industry has grown rapidly over the past few years and this has caught the attention of some well-resourced venture capital (VC) firms. As one would expect, Nigerian fintech startups have dominated the continent in terms of funds raised or the number of transactions performed....
Solana’s Phantom Raises $109 Million in a Series B Fundraise Obtaining Unicorn Status
1.2.2022
On Monday, the team behind the Solana Web3 wallet platform Phantom announced it had raised $109 million in a Series B fundraise. The crypto company is now a Unicorn with a post valuation of $1.2 billion in value. Solana Web3 Wallet Phantom Raises $109 Million The Phantom wallet team has raised $109...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reveals Why He’s Pro Dogecoin Amid Debate Over Web3, Ethereum, Decentralization
25.12.2021
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has explained why he’s pro dogecoin as the debate over web3, Ethereum, and decentralization intensifies. In the same conversation, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey insisted that he is not anti-ETH. “I’m anti-centralized, VC-owned, single point...
What bear market? Investors throw record cash behind blockchain firms in 2021
8.8.2021
VC investments into crypto over the first six months of 2021 have already more than doubled those witnessed in all previous years combined
Funding Roundup: Derivatives and Defi Draw a Fresh Influx of VC Firms and Private Investors
4.5.2021
As blockchain technology disrupts traditional industry standards, the list of progressive investors willing to stake their money has increased significantly. Leveraging this ongoing investment trend, both upcoming and ongoing projects are attracting millions of dollars from private investors...
Alchemix announces $4.9 million raise led by CMS, Alameda, and e-Girl Capital
14.3.2021
Established VC firms join more atypical investment entities in positioning the young DeFi protocol for the future
Badger DAO announces $21 million treasury diversification via VC partners
3.3.2021
Badger DAO has welcomed some deep-pocketed investors into the community with an asset sale aimed at de-risking the treasury portfolio
Synthetix announces $12 million raise led by Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, and IOSG
14.2.2021
As the community debates VCs participating in DAOs, Synthetix welcomes three new community members
Big Tech Execs and Bitcoin: Skype Cofounder Keeps Personal Wealth in Crypto, Intercom Chairman ‘Firmly Jumps on the Bitcoin Wagon’
16.11.2020
This week two well known tech executives revealed they have been dabbling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In a recent interview, Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn detailed that he held bitcoin and ethereum in his personal finances, while the Intercom cofounder Eoghan McCabe tweeted on Sunday that...