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Lightspeed Faction launches $285M startup fund for crypto projects
9.11.2023
The crypto-oriented venture capital firm announced a fund that will invest in Seed and Series A rounds for promising blockchain projects
Sino Global, Coinbase and Libra Alums Start $60 Million Web3 Fund
19.9.2023
Oak Grove Ventures will focus on early-stage investments in Web3, artificial intelligence and biotechnology
Sui Developer Mysten Labs Raises $300 Million to Address Web3 Scalability
10.9.2022
Mysten Labs, developer of a new blockchain project called Sui, raised $300 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by FTX ventures, also had the support of A16z crypto, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. The funds will...
Lightspeed Venture Partners Launches New Funds Totaling Over $7B
12.7.2022
The venture capital firm also announced Lightspeed Faction, an independent team focused on early-stage blockchain infrastructure projects
Crypto Settlement Startup Zebec Gets $15 Million to Craft Programmable Cash Stream Payments
24.2.2022
The multi-signature treasury management and settlement startup Zebec has revealed the company has raised $15 million in order to bolster a continuous and programmable cash stream protocol on the Solana blockchain. Zebec says the company aims to be the “payment solution for DAOs, crypto...
FTX Raises $400 Million in Series C Fundraise, Firm Reaches $32 Billion Valuation
31.1.2022
Following the company’s subsidiary FTX US raising funds in its first Series A financing round, parent company FTX Trading Ltd. has announced it has secured $400 million in a Series C fundraise. The crypto company’s latest financing round brings the firm’s post-money valuation...
FTX US Raises $400 Million in Series A, Trading Platform’s Valuation Now $8 Billion
26.1.2022
On January 26, the crypto asset exchange FTX US revealed it raised $400 million in a Series A financing round stemming from investors like Softbank, Paradigm, and Multicoin Capital. The Series A investment in FTX US brings the U.S.-based trading platform’s post valuation to $8 billion....
Solana Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and FTX launch $100M gaming fund
5.11.2021
The intersection between blockchain technology, cryptocurrency and gaming is creating a new reality for gamers
FTX Raises $420 Million in Series B-1 — Crypto Exchange Commands $25 Billion Valuation
22.10.2021
The digital currency exchange FTX Trading Limited announced the firm has raised more than $420 million in a Series B-1 fundraise. The capital raise follows the crypto exchange’s financing round at the end of July when FTX raised $900 million. After the raise was announced on October 21,...
Offchain Labs Launches Arbitrum One Mainnet — Startup Raises $120 Million
2.9.2021
On August 31, 2021, Offchain Labs announced the official launch of Arbitrum One mainnet and further detailed that the company has raised $120 million in funding. The Series B financing led by Lightspeed Venture Partners gives the firm a $1.2 billion valuation. Arbitrum One Mainnet Is Now Live...
Blockchain.com Raises $300 Million, Firm’s Post-Money Valuation Now $5.2 Billion
24.3.2021
The crypto financial services provider Blockchain.com revealed on Wednesday that the company has raised $300 million in a financing round. Blockchain.com’s latest funding round follows the $120 million raise the company obtained last month. Blockchain.com Is Now Valued at $5.2 Billion...
Blockchain.com Raises $120 Million in a Strategic Financing Round, Firm’s Institutional Arm Swells
17.2.2021
On Wednesday, as the leading crypto asset bitcoin has been riding above the $50k handle, the well known firm Blockchain.com announced the company has raised $120 million in a strategic financing round. Blockchain.com says the financing comes at a momentous occasion, as the firm’s wallets have...
Lightspeed, Pantera Join $20M Raise for Crypto Market Maker Wintermute
20.1.2021
The Series B will fund a push into Asia and the launch of a derivatives business
Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute
7.7.2020
Funding will go towards expanding its liquidity products across the crypto derivatives market
The Breakdown: Why U.S.’ $2 Trillion Stimulus, Unlimited QE Will Expose Monetary System’s Flaws
7.7.2020
The U.S. government approved a $2 trillion stimulus package after the Federal Reserve pledged “unlimited” quantitative easing to stabilize the economy. CoinDesk’s chief content officer Michael Casey and head of research Noelle Acheson discuss how the ripple effects will expose flaws in global...