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Victory Capital files SEC application for crypto ETF
4.8.2021
The firm first announced its intention to launch a private fund for accredited investors tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index in June
Pantera, Coinbase Ventures and Sony back NFT-focused MakersPlace in $30M Series A
4.8.2021
“At MakersPlace, we view our work as an investment in the future of creativity,” said co-founder and CEO Dannie Chu
Polylauncher Wants to Make Angel Investing Accessible to Everyone
3.8.2021
Fundraising has experienced a dramatic change over the past ten years. What was once limited to individuals with a specific acumen, network, and level of capital is now accessible to anyone with an internet connection. New technologies and platforms allow the average retail investor to become...
ETH 2.0 will help Ether outpace Bitcoin, Pantera Capital CEO predicts
3.8.2021
Ether has more potential than Bitcoin as a newer cryptocurrency, and the latest EIP 1559 will help the token trade more like a fixed asset, Pantera Capital CEO said
SkyBridge buys 38,500 tons of carbon offsets
3.8.2021
SkyBridge Capital has purchased 38,436 tons of tokenized carbon offsets
Jihan Wu’s Matrixport Raises $100 Million — Singapore Startup Joins Growing List of Crypto Unicorns
2.8.2021
Matrixport, the digital currency financial services company co-founded by the former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, has revealed the company has raised $100 million in a Series C financing round. The funding has propelled Matrixport’s valuation to unicorn status as the firm now has a valuation of over...
Step Hero and AV Star Capital’s Asian Market Co-Expansion
2.8.2021
Asia Venture Star Capital, known popularly as AV Star Capital, has decided to come onboard with the Step Hero team to invest in their ventures and act as their communication partner. AV Star is a digital venture capital firm that sees the potential in developing companies and provides them with...
Former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu raises fresh capital for new crypto unicorn
2.8.2021
Matrixport, a part of Jihan Wu's Bitmain exit strategy, is now valued at over $1 billion in just 2 years
Multi-Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Goldentree Is Reportedly Adding Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet
1.8.2021
The hedge fund Goldentree, a firm with $41 billion in assets under management (AUM) has reportedly added the leading crypto asset bitcoin to its balance sheet. Unnamed sources detail that the American asset management firm leveraged bitcoin to diversify from traditional debt investment strategies....
Big Investors Are Pushing up Valuations of Crypto Firms
1.8.2021
Venture capital firms and large investors are driving up the prices of crypto startups. Boutique investment firms and family offices are being elbowed out by big venture capital firms, private equity funds, and even some pension funds. VC Firms Driving Up Prices of Crypto Startups Cryptocurrency...
Bank of America, Coinbase, FTX Invest in Paxos Series D Funding Round
31.7.2021
Paxos, a blockchain services and tokenization firm has added Coinbase Ventures, FTX, Bank of America, and Founders Fund as backers in its Series D funding round that started last April. These institutions were listed as “strategic investors,” but the amounts of their contributions were...
Coinbase Ventures backs Ethereum-based streaming network
30.7.2021
Livepeer's $20 million Series B funding round saw participation from large VCs, including Coinbase Ventures, Coinfund, Northzone, 6th Man Ventures and Animal Ventures
Large VCs are sidelining smaller crypto investors, PwC crypto lead says
30.7.2021
Inflated valuations for crypto businesses have raised the bar for small investors to participate in the ongoing innovation
Bitcoin Rewards Firm Lolli Raises $10M in Funding Led by Acrew Capital, Social Media Moguls
29.7.2021
The bitcoin rewards platform Lolli has announced the company has closed a $10 million Series A funding round on Wednesday. Lolli says the new financing will help the firm expand, hire and develop new partnerships. Lolli Raises $10 Million The New York-based Lolli has raised $10 million from...
Multiverse secures $15M investment from Samsung Next, leading blockchain VCs
28.7.2021
“Ideas have value,” said Cliff Szu, co-founder of Multiverse Labs. “[O]ur overriding goal is to help people with great ideas to discover the true value of their innovations and inventions.”
Bitcoin rewards app Lolli closes $10M investment round
28.7.2021
Acrew Capital, Lolli’s primary backer during the raise, said the app is well positioned to boost Bitcoin adoption in the long run
Multi-chain infrastructure network Biconomy concludes $9M investment round
28.7.2021
The funds will be used to develop a “multichain relayer network” that provides solutions to Web 3.0 development issues
Blockchain unicorn Fireblocks raises $310M
27.7.2021
The investment round was co-led by Sequoia Capital, Stripes, Spark Capital, Coatue, DRW VC and SCB 10X. Launched in 2020, SCB 10X is the venture capital arm of Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s oldest bank
Solana’s Saber Labs Raises $7.7M in Seed Funding Round Led by Race Capital
27.7.2021
Funding will go toward three main areas including hiring, marketing as well as business and product development
NFT Marketplace Opensea Raises $100 Million — Firm Becomes a Blockchain Unicorn
22.7.2021
Opensea has become the latest non-fungible token (NFT)-focused firm to raise funds this year as the company announced raising $100 million in a Series B this week. The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led the Opensea financing round alongside investors like Kevin Durant, Ashton Kutcher,...