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Skybridge Capital Founder Says Bitcoin ‘Will Easily Trade at $500K’ — Urges Investors to Buy Right Now
15.11.2021
Skybridge Capital’s founder says bitcoin “will easily trade at $500,000 a coin,” noting that investors should buy some right now, even at the current price. “I’m trying to do my best to explain to them why they need to own this right now,” he said...
South African Fintech Raises $120 Million in Funding Round Led by Fidelity
14.11.2021
A South Africa and London-based fintech startup, JUMO, recently revealed it has raised $120 million in a funding round led by Fidelity Management & Research Company. AI-Powered Financial Services According to a report by Techcrunch, financial services giant Visa and Kingsway Capital also...
Adapt or die: Venture capital vs. crypto, blockchain, DAOs and Web 3.0
14.11.2021
Venture capital cannot just stick to its existing structures and processes if it wants to remain relevant in the new Web 3.0 era
Austria Plans to Tax Cryptocurrencies Like Stocks, Vows Equal Treatment
12.11.2021
As a growing number of governments are looking to tap into crypto profits, authorities in Austria have indicated their intention to tax gains from digital asset investments just like those from stocks and bonds. The move is expected to increase trust and access to cryptocurrencies. Austria to Apply...
Venezuelan Court Rolls Back Seizure of More Than 1,000 Bitcoin Miners
10.11.2021
A Venezuelan court in the capital of the country has rolled back a seizure of more than 1,000 Bitcoin miners due to irregularities that occurred during the confiscation. According to court documents, the equipment that was seized was in the custody of a third-party company that was doing...
Alexis Ohanian, Solana Ventures launch $100M Web3 growth fund
9.11.2021
Venture capital funds are eyeing Web3-powered social networks as the next major growth vector in crypto and blockchain
Three Arrows Capital, Jump Capital back $40M Neon Labs token sale
9.11.2021
Venture capital continues to flood the cryptocurrency market, with Neon Labs securing a considerable fundraise via its NEON token sale
Solana Ventures, FTX, and Lightspeed Launch $100 Million Blockchain Gaming Fund
8.11.2021
Solana Ventures, the investment arm of the Solana blockchain, FTX, and Lightspeed, a venture capital firm, have announced the launch of a joint web3 gaming initiative. The fund will have $100 million at its disposal to invest in gaming projects using blockchain-based systems in the Solana network....
Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Surpasses $10 Billion in All-Time Sales
8.11.2021
This weekend, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea surpassed $10 billion in all-time sales. Statistics show that 629,867 traders contributed to the $10 billion in sales and the average sale price since the NFT market’s launch is $872 per NFT. Opensea Cracks $10 Billion...
Mythical Games Raises $150 Million in Series C Funding Round Led by A16z
6.11.2021
Mythical Games, a blockchain-based gaming company, has raised $150 million in its series C funding round. The round was led by A16z, who is aggressively investing in these kinds of crypto initiatives. It also had the participation of other companies like D1 Capital, Redbird Capital, The Raine...
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
Mintverse Closes Successful Seed Round of $1.5M
5.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, UAE, 5th November 2021 — Mintverse, a new and improved NFT service platform, closes their seed round raising $1.5 million from private investors. Led by A&T capital, and other large investment firms including Mirana Ventures, Longling Capital, Genesis Block...
Avalanche Foundation Launches $200 Million Blizzard Fund to Entice Innovation on Its Chain
4.11.2021
Avalanche Foundation, the organization behind the Avalanche chain, has announced the launch of Blizzard, a fund that will entice development and innovation on the Avalanche ecosystem. The Fund, which has $200 million available for its task, is composed of contributions coming from Avalanche...
Mobius Capital Founder Says Crypto Is Not an Investment but ‘a Means to Speculate and Have Fun’
4.11.2021
Mobius Capital Partners founder Mark Mobius says that cryptocurrency is not an investment, calling it “a means to speculate and have fun.” He prefers stocks and believes “the U.S. market is going to continue to prosper and continue to do well.” Mark Mobius Does Not...
DeFi, CeFi and institutions: AscendEX’s $50M raise highlights ambitions beyond exchange business
3.11.2021
Polychain Capital, Hack VC, Jump Capital and Alameda Research are just some of the big names behind AscendEX’s $50 million Series B
ADALend Ignites the Defi Space
3.11.2021
ADALend is a scalable and decentralized lending protocol governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). ADALend will offer various features that will provide its users with decentralized financial instruments accessible to everyone with access to the internet, without the complicated...
Pro-Bitcoin Miami Mayor Says He Will Take Next Paycheck 100% in BTC
3.11.2021
The mayor of the U.S. city of Miami says that he is going to take 100% of his next paycheck in bitcoin and become the first American politician to accept a salary in cryptocurrency. The mayor is currently trying to build his city into a bitcoin capital of the world. US Politician Wants to...
Sanctor Capital launches $20M fund to bootstrap GameFi, DeFi projects
2.11.2021
Projects like Axie Infinity and Decentraland have shined the spotlight on GameFi, a new trend that refers to the financialization of gaming
OKEx Launches Portfolio Margin Mode for Better Capital Efficiency
2.11.2021
OKEx recently announced the release of portfolio margin trade. The new mode will be available on the platform for API and high-volume professional traders. It is the 4th account mode available under the OKEx system besides the multi-currency margin, single-currency margin, and simple modes....
Up to 12 Million Iranians Own Cryptocurrency, Traders Choose Local Exchanges
1.11.2021
Cryptocurrencies are a popular investment among Iranians and estimates suggest that the number of those who already own one coin or another may be as high as 12 million. The majority of Iranian traders prefer the services of local crypto exchanges, the chief executive of one of them claims....