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Bitcoin Venture Capital Is Anything but Boring: Crypto Long & Short
2.8.2023
The purposeful approach to Bitcoin Core development fuels the idea that “nothing is happening on Bitcoin,” but innovation is actually robust
Nomura Backs $6M Round for On-Chain Fund Platform Solv Protocol
1.8.2023
The Singapore-based startup offers an on-chain fund platform that allows institutions and venture capitalists to create, use and sell financial products
Crypto Firms Raised $129M Last Week, Led by Flashbots
31.7.2023
The startup, focused on maximal extractable value (MEV) in blockchain transactions, raised $60 million in funding
Sequoia Capital Cuts Crypto Fund by Over 65% to $200 Million – What's Going On?
28.7.2023
Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital has slashed the size of its cryptocurrency fund by over 65%, reducing it from $585 million to $200 million, Wall Street Journal reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
The venture capital giant has also made corresponding cuts to its ecosystem fund...
Sequoia Capital Slashes Crypto Fund From $585M to $200M : WSJ
27.7.2023
The vaunted VC firm told investors earlier in the year it would shrink the fund to reflect a changed market
Paradigm Moves $3.5M in MakerDAO's MKR Tokens Following Peer a16z's Maneuver
26.7.2023
Paradigm Capital's transfer follows venture capital firm a16z depositing $7 million of MKR to Coinbase
Venture Capital Firm a16z Unloads $7M of MKR Tokens as Price Soars
25.7.2023
Lending platform Maker’s governance tokens soared to near one-year high prices last week prior to the transactions
Crypto Startups Secure $201.4M in Funding: Futureverse and RISC Zero Lead the Way
25.7.2023
Last week, venture capital and investment firms invested $201.4 million in crypto projects, with metaverse startup Futureverse and RISC Zero receiving the largest fundraises.
Eleven companies recently announced funding rounds, with two standout raises. Metaverse startup Futureverse secured...
Crypto Startups Raised $201.4M in Venture Funding Last Week, Led by Infrastructure
24.7.2023
The largest fundraises for the week belonged to metaverse startup Futureverse and RISC Zero, creator of developer tools for zero-knowledge proofs
Crypto Biz: Binance slashes costs, Ripple ready for US banks and crypto VCs return
21.7.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz looks at Binance’s ongoing efforts to curb declining profits, Ripple’s expectation that U.S. banks may soon adopt XRP and the first signs of venture capital returning to crypto
Crypto VC funding tumbles as economic uncertainty scares off investors
21.7.2023
June rejected the three-month trend of rising venture capital investment into crypto, though that’s not necessarily a bearish signal
Crypto VC Investor Shima Capital Struggles to Establish Long-Term Partnership with Independent Auditor
19.7.2023
Shima Capital, a prominent venture fund in the crypto sector, has encountered challenges when seeking for a long-term independent auditor.
The VC firm, which has raised $200 million for its debut fund and invested in nearly 200 startups, has not undergone a formal audit since its launch in 2021...
Web3 VC Funding Takes a Nosedive: Crunchbase Data Shows 76% Drop
19.7.2023
Funding of Web3 firms from venture capitalists has dropped 76% in the second quarter this year as compared to the same quarter in 2022, Crunchbase data revealed.
Web3 firms raised just over $1.8 billion in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to $7.5 billion during the same period last year. ...
Venture Capital Firm CoinFund Raises $158 Million to Drive Innovation in Early-Stage Crypto and AI Companies
19.7.2023
The crypto-focused venture capital firm CoinFund has closed a fundraising round for its latest VC fund, the CoinFund Seed IV Fund, after raising $158 million from investors.
The investors in the new fund are a combination of family offices, institutional investors and high-net worth individuals...
Polychain Capital, Coinfund raise $350M for new crypto funds: Report
19.7.2023
Polychain Capital raised $200M for its newest fund while Coinfund raised a better-than-expected $152 million
Web3 VC Shima Capital Didn’t Slow Strategy for Crypto Winter
13.7.2023
The investor in early-stage crypto companies has remained one of the most active investors in the space despite a bear market and the collapses of FTX and three banks
What is the ZK industry up to? Rollups, multichain bridges and VCs
6.7.2023
As an emerging technology, how can zero-knowledge proofs remedy many issues across the crypto space?
LBank Labs Launches $10 Million MEME Special Fund, Aiming to Nurture High-Quality Early-Stage Innovation Projects
4.7.2023
PRESS RELEASE. LBank Labs, the venture capital arm of the global exchange LBank, has today announced the establishment of a $10 Million MEME Special Fund. The move is intended to encourage high-quality early-stage innovative MEME projects, foster industry growth, and give back to the wider...
Venture capital's ICO gambits left Bitcoin ecosystem underfunded - Adam Back
4.7.2023
Venture capitalists have favoured ICOs in recent years, but Bitcoin-related startups are seeing renewed interest from investors
Dappradar: Metaverse Projects Command 43.68% of the Web3 Investments in 2023
4.7.2023
While metaverse and virtual world projects have nosedived, a recent report of Dappradar, a Web3 tracking site, has revealed that venture capital firms have invested $707 million in these projects since the start of 2023. This means that, even when the metaverse narrative was substituted by meme...