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Japan Moves Closer to Allowing Venture Capital Firms to Hold Crypto Assets
19.2.2024
Japan's cabinet approved a bill adding crypto to the list of assets the nation's investment funds and venture capital firms can acquire
Y Combinator Expands Focus to Include Stablecoin Startups
19.2.2024
Y Combinator identified 20 specific areas in its latest Request for Startups list, potentially signaling upcoming investment trends. The venture fund, known for backing early-stage tech startups, highlighted stablecoin finance as one of its key investment areas. Stablecoins are a type...
Japanese Government Plans to Relax VC Crypto Investment Rules
19.2.2024
VC crypto investment rules could be relaxed in Japan, where the government plans to allow venture capital firms to invest in Web3 companies. Per an official release from the nation’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and the media outlet CoinPost, the cabinet has approved a move that could...
Crypto Funding Picks Up As Bitcoin Bull Run Sparks Fresh Interest
16.2.2024
Crypto’s comeback year is getting even better, as venture capitalists are reentering the funding arena. Breaking a downward trend, VC investment in crypto startups climbed 2.5% to $1.9b in Q4 2023, marking the first such rise since Q2 2022, PitchBook data published Thursday showed. Though still...
Peter Thiel’s VC Firm Founders Fund Made $200M Crypto Bet Last Year
13.2.2024
San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund has once again jumped on the crypto bandwagon. Reuters reported on Monday that Peter Thiel’s VC allocated $200m toward crypto from late summer to early fall of 2023. Half of this investment was directed towards Bitcoin, with the other...
Global Markets Crypto Intelligence Debuts Crypto Price Index
12.2.2024
A new crypto market price tracking index, the GMCI 30, debuted today. The joint venture created by The Block and Wintermute announced the launch of its GMCI 30 index, which tracks the price performance of the top 30 crypto assets. 1/ Crypto has a new benchmark ???? Tracking the performance of...
Common Wealth Announces the Launch of the World’s First Free VC Fund
9.2.2024
  9 February 2024 [Lisbon, Portugal]: Common Wealth, the powerful, all-in-one platform for early-stage Web3 investments, today announces the launch of a world-first initiative: a Free “earn-to-own” VC Fund. This launch represents a completely novel fusion of community-driven Web3...
Hashgraph Association Partners With Saudi Government to Launch Deep Tech Venture Studio
9.2.2024
The Hashgraph Association, a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, announced on Feb. 7 that it had partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment to launch a deep tech venture studio. The venture studio’s objective is to assist both Saudi and foreign companies develop innovative...
Digital Asset Spot Trading Volumes Rise for the Fourth Consecutive Month + More Crypto News
8.2.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s edition: Digital Asset Spot Volumes Rise for the Fourth Consecutive Month Paxos Adopts Chainlink’s PayPal USD Price Feed The Hashgraph Association...
Bridgetower Capital and Deus X Capital Launch $250 Million Digital Asset Platform in UAE
8.2.2024
Bridgetower Middle East, established by Bridgetower Capital and Deus X Capital, launched a digital asset platform in Abu Dhabi to cater to institutional investors in the UAE and Middle East. Arabian Business reported the establishment of Bridgetower ME, a joint venture between Bridgetower Capital...
Disney Invests $1.5 Billion in Epic Games to Create New Virtual World tied to Fortnite
8.2.2024
Entertainment giant Disney and video game developer Epic Games have joined forces to build a new immersive virtual universe tied to Fortnite. In a recent press release, Disney said it also plans to invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games alongside the multiyear project. While...
India’s WazirX, Zebpay CEOs Collaborate to Debut New Crypto Venture
7.2.2024
Indian crypto veterans Nischal Shetty and Avinash Shekhar have launched their new crypto-INR perpetual futures exchange dubbed ‘Pi42.’ WazirX founder Shetty and erstwhile CEO of Zebpay Shakhar said that the new venture would be one of the most legally compliant exchanges in India. The exchange...
Bitcoin Infrastructure Builder Bitlight Labs’ Seed Round Led by Gate Ventures, Gate.io’s VC Arm
6.2.2024
Feb 6th, Panama City – Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Gate.io crypto exchange, recently led the seed round for Bitlight Labs, an innovative blockchain solutions provider utilizing RGB protocols to transform the Bitcoin ecosystem, bringing Layer 2 smart contract technology...
Paradigm Advocates for Prediction Markets as Hedge Against Crypto Regulatory Risks
6.2.2024
Venture capital firm Paradigm has filed a legal brief in support of the prediction market platform Kalshi, which is currently in a legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed recently, Paradigm, despite not being...
Curtain Fell: Ideal Cooperation Blockchain (ICB) Presents Advanced Blockchain Network at ICO Level
5.2.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, February 5th, 2024 – ICB Crypto Services eagerly announces the initiation of Ideal Cooperation Blockchain (ICB), a prominent venture introduced by ICB Labs. After its recent inception a few years ago, ICB Labs is going to organize an official launch of the blockchain...
MINAR: Revolutionizing Gaming with Decentralized Mining and NFT Integration
5.2.2024
PRESS RELEASE. Istanbul, Feb 5th, 2024 – Today, the gaming world stands on the brink of a transformative evolution as MINAR a pioneering project by Miner Arena, unveils a revolutionary gaming experience that combines decentralized mining with NFT integration. This groundbreaking venture...
End of the Line for OPNX, Built by Three Arrows Co-Founders Zhu and Davies
2.2.2024
OPNX has declared it will cease all activities next month. This decision comes as co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies grapple with legal repercussions stemming from their previous venture’s failure, Three Arrows Capital. OPNX to Shut Down Amid Three Arrows Co-Founders’ Legal Troubles...
Crypto Startup Velar Plans Perpetual Swaps Exchange for Bitcoin DeFi After Raising $3.5M
1.2.2024
Crypto trading startup Velar raised $3.5 million to build a suite of DeFi tools for Bitcoin's nascent DeFi scene
Billionaire Tim Draper Doubles Down on Bitcoin — Foresees Moment When People Won’t Want Dollars Anymore
1.2.2024
Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has doubled down on bitcoin and his price prediction of the crypto. “I think that there’s going to be a moment where there’s a run on the banks,” he cautioned, adding: “I actually think that there will be a moment in time...
Chris Dixon Talks Techno-Optimism, Permissionless Innovation and the Need for Crypto
31.1.2024
The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.”