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Crypto Asset Aptos Soars to All-Time High, Increasing 391% in 30 Days
27.1.2023
During the past 30 days, the layer one blockchain asset aptos (APT) has risen 391.8% against the U.S. dollar. In the past seven days, Aptos has increased 123.7% after reaching an all-time high of $19.92 per unit on Jan. 26, 2023. The Role of Decentralized Finance, Infrastructure Support, and NFTs...
Former FTX President Launches New Crypto Venture, Raises $5 Million From Leading Investors
20.1.2023
Less than a week ago, Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX US, published a 49-part Twitter thread describing his side of the story when he worked for the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). On Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Harrison revealed that his new firm, Architect, has raised...
Circle Ventures Backs $4M Round for Blockchain-Based Debt Provider Obligate
19.1.2023
The startup, formerly known as FQX, lets companies raise money through debt securities
Filecoin Foundation ventures into space with IPFS
18.1.2023
Filecoin Foundation, responsible for facilitating the governance of the Filecoin Network, has announced its first-ever mission of deploying a decentralized filing system by leveraging the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) with the objective of improving communication among planets. The mission will...
Tony Cheng, Managing Partner at Foresight Ventures, on Crypto Venture Capital and Investing in 2023 | Ep. 196
17.1.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Tony Cheng, Managing Partner at Foresight Ventures, talks about investing in China, investment trends of 2023, and various ways where the VC landscape changed in 2022....
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Circulating Supply for The Graph’s GRT Token Jumps With Major Framework Ventures Unlock
13.1.2023
Before Framework Ventures’ on-chain actions, the 99 million GRT, worth roughly $7 million, had been sitting in the Graph’s staking contract since Feb. and March 2021
Crypto Market Maker CyberX Gets $15M From Foresight Ventures
12.1.2023
Venture capital firm Foresight Ventures backed the liquidity provider
Play-to-earn falling out of favor after ‘massive shift in priority’ — BGA survey
12.1.2023
Gameplay improvements will be the biggest driver of blockchain gaming adoption in 2023, according to a survey from the Blockchain Gaming Alliance
Panther Completes the Decentralized Launch of Its Protocol’s v0․5, a DAO-Led Effort
13.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Panther, a cross-chain application that will allow retail users as well as institutions to access DeFi privately and compliantly, has launched its v0.5. This was achieved by the protocol’s community in conjunction with Panther Ventures Limited, a Web3 development company destined...
FTX’s Odd Relationship With Vertical Farming Firms — A Look at Exchange Boss Ryan Salame’s and Bahamian PM Philip Davis’ Trip to 80 Acres
8.12.2022
After discovering that ten holding firms associated with FTX Digital and Alameda Research invested roughly $5.4 billion into nearly 500 firms and projects, people have been curious about a few specific investments. One specific investment made by FTX Ventures Ltd. was for $25 million into...
Cameroonian Fintech Ejara Raises $8 Million in Series A Investment Round
30.11.2022
Just over 12 months after raising $2 million, the Cameroonian fintech whose app allows users to buy and store crypto assets recently said it had received $8 million in its Series A investment round. According to Ruth Foxe Blader, partner at Anthemis, Ejara aims to become the one-stop platform where...
Foresight Ventures Launches $10M Web3 Startup Fund, in Spite of Market Turmoil
22.11.2022
The Singapore-based crypto fund, along with crowdfunding platform Gitcoin, plans to back the development of blockchain projects across global markets
FTX Ventures Was a Disorganized Mess With Missing Financials, Bankruptcy Documents Say
17.11.2022
The latest documents claim that the venture capital arm’s funds were barely tracked
'Need to update my LinkedIn' — FTX Ventures head resigns: Report
11.11.2022
Amy Wu’s resignation followed the news 134 companies associated with the FTX Group would be filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the United States
LayerZero Labs bought back its stake from FTX Ventures and Alameda
10.11.2022
The protocol announced an agreement that bought out 100% of FTX Ventures and Alameda Research's equity position
Egyptian Fintech Raises $31 Million in Series B Funding Round
10.11.2022
Moneyfellows, an Egyptian fintech startup specializing in digitizing money circles, recently announced the close of its Series B funding round that raised $31 million. The funds will be used to finance Moneyfellows’ expansion into other markets as well as accelerate the fintech’s...
FTX website comes back online with message advising against deposits
10.11.2022
Neither FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried nor any FTX official has provided its users with clarity as to why FTX’s website was taken down
Alameda Research and FTX Ventures websites go dark
9.11.2022
Pages for the quantitative trading firm and the venture capital arm have been taken offline and made private
Alameda Research, FTX Ventures Websites Go Dark
9.11.2022
Two websites tied to the Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX have gone dark in the wake of the latter’s liquidity crisis and the subsequent news that it plans to be acquired by rival exchange Binance
Abu Dhabi Fintech Startup Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding Round
9.11.2022
Abu Dhabi-based fintech, Pyypl, announced on Nov. 7 that it had raised $20 million in Series B funding and this brought the total of funds raised to nearly $40 million. Pyypl has said it plans to use the recently raised funds to develop and add new features to its proprietary technology....