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Reginald Fowler May Reopen Plea Talks in Crypto Capital Case
16.10.2020
The "shadow banker" previously balked at prosecutors' $371 million forfeiture demand
Crypto Capital's NFL defendant open to guilty plea, but not for $371M
16.10.2020
A former NFL team owner has been asked to pay $371M as part of a plea deal over bank fraud, illegal money transfers, and wire fraud. He's not interested
Boardroom Raises $2.2M for Blockchain Governance Toolset
13.10.2020
Blockchain governance suite Boardroom has announced a $2.2 million funding round led by Standard Crypto, with additional participation from Variant, CoinFund, Framework and Slow Ventures
Indian Trade Finance Startup Raises $3.7M in Token Sale Led by Arrington XRP
13.10.2020
Persistence has closed a $3.7 million token round led by Arrington XRP Capital and including Alameda Research, Terra and others
Zcash’s Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote
12.10.2020
Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity
Andreessen Horowitz Publishes ‘Crypto Startup School’ Documentary
10.10.2020
The California-based private American venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, has published a documentary called “Crypto Startup School.” The documentary is different from other blockchain films, as the 30-minute video shows some of the procedures leveraged while invoking...
Pantera Capital’s First Venture Fund Did Pretty Well. Its Second Fund? Not So Much
8.10.2020
Pantera Capital’s venture capital returns, which have fallen by almost threefold, are beating startup investors but lagging the stock market
Pantera says they’re placing a heavier bet on DeFi than the rest of the market
7.10.2020
Despite the recent slump, Pantera believes that most of the growth in the next bull cycle will be generated by DeFi
Kyrgyzstan’s central bank suspends SWIFT to prevent capital outflow
7.10.2020
The bank is shutting down the SWIFT network as protests rocked the country
PlasmaPay Partners with Moonrock Capital To Expand DeFi Cluster
7.10.2020
Working as a robust cryptocurrency-powered payment and investment solution, PlasmaPay has announced a strategic partnership with Moonrock Capital, a leading investment consulting partnership hailing from London and Hamburg cities. The participating firms will put in their joint efforts to promote...
Deficliq Strike Investment Partnership with Vendetta Capital
7.10.2020
DeFi lending network established on Polkadot blockchain, Deficliq, announced that it has acquired an investment partnership with the Turkey-based Vendetta Capital. Deficliq added that the partnership would leverage its future endeavors to progress in the decentralized finance space....
Reef Finance Raises $3.9M for Cross-Chain DeFi on Polkadot
30.9.2020
DeFi on Ethereum is costly and congested. Can other base layers step up? Polkadot's Reef Finance has raised $3.9 million to try
Compound, Gauntlet Founders Raise $4M for New DeFi Scout Fund
30.9.2020
Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures has secured $4 million in funding from Galaxy Digital and Paradigm to find early opportunities in DeFi
Israeli Lawmakers Plan to Exempt Bitcoin From Capital Gains Tax in Draft New Law
26.9.2020
Israeli lawmakers have proposed in a draft new law to treat bitcoin as a currency instead of an asset for tax purposes, local media reported. According to a report from Globes, four legislators from the Yisrael Beiteinu political party presented the Income Tax Ordinance (Taxation of the Sale...
Pantera Capital Crypto Funds Report 100% Returns Amid DeFi Craze
25.9.2020
Investments in decentralized finance (DeFi) drove returns exceeding 100% this year to Pantera Capital’s bitcoin index and altcoin hedge funds
Israeli Draft Bill Would Nix Hefty Capital Gains Taxes on Bitcoin
24.9.2020
The draft bill would define bitcoin and other cryptos as "currency" instead of an "asset" for tax purposes
Record WBTC Mint Completed by Three Arrows Capital as Demand for Bitcoin on Ethereum Continues to Grow
24.9.2020
The Singapore-based firm minted 2,316 WBTC Thursday afternoon
Chainlink Token Down 60% in Under 40 Days: Opponents Ask If the Bubble Has Finally Burst?
24.9.2020
After reaching an all-time high of $19.20 on August 14, the Chainlink token now trades lower after losing more than 50% in value in just over a month. The token, which briefly overtook Bitcoin Cash as the fifth-ranked crypto in market capitalisation terms, was ranked 9th on Markets.Bitcoin.com...
Climate Startup Nori Raises $4M to Solve Carbon Market Double-Spending
24.9.2020
Nori has been funded to build a blockchain-based market for carbon credits that will start by paying farmers to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Ex-Pantera Partner’s New Crypto Fund Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’
24.9.2020
Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin