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Polkadot-Based Acala Raises $7M as DeFi Grabs Land on Another Blockchain
27.8.2020
Acala, a DeFi startup building on the Polkadot blockchain, has closed a $7 million simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) led by Pantera Capital
Bitcoin Capital hopes to foster mass crypto adoption via its exchange-traded product
26.8.2020
Bitcoin Capital allocates 83% to BTC, but only 1% to ETH
DeFi surpasses $7B in locked funds, but just six projects hold 90% of capital
26.8.2020
Despite DeFi’s meteoric growth, only half a dozen projects represent more than 90% of the capital locked in the sector
Crypto and Fintech Investor Ribbit Capital Files to Raise $350M for ‘Blank Check’ IPO
26.8.2020
JPMorgan is the sole bookrunner. Full story to come
DeFi Aggregator Bella Protocol Announces $4M Seed Round
25.8.2020
Beijing-based decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregator Bella Protocol announced Monday a $4 million seed round led by Arrington XRP Capital
First Mover: Anything-Goes Token Market Repudiates Rich-Only Venture Capital Club
24.8.2020
Venture capital is no longer just for the rich, as crypto markets let traders bet on early-stage digital-asset startups, risks included
$50 Billion in Cryptocurrency Left China Amid Escalating Trade Wars
24.8.2020
Over $50 billion in cryptocurrency flowed out of China over the past 12 months amid trade wars, a new study finds. East Asia is the world’s largest cryptocurrency market; its crypto trading volume is driven by “a robust professional market” as well as an “extremely...
Polychain Capital’s Original Crypto Fund Raises an Additional $19.5M
21.8.2020
The fund has raised $307 million in its four year history of investing in crypto and SAFTs
USD 50B in Crypto from Asia Hints at Chinese Capital Flight – Report
21.8.2020
With more than USD 50 billion in crypto leaving wallet addresses tied to East Asia and headed to other regions around the world over the past 12 months, signs point to crypto increasingly being used to evade strict Chinese capital controls, a new report from on-chain analysis firm Chainalysis...
Tether Could Be Enabling Capital Flight From China, Says Chainalysis
21.8.2020
The East Asia crypto market has reacted fast to news of Beijing’s national digital currency and regional economic tumult
VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America
21.8.2020
Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday
BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
20.8.2020
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months
How Excess Capital and Low Interest Rates Reshaped Silicon Valley, Feat. Chris McCann
18.8.2020
A conversation with a VC about changes in fintech, crypto and how public market trends shape the startup scene
Capital One Files Patent for Cryptocurrency Market AI Prediction System
18.8.2020
Major U.S. financial services company Capital One has filed a new patent application for a cryptocurrency analysis and trading system that will attempt to predict crypto market trends and generate trading decisions using artificial intelligence (AI). Capital One’s Cryptocurrency AI System...
Pantera Capital Has Raised 3x More This Year Than It Did in 2019
17.8.2020
But that’s still less than it raised in 2018
Capital One Files Patent for AI That Would Slice, Dice Social Media to Find Crypto Trading Picks
17.8.2020
“It would be impossible for human traders to track,” crypto's 24/7 informational onslaught on their own, Capital One said
Blockchain Venture Capital Firm SPiCE VC Taps Coinbase as Digital Asset Custody Partner
17.8.2020
SpiceVC announced it has signed an agreement with Coinbase Custody, under which Coinbase will serve as the digital asset custodian for the Spice token
Pantera Tells SEC Its Crypto Fund Has Raised Nearly $165M
17.8.2020
Pantera has informed the SEC its crypto fund has recieved a total of $164.7 million from investors with portfolios worth over $5 million
Trump’s Proposed Capital Gains Tax Cut Could Boost Crypto Profits
13.8.2020
A proposed capital gains tax cut could be good news for crypto traders in the U.S
Chainlink Competitor Band Token Grows 300% in 7 Days Setting New ATH
11.8.2020
BAND, the native token of the Band Protocol, has grown by more 300% in just seven days. At the at time of writing, the token traded at $14.50 against the August 3 trading price of $3.86. On August 10, the token also touched a new high of $17.78 while the 24 hours traded volumes were […]
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