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NFT Infrastructure Company Gomu Closes $5M Seed Round
12.10.2022
The fundraise included participation from Coinbase Ventures, DeFiance Capital and Saison Capital, among others
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark Completes Sandersville Facility Acquisition, Firm’s Hashrate Now 4.7 Exahash
12.10.2022
On October 11, the publicly-listed bitcoin miner Cleanspark announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mawson Infrastructure Group’s Georgia-based bitcoin mining facility. Following the acquisition, Cleanspark says it now manages 220 megawatts (MW) of bitcoin miners with a hashrate...
Lit Protocol: Public Key Infrastructure for a Decentralized World
11.10.2022
Lit's David Sneider, a presenter at the CoinDesk I.D.E.A.S. conference, wants to decentralize public key cryptography
DAOs are in era 3.0 thanks to an infrastructure renaissance: Report
11.10.2022
There are over 4,000 active DAOs, with treasuries totaling around $20 billion, which has many speculating that DAOs may still be a growing trend
TeraWulf Receives $17m for Updating Infrastructure
11.10.2022
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf has successfully procured an amount of $9.5 million from stock shares. Additionally, it has also managed to make an addition by securing a further amount of $7.5 million through the assistance of an already existing loan amount it had. This funding amount will be put...
Partnership to Operate Malaysia's National Blockchain Infrastructure Sealed
7.10.2022
Malaysia's Blockchain Infrastructure will be jointly created and operated by Zetrix, a Malaysia-based layer-1 blockchain structure and MIMOS Technology Solutions Sdn. Bhd. (MTSSB), a tech consultancy and the infrastructure will be for all levels of government and commercial sectors, an announcement...
Grayscale’s New Co-Investment Vehicle Aims to ‘Capture the Upside of Crypto Winter’
6.10.2022
On October 6, Grayscale Investments announced a new venture that gives accredited investors the opportunity to invest in the mining infrastructure that powers the digital asset ecosystem. According to the announcement, the co-investment vehicle is called Grayscale Digital Infrastructure...
What is regenerative finance (ReFi) and how can it impact NFTs and Web3?
30.9.2022
NFT Steez chats with Celo ecosystem lead Mashiat Mutmainnah about the promise of ReFi and its capacity to promote environmental and social good
MicroStrategy Looks to Hire Software Engineer for Building Bitcoin Lightning Network Infrastructure
30.9.2022
Technology company MicroStrategy is looking to recruit a software engineer to build a a Lightning Network-based SaaS platform
SAI Tech Reveals 2 New Liquid Cooling Bitcoin Mining Containers Built for Overclocking Flexibility
29.9.2022
On September 28, the bitcoin mining operator and clean-technology company, SAI Tech, announced the launch of two liquid cooling bitcoin mining infrastructure products called the Tankbox and Rackbox. The two new models join the firm’s SAIHUB Box and feature plate cooling and immersion cooling...
Blockchain Infrastructure Project Eclipse Raises $15m To Build ‘Universal Layer-2’
27.9.2022
The $9 million seed round was co-led by Tribe Capital and Tabiya, and follows an earlier $6 million in pre-seed funding
Web3 Metaverse Company Hadean Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding Round Backed by Epic Games and Tencent
26.9.2022
Hadean, a company using computing to scale virtual and metaverse worlds, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $30 million. Among the companies that invested were gaming giant Epic Games and Chinese entertainment behemoth Tencent. Hadean aims to keep developing...
Blockchain infrastructure firm Chain will sponsor New England Patriots football team
23.9.2022
Chain will work to develop Web3 experiences for visitors to Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place by “merging the physical with the digital.”
Metaverse Infrastructure Firm Hadean Raises $30M From Fortnite Developer, Others
23.9.2022
Hadean, a company aiming to build the infrastructure for metaverse environments, raised $30 million in a funding round that included online video game Fornite developer Epic Games among the investors
Japanese Banking Heavyweight Nomura to Launch Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm
22.9.2022
On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdings. Nomura’s move follows a number of financial giants entering the cryptocurrency industry...
Iran to begin ‘crypto rial’ CBDC trial despite possible lack of infrastructure: Report
21.9.2022
The crypto rial has been in preparation for years; its introduction comes on the heels of the country’s introduction of cryptocurrency for foreign trade
Bitcoin vs. Quantum Computers: US Government Says Post-Quantum World Is Getting Closer, CISA Warns Contemporary Encryption Could Break
20.9.2022
According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), while quantum computers are incapable of breaking public key encryption algorithms, public and private entities need to prepare for future threats against cryptography that is not quantum resistant. Most...
Infura Announces the Development of Decentralized Infrastructure Network
19.9.2022
Infura, a blockchain development tool, is looking forward to introducing a decentralized infrastructure protocol early next year to ease worries that its platform is too centralized to support the decentralized applications of the Ethereum ecosystems (dApps). The network is known as...
Crypto Payment Infrastructure Firm Opennode to Test Bitcoin Payments in Bahrain
18.9.2022
Opennode, a bitcoin payment infrastructure firm, recently said it will run trials of its bitcoin processing and payout solution through the Central Bank of Bahrain’s regulatory sandbox. According to Dalal Buhejji, an executive director with the Bahrain Economic Development Board, the central...
J.P. Morgan Backs $20M Round for Blockchain Infrastructure Startup Ownera
14.9.2022
Ownera aims to connect the tokenized securities of institutional investors