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GloryFinance and Korean Technology Venture Capital Sign a $3.5m Seed Round Investment Agreement
17.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Early Jan 2023, in GloryFinance’s Development office, the Project’s Core team and representatives from one of the top Korean Technology Venture Capital has signed in a seed round funding investment agreement with a value confirmed to be USD 3.5M. The funding will be under the form...
Crypto Lender Celsius to Be Acquired by Novawulf, Exiting Chapter 11
16.2.2023
Crypto lender Celsius’ committee of unsecured creditors has chosen the digital asset investment firm Novawulf Digital Management to sponsor the company’s reorganization plan, according to a statement published on Wednesday. The proposed agreement would enable Celsius to exit...
Wyoming Lawmakers Pass Bill Prohibiting Forced Disclosure of Private Crypto Keys
16.2.2023
The prohibition will not apply in cases where there is no alternative way to access the requisite information
Wyoming lawmakers pass bill to prevent forced disclosure of private keys
16.2.2023
The only exception to the law will be where the public key is unavailable to disclose details of the digital asset, digital identities, interest or right
Angel investors vs. venture capitalists
15.2.2023
Angel investors are seed-stage financiers who offer mentorship to nascent businesses for equity, while venture capitalists inject substantial capital into later-stage firms
Sequoia Capital, Paradigm among VCs facing "tricky" FTX investor lawsuit
15.2.2023
It’s a “tricky case,” as it is unknown what obligation these firms actually had to “completely separate investors,” suggests a crypto lawyer
SEC to Make it Harder for Hedge Funds to Work With Crypto Firms: Bloomberg
14.2.2023
The rule change would make it harder for crypto firms to become "qualified custodians," according to the report
SEC to target crypto firms operating as 'qualified custodians' — Report
14.2.2023
If a majority of the five-member SEC panel votes in favor of the draft proposal, it will proceed to the next stage, which will be reviewed by other members of the SEC
Web3 Gaming Platform Ajuna Raises $5M in New Private Financing
10.2.2023
The platform makes it easier for developers to connect traditional game engines to blockchains
Bank of England thinks digital pound can co-exist with private stablecoins
8.2.2023
The central bank wants an e-GBP to be retail-focused and could form part of a "mixed payments economy" alongside cryptocurrency stablecoins
Layer1 CEO alleges co-founder is using majority power to 'ransack' company
7.2.2023
The plaintiffs claim the Dolic and Ebel began to conduct unauthorized business activities when the corporate governance of its parent company, Enigma, collapsed
'Haunts me to this day' — Crypto project hacked for $4M in a hotel lobby
7.2.2023
The co-founder of Webaverse said they somehow got their crypto hacked from their Trust Wallet during a meeting with two people claiming to be investors
Russia’s Largest Private Bank Launches Digital Asset Platform
5.2.2023
Alfa-Bank, one of the major Russian banking institutions, has established its own platform for digital financial assets. The launch became possible after Russia’s monetary authority added Alfa-Bank to its register of digital asset issuers this week. Privately-Owned Alfa-Bank Sets Up Digital Asset...
Market Strategist Predicts Gold Will Be the Top Performer in 2023 Over Cryptocurrencies and Equities
5.2.2023
Gareth Soloway, president and chief market strategist at inthemoneystocks.com, predicts that gold will outperform cryptocurrencies and equity performances in 2023. In an interview published Thursday, Soloway emphasized his belief that “gold will be the best performer” this year...
Egyptian Fintech MNT-Halan Secures $400 Million in Funding, Valuation Rises to Over $1 Billion
4.2.2023
Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan announced on Feb. 1 that it had raised over $340 million via debt and equity and it expects to raise an additional $60 million from leading international investors. The latest funding round sees MNT-Halan’s valuation rise to over $1 billion which reportedly makes...
Yet Another Online Game Is Shutting Down, Devs Promise 'Private Server' PC Version
3.2.2023
What a week. It was only Tuesday that we wrote about Rumbleverse, a battle royale game that was shutting down less than six months after launch. Now, on Thursday, we’ve got another, only this time it’s Knockout City.Read more
'Blockchain Bandit' reawakens: $90M in stolen crypto seen shifting
26.1.2023
The hacker accumulated as much as $90 million worth of crypto during a six-year thieving spree
Crypto, Equity, Metal Markets Plunge as Tech Earnings Disappoint and US Economic Weakness Deepens
25.1.2023
Equity markets began the day in the red following the latest corporate earnings reports from some of the world’s largest firms, including Microsoft. The tech giant’s recent conference call was considered disappointing, and earnings from firms such as Boeing, Texas Instruments, and...
Swiss Bank Cité Gestion Becomes First Private Bank to Tokenize Its Own Shares
24.1.2023
The private bank is partnering with digital assets firm Taurus to issue and manage its tokenized shares
Kenyan Fintech Kwara Raises $3 Million in Seed Extension
22.1.2023
A Kenyan fintech that digitizes credit unions, Kwara, is reported to have raised $3 million via a seed extension round that was backed by DOB Equity, Globivest, and Willard Ahdritz. The latest round brings to $7 million the amount of capital that the fintech has now raised via this funding round....