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UK Web3 Firm Pimlico Secures $4.2M Seed Investment Led by a16z Crypto
8.11.2023
a16z. Source : Twitter/CRYPTOPURITY.COM Pimlico, a UK-based Web3 company, has successfully closed a seed investment round worth $4.2 million, led by the major venture firm Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm a16z Crypto. The new funding round comes after a recent pre-seed round, and marks a “crucial...
Arbitrum DAO Considers $24 Million “Backfund” for Projects Overlooked in Grant Selection
8.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Arbitrum DAO is debating a proposal that would inject 21.4 million ARB tokens ($24 million) into previously approved projects that failed to reach the 50 million ARB total funding cut-off during the first round of grants for its Short-Term Incentive Program (STIP) last month....
Artificial Intelligence Platform Ritual Looks to 'Decentralize Access to AI' With $25M Backing
8.11.2023
Ritual's aim is to open access to the infrastructure that lies behind AI innovation, which at present "lies in the hands of a few powerful companies."
How decentralized platforms democratize crypto funding initiatives
8.11.2023
Kriss Baird, the principal figure of Cardano’s Project Catalyst, spoke with Cointelegraph about the initiative, the extent of the collective’s involvement in shared resources and the direction of the platform’s development
IBM launches $500M fund to develop generative AI for enterprise
7.11.2023
The new fund follows IBM’s participation in a $235M series D funding rounding in August for generative AI firm Hugging Face
Euro Stablecoin Startup StablR Secures €3.3 Million in Seed Funding
7.11.2023
Source: IQoncept / Adobe StablR, a euro stablecoin startup that began operating just over a year ago, has successfully raised €3.3 million ($3.5 million) in a seed funding round. The investment comes from a consortium of backers, including crypto derivatives exchange Deribit and venture firms Maven...
Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
7.11.2023
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project Modulus
Smart Contract Platform Llama Raises $6M From Investors Including Polygon, Aave Founders
6.11.2023
Llama aims to make governance of blockchain protocols more effective by enabling protocols to encode roles and permissions to take on-chain actions
Is Pepe Going to Zero? PEPE Price Crashes 18% as Strange New Meme Coin Surpasses $1 Million Funding Milestone
3.11.2023
Pepecoin (PEPE) is undertaking a retracement move, as PEPE price crashed down -18%, yet, with the leading meme coin in turmoil, a strange new meme coin is skyrocketing in presale. As one of the biggest breakout movers of 2023, Pepecoin saw its public launch in April 2023 and became one of the most...
Northern Data Secures $600 Million Loan From Tether Amidst AI Hardware Investment Spree
3.11.2023
Northern Data Group has confirmed a €575 million ($610M) debt financing from Tether Group, a signal of heightened activity in the high-performance computing sector responding to the artificial intelligence (AI) demand surge. The firm detailed that the funding is poised to advance Northern...
Discredited Crypto Terrorist Funding Figures Gain Fresh Life in House Hearing
2.11.2023
Despite a raging online debate discrediting the scale of crypto support for terrorist groups, the story continues to resonate in important places. Most recently on Thursday, the ranking Democrat at a hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives quoted a figure of $130 million in digital assets...
Modulus Labs Completes $6.3 Million Funding to Integrate Cryptographic Security Into AI
2.11.2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Modulus Labs, a project that integrates AI and crypto, has raised $6.3 million in seed funding. The project announced the launch of its formal debut on Wednesday, following the funding round, led by key crypto investors. The platform is backed by crypto venture...
Crypto Venture Funds Variant, 1kx Lead $6M Funding Round for ZK-Meets-AI Startup Modulus
1.11.2023
The funding will be used for the company’s ambitions in zero-knowledge machine learning, combining aspects of zero-knowledge cryptography with artificial intelligence or AI
Mox Capital Pours $410 Million into Exploring the Future of Digital Assets – Crypto Funding Making a Comeback?
1.11.2023
Alternative investments think-tank Mox Capital says it’s seeking out ideas to fund and help them “get off the ground quicker.” Therefore, according to the press release, the group has committed $410 million in order to, as it said, “further explore digital assets.”...
40 Countries Pledge to Combat Ransomware and Disrupt Cybercriminal Funding Through AI-Driven Blockchain Analysis
1.11.2023
A U.S.-led alliance comprising forty countries has committed to signing a pledge that they will never pay ransom to cybercriminals. The initiative, known as the International Counter Ransomware Initiative, is intended to eliminate the funding mechanism for hackers, Reuters reported, citing a senior...
US Treasury Deputy Secretary: Crypto Not Major Source of Funding for Terrorists
30.10.2023
U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo says crypto is not the vast majority of the ways terrorist groups are funded, noting that these organizations “continued to use the traditional banking system.” His statements followed media reports claiming that Hamas raised a large sum...
Anthropic’s $2 Billion Deal With Google Brings Hope to FTX Creditors
29.10.2023
A few weeks back, a coalition of creditors from FTX, known as the “FTX 2.0 Coalition,” shed light on how the defunct exchange’s vested interest in Anthropic could significantly enhance their compensation. Now, Anthropic has successfully secured $2 billion in funding from Google....
Google to invest another $2B in AI firm Anthropic: Report
28.10.2023
Google has already invested $500 million as part of the deal, while the outstanding $1.5 billion will be paid over time, according to the Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal corrects article misciting Hamas' crypto terrorism funding data
28.10.2023
Elliptic, the firm which Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was “pleased” to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes
US Deputy Treasury Secretary Implies Some Crypto Firms Refuse to Stop Illegal Fund Movements
27.10.2023
The US government is increasing its efforts to combat cryptocurrency criminal funding, especially in response to terrorist attacks in Israel. The world’s largest economy has expressed concerns that some crypto firms are not doing enough to prevent illegal funds flowing to bad actors. Speaking...