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Bank of Thailand Enters Third Phase of CBDC Development; Now “Using CBDC with Big Businesses”
17.7.2020
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced Wednesday that is has entered third-phase development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). BOT is planning to expand the use of the CBDC among large businesses. The report by The Nation of Thailand quotes Vachira Arromdee, BOT assistant governor saying...
Framework Ventures and Three Arrows Capital Invest $3M in Aave
16.7.2020
Aave has raised $3 million from Framework Ventures and Three Arrows Capital to grow its ecosystem through staking and governance
Crypto Tracer Chainalysis Raises $13M as It ‘Doubles Down’ on Government Ties
7.7.2020
Chainalysis is also adding former Treasury Department official Sigal Mandelker on as an advisor
Investment Firm Arcane Crypto to Go Public via $33 Million Reverse Merger
3.7.2020
Arcane Crypto, a Norway-based investment company, said Thursday that it is planning to go public through a reverse takeover by Vertical Ventures, a publicly traded Swedish firm. Vertical Ventures will buy Arcane Crypto for $33 million by issuing over 6.6 billion new shares. Each share cost $0.005...
Coinbase Ventures Joins $23M Funding Round for Crypto Custody Firm
1.7.2020
Curv, a company that provides increased secrecy when it comes to holding crypto assets, has closed a $23 million Series A funding round
Coinbase Ventures Invests in $5M Token Sale for Ethereum Data Firm ‘The Graph’
30.6.2020
Blockchain data startup The Graph has raised $5 million in a token sale with Framework Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group and others
Numerai Raises $3M in Another NMR Token Sale With Union Square Ventures, Placeholder
3.6.2020
Numerai has sold an additional $3 million in NMR tokens to a slate of investors led by Union Square Ventures on the strength of its latest product, Erasure
Blockstream Launches Ventures Initiative to Grow Liquid’s Ecosystem
3.6.2020
Blockstream has launched an initiative intended to connect developers building on its Liquid sidechain with Bitcoin-focused investors and entrepreneurs
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Raises $2.5M From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures
26.5.2020
India's largest crypto exchange, CoinDCX, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with support from Coinbase Ventures
20 Blockchain Surveillance Firms Monitor Crypto Networks, But Some Apps Show Inaccuracies
16.5.2020
During the last few years, blockchain surveillance has increased a great deal and in the early days around 2013-14, there were only a handful of firms. Now there are more than 20 blockchain analysis companies that monitor addresses, transactions, and making sure addresses are AML/CFT compliant...
First Sovereign Wealth Fund Joins Libra Association
15.5.2020
One of the Singapore government’s two sovereign wealth funds, Temasek, is joining the Libra Association, alongside Paradigm and Slow Ventures in the latest round of additions to the stablecoin project
75 Companies Back Facebook Libra’s Competitor Celo
7.5.2020
Celo, a competing project to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, has added 50% more new members to its alliance, bringing the total number of supporting organizations to 75. Some Celo members are also supporters of the Libra project, such as Coinbase Ventures, Anchorage, and Andreessen Horowitz....
UK Cryptocurrency Firms Turn to Equity Funding as ICO Coffers Plunge 70%
2.5.2020
UK cryptocurrency and blockchain startups are turning focus back to conventional means of raising capital, as initial coin offering (ICO) coffers dry up. According to a new report, initial coin offering (ICO) funding last year plunged 71% to £200 million ($250 million) from £700 million...
VC Believes Link Could Soar Above $25 And Overtake Ether
29.4.2020
A VC believes that Link could soar 700% in the next month or two to overtake Ether as DeFi insurance policy
China's Cyberspace Regulators Approve 224 Blockchain Ventures
29.4.2020
Over 200 blockchain projects have been approved by China’s cyberspace regulators
Multi-Chain DeFi Protocol Raises $750K in Token Sale With Framework Ventures
21.4.2020
DeFi fund Framework Ventures has purchased roughly 5 percent of Kava Labs' outstanding token supply ahead of the CDP platform's launch next month
Nic Carter: ‘If You’re Not Radicalized, You’re Not Paying Attention’
31.3.2020
Castle Island Ventures and Coin Metrics co-founder joins to discuss cascading crises, crypto dollarization and the state of the bitcoin narrative
Election App Voatz Just Got Kicked Out of a Major Bug Bounty Program
30.3.2020
Bug bounty platform HackerOne severed ties with Medici Ventures-backed Voatz, the blockchain-based mobile voting app for breach of partnership standards
Coinbase, Fidelity and More Back Coin Metrics in $6M Series A Funding Round
26.3.2020
The cryptocurrency data provider will use the new funding to expand its team and improve product offerings
This USV-Backed Startup Has a Solution for Buying Information With Confidence
10.3.2020
Erasure is a smart contract on Ethereum for people to share information and to express confidence about that information by putting money behind it