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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest pours $60M into Elon Musk's AI venture
29.5.2024
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has committed $60 million to Elon Musk’s xAI startup, demonstrating the firm's confidence in its potential amid a surge in AI investments
Crypto Governance Advisory MetaLeX Raises $2.75M
24.5.2024
VCs dump $125M into new AI music platform — Can we all become beat makers?
23.5.2024
Will we all soon be able to produce high-quality beats? VC investors seem to think this is the case as millions are poured into new AI music creation platform Suno
Gate.io Pulls Plug on Hong Kong Venture, Abandons Trading License Application
23.5.2024
Gate.io's Hong Kong entity, Gate.HK, is winding down its operations. It has also withdrawn its application for a crypto trading platform license in the region.
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A Venture Capitalist's Guide to Consensus 2024
22.5.2024
Decentralized Social Protocol Farcaster Raises $150M in Funding Round Led by Paradigm
22.5.2024
Decentralized social media protocol Farcaster has raised $150 million in a funding round led by Paradigm with participation from venture capital fund 16z crypto, Haun, USV, Variant, Standard Crypto and more.
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CryptoPunks Project Put on Hold by Yuga Labs Due to ‘Woke’ Community Outcry
21.5.2024
Yuga Labs, the company behind the iconic NFT collection CryptoPunks, has faced backlash and controversy over its latest venture.
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Crypto Startup Funding Hits $2.4 Billion in Q1
20.5.2024
Crypto startup funding rose to $2.4 billion in the first quarter of 2024, driven by expectations of lower interest rates and the launch of the first U.S. bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Pitchbook data. This funding, spread across 518 deals, marked a 40.3% increase from...
Crypto Biz: Galaxy, CoinShares Q1 results, ETFs on the blockchain, and more
17.5.2024
This week’s Crypto Biz features Galaxy Digital and CoinShares earning results, Franklin Templeton’s CEO betting on blockchain, Polymarket’s funding raise, and a leadership transition at dYdX
The Hashgraph Association Partners With Qatar Financial Centre to Launch Digital Assets Venture Studio
17.5.2024
The Hashgraph Association, a Swiss non-profit organization, has partnered with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) to launch a $50 million digital assets venture studio. The venture studio aims to support companies in developing regulatory-compliant decentralized finance (defi) solutions. Supporting...
VC Roundup: Web3 infrastructure, ‘tokenization of everything’ drawing investors
16.5.2024
Funding for crypto startups rose to over $1 billion in April, with investors focusing on tokenization, Web3 infrastructure, and institutional demand amid the bull market
Louis Vuitton-Affiliated Château d’Esclans And BlockBar To Sell $22,000 NFT Rosé Barrel
15.5.2024
Louis-Vuittion (LVMH) owned wine producer Château d'Esclans and spirits-focused blockchain marketplace BlockBar have launched an NFT edition of the wine maker’s famed Garrus rosé, according to a Monday announcement from BlockBar. The news marks the latest venture by LVMH to expand the company's...
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Venture Capital Firm Leads Polymarket’s $45 Million Series B Funding Round
15.5.2024
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund recently led the Series B funding round for the crypto-based prediction markets platform, Polymarket, which raised $45 million. The latest round valued Polymarket lower than the $1 billion it had anticipated before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
Macro Investor Dan Tapiero Predicts ‘Scary Bullish’ BTC Prospects; Foresees Crypto Asset Surpassing $90K
14.5.2024
Macro investor Dan Tapiero has described bitcoin’s prospects as extremely bullish. He predicts that if bitcoin breaks the $65,000 mark, it could likely rise to $90,000 and beyond. Although he acknowledges that the specific catalyst for bitcoin’s imminent breakout is unclear...
Spencer Farrar, Partner at Theory Ventures, on Web3 Venture Capital, Funding, and Strategy | Ep. 334
14.5.2024
Spencer Farrar, a Partner at Theory Ventures, discusses the recent difficulty of raising capital, how the Theory team managed it, the necessity for projects to have an edge that makes them unique and attractive to investors, the importance of thorough research and understanding the market, and...
Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift Founder, Unveils Privacy-Focused AI Platform ‘Venice’
11.5.2024
Erik Voorhees, the founder of popular cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift, has unveiled his latest venture called "Venice AI."
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Crypto Principal Trader Arbelos Markets Raises $28M Led by Dragonfly Capital
8.5.2024
Before starting Arbelos Markets last year, Tang served as chief investment officer at quantitative digital asset investment firm LedgerPrime while Lim was head of trading strategy at Galaxy and head of derivatives at now-defunct crypto lender Genesis
Asian Crypto Venture Firms Launch $128M ETF Liquidity Fund in Hong Kong
8.5.2024
Three Asian-based ventures have joined forces to launch Hong Kong's first-ever ETF liquidity fund. The fund is valued at HK$1b (about $128m), according to a statement published Wednesday.
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Crypto Venture Capital Funding Surpasses $1 Billion for Second Consecutive Month
6.5.2024
For the second month in a row, crypto venture capital funding has exceeded the $1 billion mark, highlighting continued investor interest in the industry.
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Crypto venture capital funding hits $1B for second straight month
6.5.2024
It is the first time since late 2022 where the industry has recorded two consecutive funding months above $1 billion