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FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
21.1.2023
The lack of recordkeeping of FTX coupled with “an auditor no one’s ever heard of” forces the CFTC to ask questions about the mindset of the institutional investors
Former FTX US president raises $5M for new crypto software firm
20.1.2023
Brett Harrison departed FTX US roughly two months before FTX Group filed for bankruptcy, citing "cracks" in his relationship with SBF
FTX Bankruptcy Write Downs And Venture Capital Funding Data – What We Know So Far
2.12.2022
This time last year, venture capital (VC) firms couldn't get enough of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) – but since the November collapse of the crypto empire all that has changed.
As the full horror story of the corporate governance vacuum that was FTX and Alameda Research is revealed, many...
zkSync developer Matter Labs raises $200M, commits to open-sourcing platform
16.11.2022
Over 150 projects, including Chainlink, Uniswap and Aave, have signaled their intent to deploy on the layer-2 blockchain
Ramp, builder of crypto payment rails, raises $70M
9.11.2022
The company is building payment rails that could make crypto purchases as ubiquitous as Paypal transactions
Mastercard Study: African Fintech Sector Had One of the Highest Year-on-Year Growth Rates in Funding in 2021
1.11.2022
In 2021, African fintech startups accounted for 61% of the $2.7 billion in venture capital funding that was deployed on the continent, a new study has found. While its share of global fintech funding is just over one percent, the continent’s fintech sector still recorded one of the highest...
VC Roundup: Web3 dev, EVM sharding and crypto banking headline blockchain funding deals
22.10.2022
WWVentures, Shardeum, Myna Swap, Antic, Juno, Zerion and thirdweb attract venture capital interest in latest funding blitz
Crypto bug bounty platform Immunefi raises $24M led by Framework Ventures
22.9.2022
The growth of decentralized finance, or DeFi, has made the blockchain industry especially vulnerable to scams and attacks
Blockchain venture capital funding fell to a 12-month low in August
22.9.2022
The crypto market downturn continues to impact private funding, but one fund is bullish about the future of Web3
Ex-Citadel execs raise $50M for high-frequency crypto trading platform
15.9.2022
Portofino’s backers believe that access to high-frequency trading, or HFT, could bring more hedge funds and institutional investors into crypto
Bnk To The Future eyes acquisition of crypto lender SALT
2.9.2022
SALT is one of the first crypto lending platforms to offer dollar-denominated loans collateralized by Bitcoin and Ether
Crypto Biz: Crypto VC is back with a vengeance
19.8.2022
Venture capital firms continue to pour billions into the crypto economy; this week saw the launch of two funds worth a combined $500 million
Blockchain venture capital funding down over 43% in July: Report
18.8.2022
The crypto market downturn is impacting private funding, but are recent declines in capital inflows as bad as the figures suggest?
CoinFund launches $300M early-stage Web3 venture fund
17.8.2022
The New York- and Miami-based VC firm said several of its seed-stage crypto investments are preparing Series A funding rounds
Crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly acquires hedge fund: Bloomberg
15.8.2022
Amid the grueling bear market for Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, the cryptocurrency industry is undergoing consolidation
VC Roundup: Lightning Network payment rail, DeFi trading platform and blockchain security firm raise millions
6.8.2022
ZEBEDEE, Halborn, Hashflow, Socios and EtherMail headline the latest funding deals from the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency
Digital Identity Startup Unstoppable Domains Secures $65 Million in a Series A Led by Pantera Capital
27.7.2022
On Wednesday, the Web3 digital identity platform Unstoppable Domains announced the company has secured $65 million in financing in a Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital. The latest funding gives Unstoppable Domains a post valuation of $1 billion, pushing the blockchain startup up...
Crypto Biz: 3AC’s founders are nowhere to be found
15.7.2022
Liquidators don't know the whereabouts of Kyle Davies and Su Zhu. Meanwhile, Grayscale's legal officer says the asset manager's lawsuit against the SEC could take a while to play out
Multicoin Capital raises $430M for new crypto startup fund
12.7.2022
Even with Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins in a bear market, venture funding for the blockchain industry continues to grow
Animoca Brands raises $75M to advance ‘open metaverse’ concept
12.7.2022
The company behind The Sandbox continues to attract sizable investments as it eyes new acquisitions in the play-to-earn and metaverse sectors