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Messari Research: DCG’s Barry Silbert Wins from SEC ETF stalemate, but Investors Lose.
30.6.2022
Grayscale's product is broken. The SEC clearly won't let them fix it thanks to obstinance by the SEC’s leadership, writes Messari’s Ryan Selkis
Web3 Data Platform Dune Analytics Propels to Unicorn Status After $69.4 Million Fundraise
3.2.2022
The Web3 analytics platform Dune Analytics has announced it has closed a $69.4 million Series B fundraise led by Coatue. The firm’s latest fundraise follows the company’s Series A last August when Dune Analytics raised $8 million. With the Series A and B combined, the firm has been...
Kraken Ventures Raises $65 Million to Invest in Web3, Defi, Blockchain Startups and Protocols
18.12.2021
The independent investment fund led by Kraken alumni that’s focused on early-stage companies and protocols, Kraken Ventures, announced the successful closing of its first fund at $65 million. Presently, the fund holds positions in platforms like Hashflow, Pstake, Acala, Blockdaemon...
Messari’s Selkis Names His Top ‘Narratives and investment Theses’ for 2022
3.12.2021
With less than one month left of the year, the CEO of crypto researcher Messari, Ryan Selkis, is once again out with his overview of nine major narratives and investment themes that are driving crypto adoption as we enter 2022.
This year’s report follows a similar report from last year, where...
Ethereum vs. Avax Social Media Battles Rage as L1 Fees Keep Rising
23.11.2021
The Ethereum scaling wars are raging on social media due to the problems that this chain is facing, with fees on layer one (L1) at very high levels. Zhu Su, CEO of Three Arrows Capital, a notable crypto VC company, announced he withdrew his support from the project, criticizing the state in which...
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Is Suing the SEC
25.10.2021
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the company that backs the Terra blockchain ecosystem, is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kwon, who was served a subpoena while appearing at Messari’s Mainnet conference as a presenter, states this behavior was against...
Is Axie Infinity overheating? AXS price hits record high following 100% QTD rally
4.10.2021
The gaming token, which reached $150 in the early UTC hours of Monday, risks correcting below $90 as a key technical indicator identifies its overbought conditions
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Run for 2024 — ‘Enough Talk’
22.9.2021
Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not...
'Dark Phase' Ahead on DeFi Regulatory Front, yearn.finance Creator Warns
22.9.2021
p>The comments from the outspoken DeFi founder came during a virtual panel discussion titled ‘The Future of DeFi’, hosted by crypto researcher Messari for its Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Tuesday.In the discussion, moderated by investor and partner at the DeFi Alliance Qiao Wang
Multi-Chain Future Brings Multiple Competitors to Bitcoin & Ethereum - Analysts
21.9.2021
on Monday with fellow analyst Wilson Withiam and Messari CEO Ryan Selkis, Ryan Watkins said that the current multi-chain environment provides “so many ways to be productive with your capital” that the question really becomes how bitcoin can continue to stay relevant in the future. And w
OpenSea To Expand Beyond Ethereum, Eyes 'Broadening' of Marketplace – CEO
21.9.2021
Speaking at crypto research firm Messari’s Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Monday, the CEO stated that expansion to other blockchains is a priority for the NFT marketplace going forward. The existing integrations with
Today’s Cryptocurrency Data Aggregators Offer a Plethora of Onchain and Market Insights
13.9.2021
In the early days, there were only a few web portals with cryptocurrency statistics and data tied to these ever-changing digital asset markets and blockchain metrics. More than ten years later, however, data and analytics tethered to the world’s most popular and most used digital currencies...
Bitcoin Market Dominance Dips Down to 40% While Ethereum and Other Crypto Market Caps Swell
5.9.2021
While bitcoin prices have risen in value during the last two weeks, bitcoin dominance levels have slipped to lows not seen since the June 6 low of 41%, and the dip to 39.97% on May 16, 2021. Depending on the crypto market price aggregator leveraged, bitcoin’s dominance has been between...
Ethereum supply shock: Exchange ETH reserves continue to fall after a 26% drop in 2021
25.8.2021
To date, 92,595 ETH have been burned following Ethereum's London hard fork upgrade
OpenSea trading volume explodes 76,240% YTD amid NFT boom
13.8.2021
The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace processed 1.18 million transactions worth $1.06 billion in the last 30 days alone
Crypto Data Firm Dune Analytics Raises $8M — Series A Round Led by Union Square Ventures
13.8.2021
The team behind the platform that allows users to track data on the Ethereum blockchain, Dune Analytics, announced the firm has raised $8 million from strategic investors like Union Square Ventures. Dune Analytics detailed the firm plans to leverage the new financing in order to hire more help...
Demand for Crypto Analytics Continues as Messari Raises $21 Million
6.8.2021
The crypto analytics and market intelligence company Messari revealed on Thursday the firm has raised $21 million in a Series A financing round. The funds will be used to expand Messari’s product suites and it aims to “triple the size of its engineering and research teams.” Crypto...
Crypto analytics firm Messari concludes $21M Series A led by Point72 Ventures
5.8.2021
“While investor participation in the crypto industry has grown exponentially over the past three years, current crypto research and analysis tools are still lacking the sophisticated signals and data that more advanced investors need,” said Adam Carson of Point72 Ventures
Data Shows Decentralized Finance Took a Hit in Q2 but Is Still Booming
17.7.2021
While decentralized finance took a hit in Q2, stats still show there is an important movement in these protocols. Data taken from Messari’s Q2’21 defi review show that decentralized exchanges are busy settling important numbers. Decentralized Finance Bruised but Still Up...
Stablecoins Swelled by $13B in 30 Days, Captured 67% of Today’s Crypto Trade Volume
16.7.2021
Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have fallen in value as most of these assets reached all-time price highs three months ago. Despite the price drops, 2021 has still been an explosive year for crypto gains and fiat-pegged stablecoins have grown massively as well. 53 days ago,...