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NFL Bars Teams From Participating in Certain Cryptocurrency and NFT Ventures: Report
4.9.2021
According to a recent report, the National Football League (NFL) advised teams that they could not, at least for now, sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and sponsorships to digital currency companies. Advertisements for specific crypto assets were mentioned alongside initial coin offerings (ICOs)...
Offchain Labs launches Arbitrum One mainnet, secures $120M in funding
1.9.2021
More than 400 teams are already building on Arbitrum One
Bitpanda Raises $263 Million in Series C Finance Round, Firm Aims to ‘Double Down on Technology’
18.8.2021
Vienna-based crypto platform Bitpanda has announced the firm has secured $263 million in a Series C funding round. The financing was led by Valar Ventures and Leadblock Partners, Jump Capital, Alan Howard, and Redo Ventures joined the investment round. The latest financing gives Bitpanda an overall...
Thiel's Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation
17.8.2021
Vienna-based Bitpanda's valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker's last private funding round in March
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...
RenVM Ventures With ICHI to Develop Decentralized Stablecoin
12.8.2021
Stablecoins are presently leading the race. Many companies are collaborating to encash this opportunity. Another venture that is grabbing headlines happened between RenVM and ICHI, which are coming up with DeFi based stablecoins to get a hold of the market. ICHI and RenVM have joined hands...
Justin Sun Ventures Into GameFi Projects With USD 300M TRON Arcade Fund
10.8.2021
Tron (TRX) and its partners said they have established a USD 300m fund called TRON Arcade, which will invest in and incubate GameFi projects over the next three years.
GameFi ('gaming' + 'DeFi') is described as the gamification of monetary mechanisms that make earning profits an "exciting...
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...
Social Media Platform Torum Announces Strategic Investment by Huobi Ventures HECO Fund
5.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Torum announces strategic investment by Huobi Ventures, the $100 million venture arm of Huobi Group to foster blockchain adoption and ecosystem expansion. 5th August 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — On the eve of the project’s 1st year launch anniversary, social media...
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
Pantera, Coinbase Ventures and Sony back NFT-focused MakersPlace in $30M Series A
4.8.2021
“At MakersPlace, we view our work as an investment in the future of creativity,” said co-founder and CEO Dannie Chu
Anchor Protocol Ventures a Partnership With Lido Finance
3.8.2021
Anchor has once again announced the partnership with Lido. The arrangement will be showcasing the launch of bETH (Wrapped stETH and bonded Ethereum on Terra). They have proposed bETH and stETH as an option for collateral on Anchor Protocol. The collateral will bring staking rewards outside...
Jihan Wu’s Matrixport Raises $100 Million — Singapore Startup Joins Growing List of Crypto Unicorns
2.8.2021
Matrixport, the digital currency financial services company co-founded by the former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu, has revealed the company has raised $100 million in a Series C financing round. The funding has propelled Matrixport’s valuation to unicorn status as the firm now has a valuation of over...
Bank of America, Coinbase, FTX Invest in Paxos Series D Funding Round
31.7.2021
Paxos, a blockchain services and tokenization firm has added Coinbase Ventures, FTX, Bank of America, and Founders Fund as backers in its Series D funding round that started last April. These institutions were listed as “strategic investors,” but the amounts of their contributions were...
Coinbase Ventures backs Ethereum-based streaming network
30.7.2021
Livepeer's $20 million Series B funding round saw participation from large VCs, including Coinbase Ventures, Coinfund, Northzone, 6th Man Ventures and Animal Ventures
TWO TWO and NGC Ventures to Expand its NFT Operations
23.7.2021
TWO TWO has announced its strategic partnership with NGC Ventures, one of the leading investment names in blockchain technology. NGC Venture is Singapore-based, and since its inception in 2017, the organization has been involved in developing the blockchain economy. It helps developers by funding...
[aktualita] Fond Rockaway vložil 14 milionů korun do projektu zaměřeného na bezpečnost blockchainu Ackee Blockchain
21.7.2021
Investiční fond Rockaway Blockchain Fund a vývojářská agentura Ackee spouštějí společný joint venture projekt zaměřený na bezpečnost blockchainu Ackee Blockchain. Projekt se bude věnovat vývoji softwaru pro svět blockchainu, zejména vývoji a bezpečnostním auditům tzv. smart kontraktů. Rockaway...
FTX Closes $900 Million Series B — Capital Raise Pushes Exchange Valuation to $18 Billion
21.7.2021
FTX Trading Ltd. announced the firm has closed the largest capital raise in crypto exchange history in a Series B funding round for $900 million. The financing gives FTX a valuation of around $18 billion and the crypto firm aims to expand its global presence. FTX Closes Largest Capital Raise...
[aktualita] Startup Aptien získal desítky milionů od J&T Ventures
15.7.2021
Investiční fond J&T Ventures vložil desítky milionů do nástroje Aptien, který je určen pro správu firemní agendy. Přesná částka je neznámá. Aptien, za kterým stojí firma Aptien Labs, dnes využívá 150 firem a startup chce prostředky využít na globální expanzi. Mezi klienty platformy, která se...
South Korean Bank Woori Financial to Offer Crypto Custody Services
13.7.2021
Woori Financial Group, one of the biggest financial conglomerates in South Korea, will offer crypto custody services. The bank will develop a joint venture effort with Coinplug, a blockchain-based developing company. This conglomerate signals the third bank entering the market in the country, after...