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Avery Ching: Aptos Led a Year of 'VC Chains'
4.12.2023
With hundreds of millions at stake, Avery Ching, co-founder of one of the year's most-talked-about new projects, has much to prove
Binance Labs Fuels Web3 Education Revolution with $3.15M Investment in Open Campus
29.11.2023
Binance Labs, the dynamic venture capital and incubation powerhouse behind Binance, is spearheading a transformative journey into the future of education. It has recently solidified its commitment by making an investment worth $3.15 million in Open Campus, an avant-garde Web3 education platform....
New Ethereum L2 Protocol Blast Faces Scrutiny as Paradigm Raises Concerns – Here’s What You Need to Know
27.11.2023
Source: Adobe / lumerb Blast, the newly announced Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling network led by the founder of top NFT marketplace Blur, has faced some controversy despite gaining notable traction. For one, Paradigm, a prominent venture capital firm in the crypto space, has outlined numerous...
Lightning devs must ‘wake up’ and fix security bugs, not please VCs: Bitcoin dev
27.11.2023
Antoine Riard, who left the Lightning Network in October, argues the Lightning Network is also at risk of becoming increasingly centralized and susceptible to single points of failure and censorship risks
Blast’s marketing approach “cheapens the work of a serious team” — Paradigm
26.11.2023
Paradigm, one of Blast’s seed investors, criticized the protocol’s decision to launch a bridge before its L-2 and withdraw capability
Heco Bridge Breach Drains $86 Million — Justin Sun’s HTX-Linked Venture Faces Major Security Setback
22.11.2023
Numerous sources have reported that the Heco Bridge, a cross-chain conduit linking Ethereum with the Heco blockchain, has suffered a security breach, resulting in a loss of $86 million. Subsequent to the heist, the stolen funds were redirected to various decentralized exchange (dex) platforms....
Crypto Media Firm Coindesk Acquired by Bullish in All-Cash Deal
20.11.2023
Crypto media firms in 2023 are emerging with new owners. After Foresight Ventures, a Singaporean Web3 venture capital firm acquired a major stake in the publication The Block, a week later, the crypto publication Coindesk was acquired by Bullish, a firm led by former New York Stock Exchange...
Openai Shakeup: Sam Altman Out as CEO, Worldcoin’s WLD Plunges
18.11.2023
Following the announcement by Openai, a firm dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), that Sam Altman is stepping down, Worldcoin, a crypto venture backed by Altman, experienced a 13.5% decline in its native asset WLD compared to the U.S. dollar. Openai, in an open letter addressed to the public...
Bitcoin Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Raises $7.5 Million in Seed Funding
17.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Daniel Krasoń The Bitcoin Ordinals project known as Taproot Wizards has successfully secured $7.5 million in seed funding in a round led by venture capital firm Standard Crypto. Additional contributions in the round came from prominent investors including Geometry, Collider...
Pancakeswap Introduces ‘Pancake Mayor’ in New Gamefi Venture
16.11.2023
Pancakeswap, the crypto exchange and decentralized finance (defi) platform, is stepping into the world of game finance (gamefi) by introducing its own gaming marketplace. The marketplace is spearheaded by “Pancake Mayor,” a city-building simulation game developed by Binaryx....
Disney partners with Dapper Labs for NFT venture Disney Pinnacle
16.11.2023
Disney recently announced a partnership with Dapper Labs for a new NFT venture. The parties will work together to work on Disney Pinnacle, a mobile-based application. The iconic century-old brand joining hands with the name behind NBA Top Shot is huge news for the NFT industry. It was...
Binance to launch Thai exchange in joint venture with local energy giant
16.11.2023
Crypto services from Binance and Gulf Energy’s joint venture, Gulf Binance, will initially be available to Thai residents on an invitation-only basis
Binance and Gulf Energy’s Joint Venture to Launch Crypto Exchange in Thailand
16.11.2023
Source: Pexels In a strategic collaboration, Binance Holdings Ltd. and Gulf Energy Development Pcl are set to launch a cryptocurrency exchange in Thailand early next year. This follows the acquisition of licenses from the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, with Gulf Binance Co. obtaining...
Sora's First Summit Brought Sam Bankman-Fried to Hong Kong. Now, They've Got Their Eyes on Taipei.
15.11.2023
Jason Fang and Sora Ventures have opened up shop with a marquee office in Taipei 101, and want to revolutionize science with the bitcoin blockchain
Crypto Whales Are Secretly Stacking This Hidden AI Crypto Gem Before it Lists on Exchanges – What Do They Know?
15.11.2023
Launchpad XYZ is an AI crypto platform gaining traction before listing on major crypto exchanges. Image by Andreas, Adobe Stock. Crypto venture capitalists have set their sights on Launchpad XYZ and its goal of enabling anyone to tap into algorithmic trading through the platform’s custom...
Binance Labs invests in ARKM, the native token of Arkham platform
15.11.2023
Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of Binance Exchange, has invested in ARKM, the native token of the crypto intelligence platform Arkham
Blockchain.com $110M funding round halves its 2022 valuation: Report
15.11.2023
Despite new investment in the crypto exchange, Blockchain.com’s valuation has more than halved from its $14 billion peak
Today in Crypto: SC Ventures’ Platform to Enable First-Ever Tokenized Singapore Dollar Government Bond Fund, Pundi X Reveals ‘Pay via Email’ Feature
14.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alex Yeung Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Banking news SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture arm of banking giant Standard Chartered...
Goldman Sachs leads $95M funding round for blockchain payment firm Fnality — Report
14.11.2023
With $158 million of total capital raised since 2019, Fnality plans to launch the Sterling Fnality Payment System in 2023, subject to approval by the Bank of England
Foresight Ventures Acquires The Block in $70 Million Deal
13.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Crypto news site The Block has been sold to venture capital group Foresight Ventures in a $70 million deal. Foresight Ventures will acquire a 80% share of the company, Axios reported. The Block CEO Larry Cermak said in an X post on Monday that the acquisition would provide...