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Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Softbank and 15 VCs face lawsuit for “abating” FTX fraud
9.8.2023
The lawsuit alleged that these VC firms made many deceptive and misleading statements about FTX while encouraging customers to invest in the exchange for their personal gain
Blockchain Capital’s X account hacked promoting token claim scam
9.8.2023
The account has made multiple posts promising a token giveaway and ushers users to a copycat website to connect their crypto wallet
Venture-Backed Saddle Finance Proposes Wind-Down, Dissolution
8.8.2023
The Ethereum-based crypto trading protocol will shut down and distribute its treasury to investors
Multicoin Backer L1 Digital Raises $152M for Second Crypto VC Fund
8.8.2023
The Swiss advisor makes direct investments in crypto projects and also backs early-stage crypto investment firms
Binance's VC Arm Dominated Funding Rounds Last Week Even as Regulators Scrutinized the Crypto Exchange
7.8.2023
Binance Labs announced investments in four incubator projects and participated in a round for privacy infrastructure startup zkPass
Payments Giant Paypal Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin PYUSD
7.8.2023
Paypal has introduced its own stablecoin, representing the first venture of its kind by a leading financial firm. Initially reported by Bloomberg, the launch could notably accelerate the slow integration of cryptocurrencies for payment purposes. A New Era for Paypal: Introduction of PYUSD...
Futureverse co-founders launch $50M venture fund
3.8.2023
The AI metaverse company raised $54 million in a Series A round in July
Metaverse Project Futureverse's Co-Founders Start $50M Venture Fund
3.8.2023
The Born Ready venture studio will invest in early stage Web3 and metaverse projects
Bitcoin Venture Capital Is Anything but Boring: Crypto Long & Short
2.8.2023
The purposeful approach to Bitcoin Core development fuels the idea that “nothing is happening on Bitcoin,” but innovation is actually robust
Nomura Backs $6M Round for On-Chain Fund Platform Solv Protocol
1.8.2023
The Singapore-based startup offers an on-chain fund platform that allows institutions and venture capitalists to create, use and sell financial products
Crypto Firms Raised $129M Last Week, Led by Flashbots
31.7.2023
The startup, focused on maximal extractable value (MEV) in blockchain transactions, raised $60 million in funding
Sequoia Capital Cuts Crypto Fund by Over 65% to $200 Million – What's Going On?
28.7.2023
Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital has slashed the size of its cryptocurrency fund by over 65%, reducing it from $585 million to $200 million, Wall Street Journal reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
The venture capital giant has also made corresponding cuts to its ecosystem fund...
Sequoia Capital Slashes Crypto Fund From $585M to $200M : WSJ
27.7.2023
The vaunted VC firm told investors earlier in the year it would shrink the fund to reflect a changed market
Paradigm Moves $3.5M in MakerDAO's MKR Tokens Following Peer a16z's Maneuver
26.7.2023
Paradigm Capital's transfer follows venture capital firm a16z depositing $7 million of MKR to Coinbase
Tim Draper Predicts Bitcoin Will Outpace Fiat Currencies, Asserts Its Superiority Over Traditional Banking
26.7.2023
Renowned bitcoin investor and venture capitalist, Tim Draper, envisions a future where bitcoin emerges as a formidable competitor to the world’s fiat currencies. During a recent interview with Fox News, Draper argued that bitcoin’s inherent safety and superiority surpass those...
Venture Capital Firm a16z Unloads $7M of MKR Tokens as Price Soars
25.7.2023
Lending platform Maker’s governance tokens soared to near one-year high prices last week prior to the transactions
Crypto Startups Secure $201.4M in Funding: Futureverse and RISC Zero Lead the Way
25.7.2023
Last week, venture capital and investment firms invested $201.4 million in crypto projects, with metaverse startup Futureverse and RISC Zero receiving the largest fundraises.
Eleven companies recently announced funding rounds, with two standout raises. Metaverse startup Futureverse secured...
Crypto Startups Raised $201.4M in Venture Funding Last Week, Led by Infrastructure
24.7.2023
The largest fundraises for the week belonged to metaverse startup Futureverse and RISC Zero, creator of developer tools for zero-knowledge proofs
Crypto Biz: Binance slashes costs, Ripple ready for US banks and crypto VCs return
21.7.2023
This week’s Crypto Biz looks at Binance’s ongoing efforts to curb declining profits, Ripple’s expectation that U.S. banks may soon adopt XRP and the first signs of venture capital returning to crypto
Crypto VC funding tumbles as economic uncertainty scares off investors
21.7.2023
June rejected the three-month trend of rising venture capital investment into crypto, though that’s not necessarily a bearish signal