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Japanese Government Plans to Relax VC Crypto Investment Rules
19.2.2024
VC crypto investment rules could be relaxed in Japan, where the government plans to allow venture capital firms to invest in Web3 companies. Per an official release from the nation’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and the media outlet CoinPost, the cabinet has approved a move that could...
Tim Draper Expects Bitcoin Price to Hit $250,000 in 2024
26.12.2023
Venture capitalist Tim Draper has doubled down on his $250,000 bitcoin price forecast. “I would say that my number $250,000 will probably come pretty soon,” he emphasized, predicting that if the price of bitcoin hits $250,000, “it’ll go way past it.”...
The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain
30.11.2023
Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant's Alana Levin writes
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
Ali Yahya, Andreessen Horowitz: 'Many Fair Weather VCs Have Pivoted'
20.11.2023
A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is "100% committed on crypto as a space."
Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
7.11.2023
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project Modulus
Crypto VC Investments Continue to Take a Hit, Drop Another 10% MoM
1.11.2023
There has been a significant decline in publicly disclosed investment projects by crypto venture capitalists (VCs) during the month of October. Data from RootData indicate a 10% month-on-month decrease, with only 75 investment projects recorded compared to 83 projects in September 2023, as reported...
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
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 VCs share lessons on startup success at EthCC
19.7.2023
"A multitude of expansion factors curated at the [VC] group level" helps startups get traction, says Tony Cheng of Foresight Ventures
What is the ZK industry up to? Rollups, multichain bridges and VCs
6.7.2023
As an emerging technology, how can zero-knowledge proofs remedy many issues across the crypto space?
Mind Network Secures $2.5M Seed Funding from Binance Labs, Other VCs
30.6.2023
Web3 data security and privacy platform Mind Network has closed a $2.5 million seed round that attracted many key investors, including Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance.
Mind Network provides users with end-to-end encryption and gives full control over personal data...
All VCs investing in AI, InQubeta & Ocean Protocol are seeing a surge in investor interest
28.6.2023
The InQubeta (QUBE) presale has generated so much buzz that even venture capitalists are buying up sizable holdings, as many are eager to attach themselves to what appears to be the next major technological breakthrough: artificial intelligence (AI). Ocean Protocol (OCEAN) has also seen a surge...
Earn Network Raises $2․7M in Seed Funding to Further Develop the Marketplace for Liquid Investments
21.6.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 21st June 2023, Chainwire. The Earn Network, a community-driven marketplace for liquid investments, is happy to announce the successful completion of its Seed Funding round that raised $2.7 million from VCs and Angel investors. As per the announcement, the round...
Proof of Talk 2023: Restoring Trust in the Web3 Industry
20.6.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Paris, June 19th 2023 – Over 1,500+ attendees, VCs, founders, start-ups, industry leaders, students, developers coming from Asia, Europe and the US gathered in Paris for the Proof of Talk Summit. In a rapidly evolving and challenging crypto landscape, they discussed the pressing...
Crypto VCs made $2.6B worth of deals in the first quarter of 2023
12.5.2023
Valuation trends in the report are mixed, with seed rounds up 33.3% and late-stage rounds up 209.2% compared to 2022. Meanwhile, early-stage rounds are down 16.7%
12 factors VCs should focus on when vetting crypto and blockchain companies
9.5.2023
Due diligence when vetting crypto and blockchain companies comprises considering both traditional business factors and unique imperatives
VC Darling Crypto Sui Makes Waves With Market Debut, Price Sinks 37% From All-Time High
5.5.2023
A buzz has been generated around a new layer one (L1) proof-of-stake blockchain initiative named Sui, following the network’s mainnet debut on May 3, 2023. The native token SUI has been listed on various cryptocurrency exchanges, drawing attention to the project. On the same day the network...
Coinbase Will Be 'Best Investment' Over Next 5 Years: Boost VC's Adam Draper
28.4.2023
Adam Draper, an early investor in the crypto exchange, made the comment on stage at CoinDesk's Consensus conference
Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto
19.4.2023
Two aspects of the crypto word, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing