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Fortune 500 firm Geely to launch joint blockchain venture in China
19.2.2021
A Swiss blockchain developer and Geely will provide enterprise blockchain solutions to clients, with a focus on digital identity, regtech and privacy enhancement technologies
DeFi Money Market closure after SEC probe could set rocky precedent
19.2.2021
What started with the unexpected closure of an investment platform may have ramifications for U.S. DeFi projects say critics
Venture Capital Fund Yolo Invests in Digital Marketing Specialists eCartic
18.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Tallinn-based venture capital fund Yolo Investments has announced a new investment in digital marketing company eCartic. 18th February 2021, Tallinn, Estonia – Venture capital fund Yolo Investments has made a significant investment into digital marketing specialists and venture...
Libra Co-Creator’s VC Firm Co-Leads $12M Round in ‘Decentralized GitHub’
18.2.2021
“Web 3 developers should be building on open protocols,” NFX General Partner Morgan Beller said of Radicle, a platform for crypto-native code collaboration
Bitcoin Mining Becomes A Side Venture For Chinese Non-Crypto Firms
18.2.2021
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As bitcoin’s (BTC) skyrocketing prices continue to whet the appetites of companies from different backgrounds, tea and baked goods retailer Urban Tea is the latest example of a Chinese non-crypto business expanding into crypto mining and blockchain with...
Mining Machine Manufacturer Ebang to Start Mining Bitcoins for Itself
17.2.2021
The new venture is expected to increase revenue and "optimize" its product offering structure
Blockchain.com Raises $120 Million in a Strategic Financing Round, Firm’s Institutional Arm Swells
17.2.2021
On Wednesday, as the leading crypto asset bitcoin has been riding above the $50k handle, the well known firm Blockchain.com announced the company has raised $120 million in a strategic financing round. Blockchain.com says the financing comes at a momentous occasion, as the firm’s wallets have...
New Emerging Markets Fund Targets Blockchain, DeFi Startups
15.2.2021
The Arcanum Emerging Technologies Fund will start in India, but its founders plan to expand to other regions
Japan’s SBI in Talks Over Joint Venture to Make Crypto a Core Revenue Source
15.2.2021
SBI's founder and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao said his firm would turn the planned crypto venture into a core source of profitability
Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform
14.2.2021
Three prominent venture capitalist firms bought tokens directly from the DAO's treasury
New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups
11.2.2021
Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange
Following V2 plans, Balancer raises $5 million from Three Arrows & DeFiance
10.2.2021
Two of the largest crypto funds join Pantera Capital and Alameda Research in contributing to Balancer's $12 millions series A funding round
Baidu reportedly aims to address chip shortage plaguing gaming, crypto and cars
10.2.2021
Baidu is reportedly planning to commercialize its chip technology by setting up a dedicated subsidiary backed by crypto-friendly venture capital firms
New $50m Venture Fund Aims to Bridge East-West DeFi Investment Divide
9.2.2021
Spartan Group's fund has raised over $30 million in its first round, with a further $20 million expected to be raised in March or April
Major Thai bank's venture arm sets up $50M fund to invest in blockchain, DeFi
9.2.2021
Siam Commercial Bank, over a century old, doesn't fail to keep up with the times
Nic Carter’s Castle Island Ventures Closes $50M Investment Fund
8.2.2021
The early stage VC will continue to invest around its primary thesis: "that public blockchains are changing the world."
Anon-powered options: DeFi platform Premia goes live
7.2.2021
An all-anon team is hoping to realize the long-awaited dream of a flexible DeFi options platform
Crypto-Centric VC Fund Lures in Billionaire Investor Paul Tudor Jones and Rapper LL Cool J
5.2.2021
This week the former Digital Currency Group (DCG) Vice President of Investments, Travis Scher, announced a $72 million crypto-focused venture capital fund backed by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones and hip-hop star LL Cool J. The crypto VC fund was invoked by Scher, the private equity...
LL Cool J and Paul Tudor Jones back $72M crypto fund
4.2.2021
The fund has already invested in a number of blockchain projects including Dapper Labs, Axelar and Nori
The Unexpected Challenges of CoinDesk’s First Staking Venture
4.2.2021
How we decided to participate in staking on Ethereum 2.0, the challenges we had to overcome and the implications of the controversial move