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DEX Aggregator Rebrands to Slingshot After Raising $3.1M From Coinbase Ventures, Others
19.11.2020
Slingshot exists in an increasingly crowded field of DEX aggregators including 1inch, ParaSwap, Matcha and even MetaMask
Mintbase Raises $1M Seed Round to Bring NFTs to NEAR Protocol
19.11.2020
The new funding allows Mintbase to hire developers and designers to prepare for a testnet launch on NEAR before year's end
Digital Asset Firm Fireblocks Raises $30M to Gird for ‘Influx in Customer Demand’
18.11.2020
Fireblocks plans to maintain its standing as “the biggest player in crypto-native markets” but also wants to go after institutional players
Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks
17.11.2020
Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS
Balaji Srinivasan, HashKey Back $2M Round in Twitter Privacy Tool Mask Network
17.11.2020
Mask Network, the protocol that allows users to send encrypted messages and even cryptocurrencies over Twitter, announced a funding round Tuesday
Big Tech Execs and Bitcoin: Skype Cofounder Keeps Personal Wealth in Crypto, Intercom Chairman ‘Firmly Jumps on the Bitcoin Wagon’
16.11.2020
This week two well known tech executives revealed they have been dabbling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In a recent interview, Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn detailed that he held bitcoin and ethereum in his personal finances, while the Intercom cofounder Eoghan McCabe tweeted on Sunday that...
DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures
12.11.2020
Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase
Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi
4.11.2020
Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO
Tim Draper seeks to ‘DeFi‘ the venture capital business with Bitcoin
30.10.2020
Tim Draper remains bullish on DeFi and Bitcoin but thinks regulation has not caught up with the technology
Huobi Beefs Up Venture Arm With Former DragonFly Partner Leading DeFi Investments
29.10.2020
Alex Pack from DragonFly will Join Huobi to help invest "tens of millions of dollars" in decentralized finance
VC calls Ethereum killers 'toothless' based on token allocation to insiders
27.10.2020
Only two of Ethereum's recent competitors had a "fair launch" according to the specified criteria
Get Ready For Crypto Banking, DeFi & CBDC Surprises - Venture Capitalist
23.10.2020
Banks will likely open crypto accounts next to fiat accounts, decentralized finance (DeFi) will claim its trillion-dollar company, while central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will suprise many by entering our lives sooner than expected, Marc van der Chijs, entrepreneur, crypto-focused venture...
Collider Labs Raises $1M to Invest in Blockchain Startups
22.10.2020
The venture builder is seeking to invest in early-stage startups with a focus on transparency, privacy and "fairness."
Japanese Billionaire and Crypto Exchange CTO to Launch Fintech Venture
21.10.2020
Yusaku Maezawa. Source: Twitter/@yousuck2020
The chief technical officer (CTO) of Japanese crypto exchange DeCurret has teamed up with Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of clothing e-commerce giant ZOZO, to co-create a new fintech payments business.
Maezawa is a Japanese billionaire and entrepreneur...
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Agrees to Deal That Cuts Electricity Costs by 38% With US Power Company
15.10.2020
Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group has agreed to a joint venture deal with U.S. independent power producer Beowulf Energy to deliver cheap electricity for its bitcoin mining operations in the country’s north. In a statement on Tuesday, Marathon said that it will co-locate a bitcoin mining...
Tim Draper’s Draper Goren Holm Raises $25M for Blockchain Venture Fund
14.10.2020
Draper Goren Holm, technology investor Tim Draper’s blockchain investment firm, will juggle a startup accelerator and a venture capital fund
Boardroom Raises $2.2M for Blockchain Governance Toolset
13.10.2020
Blockchain governance suite Boardroom has announced a $2.2 million funding round led by Standard Crypto, with additional participation from Variant, CoinFund, Framework and Slow Ventures
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Eyes Profitability Boost Through Joint Venture with US Power Provider
13.10.2020
The joint venture will see Marathon co-locate a bitcoin mining facility within Beowulf's Big Horn Data Hub at its 105-megawatt power station in Hardin, Montana
Indian Trade Finance Startup Raises $3.7M in Token Sale Led by Arrington XRP
13.10.2020
Persistence has closed a $3.7 million token round led by Arrington XRP Capital and including Alameda Research, Terra and others
Andreessen Horowitz Publishes ‘Crypto Startup School’ Documentary
10.10.2020
The California-based private American venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, has published a documentary called “Crypto Startup School.” The documentary is different from other blockchain films, as the 30-minute video shows some of the procedures leveraged while invoking...