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Crypto VC deals drop in Q1, but funding more than doubles: PitchBook
14.5.2025
Crypto venture capital deals in the first quarter of 2025 saw deal values jump even as the number of deals sank from the same quarter a year ago, says PitchBook.The venture research firm said in its May 14 Crypto VC Trends report for Q1 that 405 deals were made in the quarter, down 39.5% from...
Crypto VC deals drop in Q1, but funding more than doubles: PitchBook
14.5.2025
Crypto venture capital deals in the first quarter of 2025 saw deal values jump even as the number of deals sank from the same quarter a year ago, says PitchBook.The venture research firm said in its May 14 Crypto VC Trends report for Q1 that 405 deals were made in the quarter, down 39.5% from...
Morgan Stanley Crypto Chief Exits to Launch DeFi Fund in Switzerland: Bloomberg
13.5.2025
Andrew Peel plans to start fundraising for the new venture soon, according to the story
Bitcoin Will Replace U.S. Dollar In 10 Years, Says Billionaire VC Tim Draper
13.5.2025
Bitcoin will go to “infinity against the dollar because there won’t be a dollar,” AI and genetics will help humans communicate with animals, he told CoinDesk
Bitcoin builders defend role of venture capital in layer-2 growth
13.5.2025
Venture capital firms remain critical to infrastructure development in the Bitcoin ecosystem, despite pushback from some in the community, according to builders speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai.Charlie Yechuan Hu, CEO of Bitcoin layer-2 protocol Bitlayer, shared his insights on venture...
Bitcoin builders defend venture capital's role in layer-2 growth
13.5.2025
Venture capital firms are critical to infrastructure development in the Bitcoin ecosystem, despite pushback from some in the community, according to builders speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai.Charlie Yechuan Hu, CEO of Bitcoin layer-2 protocol Bitlayer, shared his insights on venture...
Crypto Investment Firm Dao5 Raises $222M Fund to Back Institutional Blockchain Adoption
1.5.2025
The firm's dao5 fund is set to become a decentralized autonomous organization later this year
Cantor plans $3B crypto venture with SoftBank, Bitfinex and Tether: Report
23.4.2025
Brandon Lutnick, chair of investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald, is reportedly partnering with SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex to create a $3 billion crypto acquisition company.Lutnick and the consortium hope to create a publicly listed crypto acquisition company to capitalize on the market under...
Cantor plans $3B crypto venture with SoftBank, Bitfinex and Tether: Report
23.4.2025
Brandon Lutnick, chair of investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald, is reportedly partnering with SoftBank, Tether and Bitfinex to create a $3 billion crypto acquisition company.Lutnick and the consortium hope to create a publicly listed crypto acquisition company to capitalize on the market under...
LayerZero's ZRO Jumps 10% as VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz Buys $55M Worth
17.4.2025
The venture capital firm's ZRO acquisition follows previous investments in the protocol
AI takes nearly 60% of global venture capital dollars in Q1: Pitchbook
17.4.2025
Artificial intelligence startups received the lion’s share of venture capital investments across the globe in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from Pitchbook.“Investors still have an AI FOMO [fear of missing out] problem,” the research firm said in an April...
Crypto venture fund Galaxy Ventures could hit a $180M fundraise: Report
17.4.2025
Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP is expected to raise around $175 million to $180 million by the end of June to build a portfolio of 30 crypto and blockchain startups.According to an April 17 Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, the fund — which...
CoinDesk Announces Eric Trump as a Headline Speaker at Consensus 2025
16.4.2025
The president’s son will discuss his mining venture American Bitcoin alongside Asher Genoot, Chief Executive Officer of Hut 8
Resolv Labs Raises $10M as Crypto Investor Appetite for Yield-Bearing Stablecoins Soars
16.4.2025
Stablecoins are "perfect rails for yield distribution," the protocol's CEO and founder Ivan Kozlov said in an interview
Overwatch 2: The Best Perk Choices For Damage Heroes
15.4.2025
The latest season of Overwatch 2 has laid the foundations for the biggest shake-up yet for the hero-shooter sequel. And Perks are by far the most impactful change, with each hero able to choose two out of four upgrades throughout a match. We’ve already broken down the best minor and major Perks...
Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Raises $40M to Expand Globally
10.4.2025
With the investment led by Fulgur Ventures and Framework, the firm plans to scale its bitcoin-denominated life insurance and annuity products designed to combat inflation risk
Bitcoin DeFi Network Arch Finds VC Backer for Early-Stage Projects
9.4.2025
Arch Network is working with DPI Capital to write first checks for "pillar" protocols building on the Bitcoin DeFi project
Codex to build stablecoin-only blockchain, disavowing ‘general-purpose’ chains — Report
4.4.2025
Blockchain startup Codex has raised $15.8 million to build a layer-2 network specifically for stablecoins, signaling that more builders are rushing to capitalize on the growing industry and regulatory alignment around fiat-backed stable assets. The seed round was led by Dragonfly Capital, with...
Bitcoin Startups See 7.6x Funding Jump in Just 4 Years, Says Trammell Venture Partners
4.4.2025
The venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2016 and specializes in early-stage Bitcoin startup investing. TVP Reveals 767% Explosion in Early-Stage Bitcoin Startup Funding On Thursday, Austin’s Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), an early-stage Bitcoin venture capital firm...
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Group Unites With Avalanche, Fireblocks For Stablecoin Venture
2.4.2025
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has decided to collaborate with US companies to develop stablecoins pegged to fiat…