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Blockchain Company SIMBA Chain Received $30M Funding Increase From US Air Force
1.2.2023
The USAF has granted SIMBA Chain a $30 million STRATFI as part of its aims of "identifying and advancing technologies that have the potential to secure its future dominance."
Nigeria Extends Deadline for Returning Soon-to-Be Demonetized Naira Banknotes
1.2.2023
After initially ignoring pleas to extend the period for returning old naira banknotes, the Nigerian central bank recently said it has shifted the deadline for returning old banknotes to Feb. 10. The bank’s governor, Godwin Emefiele, said some 30,000 so-called super agents have been deployed...
VitaDAO Closes $4.1M Funding Round With Pfizer Ventures for Longevity Research
31.1.2023
The decentralized autonomous organization is raising funds for research on technologies that target human aging
How Bitcoin mining saved Africa's oldest national park from bankruptcy
31.1.2023
The Virunga National Park's Bitcoin mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo monetizes surplus energy for conservation efforts
Web3 Security Firm Hypernative Secures $9M in Seed Funding
30.1.2023
The company also made public its first product, Pre-Cog, a platform aiming to uncover cyber, economic, governance and community threats before they can have an impact
Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency: The Rise of AI-Focused Projects in 2023
29.1.2023
Trends show that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a major topic in 2023, as data indicates a surge in interest. Since interest peaked and Microsoft invested billions into Chatgpt, demand for AI-focused cryptocurrency projects has risen dramatically. For example, the crypto project Fetch.ai...
Crypto Biz: A peek into BlockFi’s secret financials (it’s not pretty)
27.1.2023
How much exposure does BlockFi have to Sam Bankman-Fried failed enterprises? A lot, according to accidentally leaked financials
Fortune Unicorn Club (FUC), the First DIY-Mint Method NFT Project, Has Won 2 Million in Funding in the ForChain Labs’ Seed Round
27.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. ForChain Labs was founded in April 2022 as a web 3 startup company. Meanwhile, the NFT project, Fortune Unicorn Club, was being developed. ForChain Labs has raised 2 million funds in its seed round and will use the funds to develop and operate Fortune Unicorn Club (FUC), the first...
Injective launches $150M ecosystem fund to boost DeFi, Cosmos adoption
25.1.2023
“DeFi has proven to be a resilient and reliable option for users in the face of the overarching CeFi collapse in 2022,” said Eric Chen, CEO of Injective Labs
Blockstream Secures $125 Million in Funding for Bitcoin Mining Operations
25.1.2023
Digital asset infrastructure firm Blockstream has secured $125 million in funding aimed at expanding its bitcoin mining facilities.
Blockstream has received the funding in convertible note and secured loan financing, the company announced in a Tuesday press release, adding that it plans to...
Blockstream raises $125M to finance expanded Bitcoin mining operations
24.1.2023
Bitcoin miners came under significant pressure during the bear market; however, Blockstream said institutional hosting customers were more “resilient.”
Quicknode Raises $60 Million in Series B to ‘Fuel Blockchain Adoption’ and Expand Globally
24.1.2023
Web3 infrastructure firm Quicknode raised $60 million in a Series B funding round, according to an announcement the company made on Tuesday. The capital injection brings the company’s post-valuation to $800 million, and Quicknode says the funds will be used to “further fuel blockchain...
Blockchain developer QuickNode raises $60M at $800M valuation
24.1.2023
Like other blockchain developers, QuickNode is pivoting sharply into Web3 — a sector that has attracted keen venture capital interest
Web3 Social Wallet Tribes Launches With $3.3M in Funding
23.1.2023
The crypto app startup was founded by a former Coinbase engineer
Kenyan Fintech Kwara Raises $3 Million in Seed Extension
22.1.2023
A Kenyan fintech that digitizes credit unions, Kwara, is reported to have raised $3 million via a seed extension round that was backed by DOB Equity, Globivest, and Willard Ahdritz. The latest round brings to $7 million the amount of capital that the fintech has now raised via this funding round....
FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
21.1.2023
The lack of recordkeeping of FTX coupled with “an auditor no one’s ever heard of” forces the CFTC to ask questions about the mindset of the institutional investors
Former FTX US president raises $5M for new crypto software firm
20.1.2023
Brett Harrison departed FTX US roughly two months before FTX Group filed for bankruptcy, citing "cracks" in his relationship with SBF
SSV launches $50M ecosystem fund to support ETH staking tech
19.1.2023
Vitalik Buterin identified distributed validator technology, or DVT, as a key component of Ethereum’s decentralization efforts
Africa Web3 games publisher Carry1st raises $27M
17.1.2023
VC firms Bitkraft Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz participated in the funding round, which aims to advance Web3 gaming in Africa
Biden Vows to Veto House Republicans’ ‘Fair Tax Act’ Proposing Elimination of IRS
13.1.2023
Several U.S. House of Representatives Republicans have proposed legislation that would significantly decrease funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The move comes after the newly elected Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, stated that he would challenge the funding granted to the U.S. tax agency...