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Alkimiya Raises $7.2M Funding Round to Grow Cash Flow Hedging Protocol for Miners, Stakers
12.1.2023
Alkimiya, a a decentralized capital markets protocol has raised $7.2 million in funding as it seeks to attract miners and stakers wishing to hedge their cash flow as they attempt to navigate the digital asset bear market
Did Sam Bankman-Fried in Effect Pay VC Firms Like Paradigm to Invest in FTX in a Circular Funding Arrangement?
11.1.2023
New revelations indicate that there were some close links between Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and some of his major backers.
According to a new report by the Financial Times, Bankman-Fried invested $20 million in a fund managed by crypto...
Sandeep Nailwal-backed Web3 accelerator launches demo day for first cohort
10.1.2023
The Web3 developer program received interest from over 1,000 projects but only 15 were selected for Cohort 0
The Easy Company secures $14.2M funding for new crypto wallet with social features
10.1.2023
The company says it wants to make it easier for users to engage with Web3 and use digital wallets
Galaxy Digital's Head of Research Sees More Venture Funding for Web3 Firms This Year
9.1.2023
The crypto-native financial-services firm found that crypto VC funding in 2022 reached its second highest year, with Web 3 and trading based platforms leading a majority of those efforts
Hackers Hit Romanian Hospital, Demand Bitcoin Ransom
5.1.2023
A hospital in Romania has been targeted in a ransomware attack with the perpetrators seeking payment in cryptocurrency to decrypt its database. The hack prevents the medical institution from reporting to the country’s health insurance fund in order to receive due funding. Botoşani...
Crypto Firm Wyre Reportedly Shuts Down After Canceled Bolt Acquisition, CEO Claims Firm Is Just ‘Scaling Back’ Operations
5.1.2023
According to several reports, Wyre, a cryptocurrency payments firm, is allegedly sunsetting its business. Wyre’s purported wind down follows Bolt, another payments company, canceling its plan to acquire Wyre in September. Wyre CEO Ioannis Giannaros, however, told Axios that the company is “still...
Fight Out Move-to-Earn Token Reaches $2.58m in Funding – Secure Your Spot in Presale at Discounted Rate
3.1.2023
London, England, Tuesday 3rd January 2023 – As people aim to become healthier and wealthier in the new year, Fight Out, a Web 3.0 health and wellness platform, is seeing a huge surge in interest.
In a little over a week, since its fundraising began, Fight Out has raised $2.58 million from hungry...
Top crypto funding stories of 2022
31.12.2022
2022 was a record-breaking year for blockchain and crypto VCs. Depending on who you ask, that's either a good thing or a bad thing
BTC price preserves $16.5K, but funding rates raise risk of new Bitcoin lows
29.12.2022
Bitcoin is fooling no one with its current behavior, with bearish takes everywhere and the yearly close just two days away
Report: Nigerian Security Agency Seeks to Arrest Central Bank Governor on Charges of Funding Terrorists
27.12.2022
The Nigerian security agency, the Department of State Services (DSS), has reportedly instructed its operatives to arrest the Central Bank of Nigeria governor Godwin Emefiele as soon as he is seen in public. The DSS is still seeking to apprehend Emefiele despite losing its bid to have a Nigerian...
Crypto Funding Plunged in 2022, but VC Head Sees Areas of Opportunity for 2023
23.12.2022
CoinFund’s David Pakman talks FTX, DeFi and the way forward
Swarm, Ethereum’s Storage Network, Announces Mainnet Storage Incentives and Web3PC Inception
21.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Swarm, the decentralised storage and communication system built on Ethereum, is announcing the mainnet release of its storage incentives programme, a mechanism to reward storage providers, which now incorporates staking. Swarm has been in development for the past five years, having...
Blockchain VC funding surpasses 2021 total despite declining since May
20.12.2022
After a tumultuous year in crypto, investors are now more selective with their funding
Axelar officially raises $60M seed funding for future Web3 leaders
20.12.2022
Axelar, which happens to be a prime entity related to infrastructure projects which offer safe and secure interchain communication, has officially announced putting aside an amount of $60 million in the form of funding. However, this has been done through the Axelar Ecosystem Startup Funding...
FTX warns it will claw back political donations and contributions
20.12.2022
The exchange warned those who received payments from FTX or its former executives that it's looking to recover funds even if they were donated to charity
Polychain Leads $7M Funding for Hardware Wallet Developer Foundation Devices
19.12.2022
The Bitcoin-focused startup offers the Passport hardware wallet and Envoy mobile app
Web3 Privacy Layer Aztec Raises $100 Million in Series B Funding Round to Produce an Encrypted Version of Ethereum
19.12.2022
Aztec, a Web3 privacy layer, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round led by the Andreessen Horowitz subsidiary a16z crypto. The organization, which already offers privacy-based services for a slew of Ethereum-based apps, will now focus on constructing an encrypted version of Ethereum...
Bitvavo to prefund locked DCG assets worth $296.7M amid liquidity crisis
17.12.2022
The Digital Currency Group and its affiliates (DCG) cited liquidity problems as it suspended repayments, temporarily halting users from withdrawing their funds
Democrats to reportedly return over $1M of SBF's funding to FTX victims
17.12.2022
Three democratic committees, the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC, pledged to return SBF’s political donations after the entrepreneur was charged with eight counts of financial crimes