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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...
Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Bets Big on Indian Crypto Exchange, Undeterred by Crypto Ban Reports
9.10.2020
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested in Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin despite regulatory uncertainty and reports of a possible crypto ban in India. Unocoin has seen the number of new users grow 10-fold since the supreme court quashed the banking restriction...
Pantera Capital’s First Venture Fund Did Pretty Well. Its Second Fund? Not So Much
8.10.2020
Pantera Capital’s venture capital returns, which have fallen by almost threefold, are beating startup investors but lagging the stock market
Tim Draper’s Venture Studio to Triple-Down on Blockchain Projects With a $25M Fund
6.10.2020
At the LA Blockchain Summit, the blockchain and fintech venture studio Draper Goren Holm announced the launch of a $25 million blockchain fund called “Fund 1.” According to the announcement the money will be used for promising blockchain and fintech startups in Series A and seed...
Compound, Gauntlet Founders Raise $4M for New DeFi Scout Fund
30.9.2020
Robert Leshner's Robot Ventures has secured $4 million in funding from Galaxy Digital and Paradigm to find early opportunities in DeFi
Climate Startup Nori Raises $4M to Solve Carbon Market Double-Spending
24.9.2020
Nori has been funded to build a blockchain-based market for carbon credits that will start by paying farmers to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
Ex-Pantera Partner’s New Crypto Fund Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’
24.9.2020
Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin
Different Cars, Same Radio Presets: Daimler Blockchain Venture Lets Settings Follow Users
24.9.2020
Focused around digital identity and data, Ontology announced on Thursday it has partnered with automaker Daimler AG to build blockchain-enabled mobility solutions
Facebook’s Libra Co-Founder Morgan Beller Departs to Return to VC
22.9.2020
Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She'd worked at a16z before joining Facebook
Framework’s Michael Anderson: ‘Ethereum is where DeFi will continue to be’
12.9.2020
One of DeFi’s most active, successful investors shares his thoughts on yield farming, the origin of LINK Marines, and how DeFi will evolve
Pomp launches new venture fund, says 'You’ll never regret betting on yourself'
11.9.2020
He's chosen a rolling fund structure for reasons of flexibility
Cointelegraph moderates CV Labs’ first ‘Blockchain in Art’ online panel
9.9.2020
What does blockchain tech have to do with art? Find out during this upcoming panel from Cointelegraph and CV Labs
Tim Draper Heaps Praise on Bitcoin Cash
5.9.2020
Billionaire and venture capitalist Tim Draper has praised bitcoin cash after recently purchasing the coin. Lauding the ease of use as well as buying it, Draper encourages his followers to do likewise. Draper’s endorsement comes as the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community braces for a fork instigated...