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Ripple Sued by 13 Australian Banks for Trademark Infringement
29.8.2020
Ripple Labs Inc. is being sued in an Australian court for allegedly infringing a trademark belonging to several local banks. A lawsuit filed by the New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA), a joint venture between the Reserve Bank of Australia and 13 domestic banks, claims that Ripple copied...
DeFi Studio Framework Labs Leaves Stealth Mode With $8M in Seed Funding
28.8.2020
Framework Labs says it's already playing a key role in projects including Uniswap and Chainlink
Polkadot-Based Acala Raises $7M as DeFi Grabs Land on Another Blockchain
27.8.2020
Acala, a DeFi startup building on the Polkadot blockchain, has closed a $7 million simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) led by Pantera Capital
DCG to Invest $100M in Bitcoin Mining Venture
27.8.2020
Blockchain investment firm Digital Currency Group has branched into the bitcoin mining industry though a subsidiary called Foundry
First Mover: Anything-Goes Token Market Repudiates Rich-Only Venture Capital Club
24.8.2020
Venture capital is no longer just for the rich, as crypto markets let traders bet on early-stage digital-asset startups, risks included
Hollywood Royalty Flexes Crypto-Art Goals: Ashton Kutcher Auctions NFT Digital Art for ETH
21.8.2020
Actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher’s first attempt at digital art, an awful piece titled “The Eye of the Beholder”, is auctioning at Cryptograph. At the time of writing, the highest bid stood at 13.26 ethereum, or about $5,400, with a day to go before the sale ends....
VC-Backed Crypto Exchange Mexo Launches in Latin America
21.8.2020
Mexo, a cryptocurrency exchange designed for the Latin American user, launched on Thursday
BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
20.8.2020
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months
Pantera Capital Has Raised 3x More This Year Than It Did in 2019
17.8.2020
But that’s still less than it raised in 2018
Blockchain Venture Capital Firm SPiCE VC Taps Coinbase as Digital Asset Custody Partner
17.8.2020
SpiceVC announced it has signed an agreement with Coinbase Custody, under which Coinbase will serve as the digital asset custodian for the Spice token
Public VC Funding: Stopgap or Future Solution for Blockchain Startups?
10.8.2020
As private investors withhold seed funding from blockchain enterprises, venture capital firms armed with public funds are filling the void
South Korea’s Largest Bank Unveils Bitcoin Custody Services
9.8.2020
KB Kookmin Bank (KB), the largest commercial bank in South Korea, has agreed on a deal with blockchain venture fund Hashed and crypto exchange Cumberland Korea to offer bitcoin custody services. In January, the government-owned bank filed its trademark application for digital assets custody with...
Electric Capital’s New $110M VC Fund Is 90% Institutions
3.8.2020
Crypto VC firm Electric Capital has closed its second fund at $110 million. Of the money raised, 90% of it is institutional capital
Delphi Digital Launches Venture Investment Arm
30.7.2020
Crypto research and consulting Delphi Digital has launched a VC fund alongside an overhaul of its website
New PwC and CV VC Report Highlights Blockchain in the Art World
21.7.2020
Swiss blockchain investment firm CV VC and PwC released a report covering top global firms focused on implementing blockchain in art
Three Arrows, Framework Invest in DeFi Site Aave With $3M LEND Token Sale
15.7.2020
Framework Ventures and Three Arrows Capital announced a $3 million investment in Aave, the firm behind the third-largest lending platform in DeFi
This a16z Alum Is Launching a VC Fund Focused on Platforms You Can ‘Own’
14.7.2020
An Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) alum is launching a new venture firm focused on building a crypto-powered "ownership economy."
Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000 USDC
9.7.2020
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a request from law enforcement.” A joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, Centre is the issuer of the dollar-pegged USDC stablecoin, which runs on...
Binance Labs Leads $1M Seed Round in Crypto Tor Alternative HOPR
9.7.2020
Binance Labs, the seed funding arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has made its first investment of 2020, backing privacy startup HOPR
Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute
7.7.2020
Funding will go towards expanding its liquidity products across the crypto derivatives market