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Scaramucci highlights key factors why crypto market will soon recover
15.8.2022
Anthony Scaramucci cited the Merge, improving macro indicators such as waning inflation, key business partnerships and pumping crypto prices as reasons for his optimism moving forward
Skybridge Expects Bitcoin to Reach $300K in 6 Years — ‘You Are Going to See a Lot More Commercial Activities’
15.8.2022
Skybridge Capital is “pretty optimistic” about bitcoin and ethereum over the next 12 to 24 months. The global asset management firm’s founder explained that the world’s largest cryptocurrency could reach $300K in six years, urging investors to “just relax”...
US Venture Capital Firm Leads New Investment in Nigerian Startup Teamapt
14.8.2022
The United States-based venture capital (VC) firm, QED Investors, recently led an investment round that raised more than $50 million for the Nigerian fintech Teamapt. The investment, as well as the VC firm’s hiring of personnel tasked with spearheading its investments in Africa, seem...
Crypto Biz: A Futurist take on crypto
12.8.2022
The 2022 Blockchain Futurist conference in Toronto, Canada wrapped up this week. DeFi and institutional adoption of crypto were high on the agenda
Arrington Capital Moonbeam Growth Fund Makes a Strategic Investment in DAM Finance
12.8.2022
The Arrington Capital Moonbeam Growth Fund has supported DAM Finance, a framework for generating buying power from cross-chain token portfolio management. The $100 million Arrington Capital Moonbeam Growth Fund, which was recently formed to support the Moonbeam ecosystem, has made its...
Maven 11 launches $30M lending pool on Maple as borrowers turn to DeFi
11.8.2022
With liquidity drying up in the wake of CeFi contagion, borrowers are turning to decentralized finance for their credit needs
Crypto Fund QCP Capital Says Options Trading Is Next Institutional Growth Driver
11.8.2022
Institutional investors are much more likely to partake in options trading than other crypto-centric niches, founder Darius Sit said at an event in Seoul
Moroccan Capital Markets Regulator Launches Fintech Portal
11.8.2022
The Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), the capital markets regulatory body in Morocco, announced recently that it has launched a fintech portal on its website. The new portal has been created in order to facilitate exchanges between the regulator and “companies involved in...
ReadON Completes $2M Seed Round to Build a Decentralized Content Distribution Platform
11.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. ReadON (readon.me), a company that aims to provide users with a brand-new content consumption experience by utilizing blockchain, completed its seed investment round of $2M led by SevenX Ventures. Other investors included HashKey Capital, Foresight Ventures, Sky9 Capital, ArkStream...
Landfill Gas Mitigation Firm Vespene Energy Secures $4.3M to Bolster Gas-to-Bitcoin Solutions
11.8.2022
On August 9, a firm that uses landfill methane to fuel bitcoin miners, Vespene Energy, announced the company has raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. Vespene aims to use the funds for its pilot in California by using landfill methane to mine bitcoin and “mitigate...
Wealth managers and VCs are helping drive institutional crypto adoption — Wave Financial execs
10.8.2022
“Things are much more encouraging, even though this is clearly a time of pain," said Wave Financial’s head of business development Mike Jones
Bain Capital Leads $12M Round for Scalable Blockchain Developer RISC Zero
9.8.2022
The startup uses zero-knowledge proofs to create a developer-friendly blockchain
Andreessen Horowitz Leads $20M Funding Round for CreatorDAO
9.8.2022
Paris Hilton also backed the decentralized autonomous organization providing capital and operational support for creators
Renewable Energy Company Closes $4.3M Capital Round to Convert Landfill Methane Into Bitcoin
9.8.2022
Vespene Energy’s first funding round was led by Polychain Capital
Native Payment Infrastructure, Airswift, Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding Led by CE Innovation Capital
8.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, August 8, 2022 – Airswift, a fintech startup pioneering Web 3.0 native payment solutions, announced that it raised $2 million USD in a pre-seed funding round led by CE Innovation Capital (CEiC). The latest funding comes amid a bear market sentiment and uncertainty around...
Multi-Blockchain Platform Geeq Receives $25M 'Capital Commitment' From Investment Group GEM
8.8.2022
The funding will be released as performance milestones are met
How to Spot the Next Celsius Before It’s Too Late
7.8.2022
It’s every crypto investor’s worst nightmare, depositing money with a platform that later goes bust, making it all but impossible to recover funds. It’s also bad enough investing in the native token of any such platform, the collapse of which will send that token plummeting to Earth like a lead...
Report Shows Crypto Startups Raised $30.3 Billion in H1 2022, Exceeding Total Raised in 2021
7.8.2022
While cryptocurrency markets have seen poor performances during the first two quarters of 2022, a recently published fundraising report authored by Messari researchers notes that $30.3 billion was raised by crypto projects and startups during the first half of 2022. The $30.3 billion raised across...
VC Roundup: Lightning Network payment rail, DeFi trading platform and blockchain security firm raise millions
6.8.2022
ZEBEDEE, Halborn, Hashflow, Socios and EtherMail headline the latest funding deals from the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency
Bankrupt Crypto Firm Voyager Digital Approved to Release $270 Million in Cash Deposits
5.8.2022
The now defunct and bankrupt Voyager Digital has been approved by the court to distribute $270 million in funds to creditors and affected customers. The news follows the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board ordering Voyager to remove any statements that allege...