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Fund Manager Jim Chanos Says He’s Shorting Coinbase
19.3.2022
The founder of Kynikos Associates called the crypto exchange a “bubble stock” in a CNBC interview
Katie Haun’s New Fund Joins $10M Round for Polkadot Lending Protocol Moonwell
17.3.2022
The project will enable users to take out over-collateralized loans on Polkadot’s EVM-compatible Moonbeam parachain
President Zelenskyy Signs Ukraine’s Law ‘On Virtual Assets’
17.3.2022
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the law “On Virtual Assets” which aims to regulate the crypto market in Ukraine. The approval comes as his country is increasingly relying on cryptocurrency donations to fund its defense and deal with humanitarian problems amid an ongoing...
Coinbase enables users to fund wallets from Chrome browser extension
16.3.2022
It's an especially simplified process for American and Canadian Coinbase users, who can use their debit cards for transfers
$100M fund aims to support the growth of decentralized machine economy
16.3.2022
The IoTeX Foundation will examine all DApp developers thoroughly to ensure that they effectively enable machine financialization
EA Cancels Its Big Summer Event
16.3.2022
First kicking off in 2016, Electronic Arts has traditionally used the week of E3 in early June to hold its own EA Play Live event, during which the publisher would make many of its biggest announcements for the year. That’s coming to an end in 2022.Read more
Investors Inject $450 Million Into Consensys, Ethereum Incubator Now Valued at $7 Billion
15.3.2022
The Ethereum software firm Consensys has announced the incubator has raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Parafi Capital. The latest financing brings the company’s valuation to over $7 billion, following the $200 million Series C raise Consensys secured last November....
Stellar Development Foundation Launches $30 Million Investment Fund
15.3.2022
The fund will match existing investments into platforms that use the Stellar blockchain
Argentinians Criticize IMF Requirement to Slow Down Crypto Adoption in the Country
15.3.2022
Argentinian citizens involved in the cryptocurrency industry are criticizing a perceived anti-crypto requirement that the recent deal made with the IMF has introduced. The deal, which restructures and gives more facilities to the country to pay the $45 billion owed to the fund, also hints at...
Ukraine Creates NFTs to Fund Their Struggle Against Russia
14.3.2022
Never seen in history before, decentralized currencies have helped a great deal in Ukraine’s struggle against Russia. While the policies of the world’s countries have been directed towards incapacitating the Russian economy, the charitable activities of the crypto space have helped with...
Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether
11.3.2022
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the world’s largest stablecoin is great. Investors...
Hedge Fund Fir Tree Makes ‘Big Short’ Bet Against Tether: Bloomberg
11.3.2022
The asymmetric bet limits the downside, but promises big profits if correct, say clients of the firm
HBAR Foundation launches $100M climate-focused impact fund, declaring DOVU as inaugural grantee
10.3.2022
According to the announcement, the fund is "designed to strengthen accountability and transparency in ecological markets", with an inherent adherence of contributing towards the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals
Hedera’s HBAR Foundation Launches $100M Sustainable Impact Fund
10.3.2022
The fund will target projects that focus on sustainable development, such as carbon offsets
Avalanche Foundation Launches $290 Million ‘Multiverse’ Incentives Program for Subnets
10.3.2022
The Avalanche Foundation has announced a new incentives program to support the use of subnets. The organization announced that the program, dubbed “Multiverse,” will connect developers with a fund of up to $290 million, approximately 4 million AVAX, to incentivize the growth...
How does a VC see game discovery?
9.3.2022
We talk to Transcend Fund about how they evaluate and fund games
Unicef Receives $2.5 Million in Crypto for Ukraine From Binance Charity Foundation
9.3.2022
Binance Charity is donating $2.5 million worth of cryptocurrency to support the humanitarian efforts of Unicef in Ukraine. The announcement comes as the ongoing military clash with the invading Russian forces is putting more and more children at risk. Unicef to Fund Activities in Ukraine With...
Goldman Sachs is hooking up clients with Galaxy Digital’s ETH fund
9.3.2022
Goldman and Galaxy Digital are partnering up again to help the former’s clients gain more access to the crypto industry that the latter offers in spades
Griffin Gaming Partners Launches $750 Million Gaming and Web3 Fund
9.3.2022
Griffin Gaming Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in gaming-related investments, has revealed the launch of its second gaming-related fund. The fund, which was reportedly oversubscribed, managed to raise $750 million to support gaming initiatives, including Web3-based and blockchain...
Goldman Sachs Offering ETH Fund to Clients Through Galaxy Digital
8.3.2022
The bank is introducing crypto-curious clients to Galaxy’s Institutional Ethereum Fund, according to SEC documents