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Crypto Investment Fund Iconium Spearheads Push for the Decentralized Internet
24.2.2022
Milan, Italy, February 24, 2022 – Iconium, a crypto investment fund specializing in digital assets and projects promoting decentralization, spearheads the effort to support the infrastructure of Web3.0. Led by industry veterans, Iconium leverages its vast network of industry experts to support...
Hedge fund report says Bitcoin price is ‘at a relatively inexpensive place’
23.2.2022
A recent report from Pantera Capital said moves in the debt market and the Fed’s shifting monetary policy could be the fodder that fuels Bitcoin’s next monster rally
Metaverse Land Prices Are Driven by These Five Factors, Says Hedge Fund Investor
23.2.2022
Prices on real estate in the metaverse are mainly determined by the number of people that will get exposed to it, and how well it can be turned into a yield-generating machine for its owners through various monetization strategies, a hedge fund principal who specializes in digital assets...
Grayscale Investments Asks Investors to Help Convince SEC to Approve Bitcoin Spot ETF
22.2.2022
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital asset manager, has launched a campaign aimed at convincing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve its bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) application. Grayscale seeks to convert its $25.7 billion bitcoin trust...
KB Bank to launch South Korea’s first crypto investment fund
21.2.2022
The investment fund will be the first offered by a bank in the country and is expected to include a type of crypto index and ETFs
Flutterwave Raises $250 Million in Series D Funding Round, Startup Now Valued at Over $3 Billion
19.2.2022
Fintech startup Flutterwave announced recently that it has raised $250 million from its Series D funding round. The funding round, which attracted international investors, saw the startup’s value rise to over $3 billion. Capital Raised to Fund Flutterwave’s Expansion Plans...
MiamiCoin disbursement to fund a rental assistance program, says Mayor Suarez
18.2.2022
After a $5 million disbursement, MiamiCoin is the first CityCoin to withdraw funds from its treasury
Sequoia Capital Creating $500 Million Crypto Fund for Token Investment
18.2.2022
Last October, Sequoia Capital announced intentions to deconstruct the traditional venture capital model by forming a single fund to handle all of its U.S. and European assets (including publicly-traded shares). Now it’s setting out its next steps, including a $600 million fund focused...
Sequoia Capital Designates $500-600 Million to Crypto Fund Focused on Liquid Digital Assets
18.2.2022
On February 17, the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital announced the launch of a new $500 million to $600 million sub-fund dedicated to “liquid tokens and digital assets.” The company noted during its announcement that the new fund highlights Sequoia’s strategic...
DCG leads $205M growth fund for The Graph
17.2.2022
The Graph launched its mainnet in December 2020 and is already being used by leading DeFi protocols and EVM-centric chains
Sequoia Capital launches crypto fund worth up to $600M
17.2.2022
Venture capital firms allocated $25.2 billion towards blockchain and cryptocurrency projects in 2021, the highest on record
Animoca Brands and Venture Accelerator Brinc Launch $30 Million Play-to-Earn Guild Fund
15.2.2022
The blockchain firm Animoca Brands announced the company has partnered with the venture accelerator Brinc in order to launch a play-to-earn (P2E) Guild Accelerator Program. Both firms plan to dedicate $30 million over the next two years toward early-stage startups focused on expanding the global...
Coming Soon, Time Raiders: The Greatest NFT Treasure Hunt of All Time
15.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. LONDON, February 15, 2022 – Independent video game studio and publisher Utopian Game Labs, has teamed up with alphabit fund, the crypto asset fund advancing the overall development of the sector by investing in the world’s most innovative blockchain projects, to bring...
VC Roundup: Animoca leads NFT3 raise, Arca launches NFT fund and Alexis Ohanian broadens crypto exposure
14.2.2022
Hartmann Capital has also launched a new metaverse fund and Solana NFT marketplace aggregator Hyperspace raised $4.5 million
IMF: Crypto Is No Match for Well-Designed Central Bank Digital Currencies
14.2.2022
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, says that crypto assets and stablecoins are no match for well-designed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). “If CBDCs are designed prudently, they can potentially offer more resilience, more safety...
South Korean Sovereign Wealth Fund 'Indirectly' Buys Coinbase Shares
12.2.2022
A South Korean sovereign wealth investment fund has "indirectly" bought shares in the listed American crypto exchange giant Coinbase – although it has since distanced itself from crypto-related interests....
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Billionaire Bill Miller Has ‘Very Big’ Bitcoin Position — Calls BTC ‘Insurance Against Financial Catastrophe’
12.2.2022
Veteran investor and fund manager Bill Miller says he has “a very big position” in bitcoin and expects to see a lot of institutional adoption this year, particularly among endowments and foundations. “Bitcoin is insurance against financial catastrophe,” he opined. Bill...
Canadian Trucker Protesters Eye Bitcoin Amid Court-Ordered Fund Freeze
11.2.2022
The government of Canada’s Ontario has obtained an order from the province's Superior Court of Justice that allows freezing some USD 9.4m in funds collected through crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo for the 'trucker protest' -- encouraging calls by some of the protest’s supporters to develop...
Report: Lebanon Planning to Devalue Currency by 93%, Depositors to Lose $38 Billion
9.2.2022
The Lebanese government is reportedly planning to devalue the local currency by up to 93% in a desperate bid to receive funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As part of the plan, a major portion of foreign currency deposits in the banking system will be converted into local currency...
North Korea Still Hacking Crypto Exchanges to Fund Its Weapons Program, Says UN
7.2.2022
Independent sanctions monitors have told the United Nations (UN) that North Korea is continuing to use crypto and raids on international crypto exchanges as a major revenue stream to fund its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs.
The monitors, Reuters reported, submitted their findings to...