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South African Crypto Exchange Valr Raises $50 Million in Series B Funding Round
3.3.2022
South African cryptocurrency exchange Valr announced recently that it has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Pantera Capital. The capital raise means Valr is now valued at a reported $240 million. Funds Raised to Finance Valr’s Expansion Into Other Markets The South African...
Mobius Capital Founder Explains Why Bitcoin Is Rallying Amid Russia-Ukraine War
3.3.2022
Veteran investor Mark Mobius, the founder of Mobius Capital, explains why the price of bitcoin is rallying as the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens. “Bitcoin is showing strength now because the Russians have a way of getting money out,” he said. Mark Mobius on Why Bitcoin’s Price...
Lucrosus Capital CEO Piotr Barbachowski Explains the Benefits of Decentralized Venture Capital
2.3.2022
Lucrosus Capital is the first gamified Decentralized Venture Capital (DeVC) providing institutional benefits to individual investors through its own token. Tokenization allowed this project to truly make investing decentralized. Due to the application of unique blockchain features, investments will...
No, Jack Dorsey, venture capital will not run Web3
2.3.2022
Jack Dorsey’s vision of Web3 as a VC coup against the established tech royalty is not that simple and things may not be as clear-cut
Electric Capital Raises $1B for 2 New Crypto VC Funds
1.3.2022
Long-term investing and public goods will be a focus for the two new funds from what had been a smaller player in the world of crypto VC
African Crypto Exchange VALR Raises $50M in Series B Led by Pantera Capital
1.3.2022
Alameda Research and Coinbase Ventures were also investors in the round, which valued the company at $240 million
Crypto investment funds attract $36M in capital despite market turmoil
28.2.2022
Inflows into Bitcoin and Ether investment products continue to rise as institutional investors re-accumulate
Hack VC Launches $200 Million Crypto Seed Fund
28.2.2022
Hack VC, a crypto investment firm, has launched a new $200 million crypto-based seed fund. The venture capital company, which is behind the hack.summit() event, one of the biggest blockchain programming events in the world, aims to invest in early stage Web3-based teams. The idea behind this fund...
LABEL Foundation Debuts on Top Digital Asset Exchange in South Korea
25.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. LABEL Foundation recently gained authorization from one of South Korea’s main exchanges and a listing position with KRW (South Korean currency), the advancement has immediately followed after Clesson (the parent company) garnered equity capital from two significant investment...
Pantera Capital Says Some Crypto Selling Pressure Has Been Tax Related
24.2.2022
Some $14 trillion of cryptocurrency capital gains were created last year, and tax bills need to be paid
Crypto Settlement Startup Zebec Gets $15 Million to Craft Programmable Cash Stream Payments
24.2.2022
The multi-signature treasury management and settlement startup Zebec has revealed the company has raised $15 million in order to bolster a continuous and programmable cash stream protocol on the Solana blockchain. Zebec says the company aims to be the “payment solution for DAOs, crypto...
Solana-Based Defi Margin Trading Protocol Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding
24.2.2022
On Wednesday, the team behind Solana-based decentralized finance (defi) margin protocol Marginfi, announced Mrgn Labs has raised $3 million in seed funding from investors. With the recently acquired funds, Marginfi aims to build the first cross-margining engine on the Solana blockchain. Mrgn Labs...
Fast Break Labs Raises $$6M in Seed Funding Round
23.2.2022
Web 3 fantasy sports game from Fast Break Labs also saw investment from League of Legends developer Riot Games’ Thomas Vu
Journalist alleges Mimo Capital co-founder was behind 2016 exploit of The Dao: Report
22.2.2022
"This is yet another example of evidence preserved on the blockchain forever,” said Chainalysis
NFTs and social capital. How projects are collaborating to the mutual benefit of the entire sector
21.2.2022
Behind every successful NFT project stands a strong community. Here’s how creators and community members are collaborating with thought leaders, marketplaces and brands to strengthen their project's fundamentals
Report: Blockchain and Crypto VC Investments Grew Almost Tenfold During 2021 in Latam
20.2.2022
A new report issued by LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, has found that the venture capital (VC) investment in the region has grown immensely compared to the previous year’s numbers. In general, the region registered investments of more than $15 billion...
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...
Crypto Exchange Binance Halts Activities in Israel After Regulator Raises Licensing Issue
19.2.2022
Binance has reportedly halted services in Israel after the cryptocurrency exchange was approached by the country’s financial regulator inquiring about its activities and the licenses under which it operates. A growing number of regulators have been scrutinizing Binance for operating without...
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...
Crypto 'best place' to store wealth during Fed rate hike: Pantera CEO
18.2.2022
"I think when all’s said and done, investors will be given a choice: they have to invest in something, and if rates are rising, blockchain is going to be the most relatively attractive," said Dan Morehead