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NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding Round
6.8.2020
Dapper Labs raised $12 million in its newest funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple
Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Algorithm Debate Heats Up With Fears of Another Chain Split
5.8.2020
With a touch more than three months left until the next Bitcoin Cash upgrade, crypto proponents have been witnessing a new quarrel rise after last year’s contentious Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP). This time around, the tensions derive from the Difficulty Algorithm Adjustment (DAA)...
DeFi-Focused Derivatives Platform Hedget Raises $500K in Seed Funding
4.8.2020
The round was led by FBG Capital and NGC Ventures, both Asia-based venture firms
tZERO Slashes Jobs, Salaries as It Gears Up for Another Funding Round
30.7.2020
In an attempt to improve its cash burn rate, tZERO has slashed its headcount and asked senior staff to take equity as it prepares for a new raise
Pantera Capital Leads $2.6M Seed Round for DEX Protocol Injective
29.7.2020
The protocol, incubated by Binance Labs, sets out to solve some of the issues facing users of decentralized exchanges
Bulls Control Bitcoin Price Even as Funding Rates Reach Record Highs
29.7.2020
As Bitcoin rallied through $10K, derivatives markets started to show signs of excessive leverage but the market remains tilted toward bulls
Bitcoin Suisse Completes a $48 Million Series A Financing Round
25.7.2020
Swiss crypto financial services provider, Bitcoin Suisse completes its first financing round of $ 48 million (CHF 45 million). The completed Series A financing round now has Bitcoin Suisse’s 2019 pro forma equity totaling around $108 million. The financing round includes 16.4% of shares...
Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round
24.7.2020
Bitcoin Suisse said some of the funding will go on new product offerings if its banking license applications are successful
South African Exchange Valr Raises $3.4 Million in a Series A Funding Round
22.7.2020
A South Africa based cryptocurrency exchange, Valr has just raised $3.4 million in a Series A funding round led by 100x Group, the parent company to Bitmex. The funding round, in which 4Di Capital also participated, however, does not change Valr’s controlling shareholder structure. In...
VALR Gathers R57-million In Funding Round To Promote Crypto Sector
21.7.2020
Working as the biggest cryptocurrency trading platform in Johannesburg, South Africa, VALR has revealed that the exchange has pooled in R57-million (USD 3.4 million) in its recently concluded Series A equity funding round. The firm is dedicated to using the collected funds in laying strong efforts...
Teller Raises $1M in Seed Funding to Bring Credit Scores to DeFi
17.7.2020
Lending startup Teller has raised $1 million in a seed funding round led by Framework Ventures to create a credit score protocol for DeFi
Morgan Creek Leads $2.8M Seed Round for Crypto Insurance Upstart Evertas
15.7.2020
Formerly called BlockRe, the crypto insurance provider raised the seed round from Morgan Creek,Plug n Play, Kailash Ventures and other investors
Crypto Luminaries Auction NFT ‘Art’ for Charity
14.7.2020
Vitalik Buterin's quadratic funding notes raised 40 ETH for an open-source grant program. He and others are auctioning off NFTs on Cryptograph for charity
VMware Joins Samsung, Salesforce as Investor in Digital Asset’s Series C Funding Round
14.7.2020
Enterprise blockchain maker Digital Asset announced that VMware has joined its Series C funding round, though it didn't say how much it raised
European Blockchain Ecosystem Needs €350 Million for the Next 18 Months
7.7.2020
A study report by Leadblock Partners, an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, finds an accelerating growth of the European blockchain ecosystem. The findings of the Leadblock Partners study suggest European respondents have a funding need for €350 million for the next 18 months....
European Innovation Council Awards $5M to Six Blockchain Projects
1.7.2020
A Dutch project fighting fake news with blockchain wins European Commission’s “Blockchains for Social Good” prize
Coinbase Ventures Joins $23M Funding Round for Crypto Custody Firm
1.7.2020
Curv, a company that provides increased secrecy when it comes to holding crypto assets, has closed a $23 million Series A funding round
Innovation Grant Worth $15 Million to Encourage Asian Blockchain Startups
28.6.2020
Singaporean blockchain developers Building Cities Beyond creates an innovation grant to encourage development on its ecosystem
Tezos Likely Avoiding SEC Action with $25M Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement
28.6.2020
The consolidated class-action lawsuit against the Tezos Foundation appears likely to end in a $25M settlement which might forestall further SEC action
Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development
25.6.2020
The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund