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The Graph Foundation taps protocol infrastructure developer for $60M grant
17.6.2021
Protocol infrastructure company StreamingFast is the recipient of the full $60 million grant. It will work with The Graph to further develop its decentralized internet ambitions
Yield Guild Games doubles down on play-to-earn model with $4M funding round
16.6.2021
The Series A funding round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, an esports-focused venture capital firm. A.Capital Ventures, IDEO, CoLab, Mechanism Capital and ParaFi Capital also participated in the raise, as did several angel investors
New DAO launches after $230M funding round including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard
16.6.2021
A new decentralized autonomous organization, BitDAO, announced its launch with a $230 million private sale and major contributions from Singapore-based Bybit
Hedge Funds Aim for $300 Billion in Crypto Assets Within 5 Years, Survey Shows
16.6.2021
Hedge funds are likely to significantly increase their crypto holdings, a global poll of chief financial officers has indicated. According to an average figure based on their forecasts, the funds will keep more than 7% of assets in cryptocurrency within the next five years. Hedge Fund CFOs Expect...
One in Five Kiwis Bullish on Crypto Investments, New Poll Suggests
15.6.2021
Cryptocurrency investing has been rising in popularity among New Zealanders and a fifth of the respondents in a new survey either plan to or have already, put money into digital assets. The poll also found that young Kiwis are more likely to use micro-investing platforms than older generations....
DeFi exchange dYdX raises $65M in Series C fundraiser
15.6.2021
The dYdX platform allows users to trade perpetual contracts with exposure to various crypto markets. It claims to have built the fastest decentralized exchange through layer-two solutions
Fidelity Executive Believes Bitcoin’s Price ‘Bottom Is in’ After Last Month’s Market Carnage
15.6.2021
On Monday, Jurrien Timmer, director of global macro at Fidelity and co-manager of the Fidelity Global Strategies Fund, told his 56,000 Twitter followers his perspective on the current bitcoin prices. “In my view, it looks like the bottom is in,” the Fidelity executive explained, sharing...
Within five years, US hedge funds expect to hold 10.6% of assets in crypto
15.6.2021
North American hedge funds are at the vanguard of crypto-curious investors, although EU and U.K. funds are not far behind, expecting to hold 6.8% of their assets in crypto within five years
Following massive BTC purchase announcement, MicroStrategy says it may sell up to $1B in stock
15.6.2021
The firm said it intended to use the proceeds from the offering “for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of Bitcoin.”
Ethereum investment products see largest weekly outflows on record — CoinShares
14.6.2021
Despite recording high weekly outflows, Ether funds have generated $994 million in inflows this year. The total assets held in ETH funds are nearly $11.1 billion
China-based Rangers Protocol raises $63M via private equity round
14.6.2021
Rocket Protocol has been rebranded to Rangers Protocol after completing a major investment round. Pantera, Huobi Ventures Blockchain Fund and Alameda Research are among the backers
MicroStrategy could hold more than $4B in Bitcoin after latest private offering and crypto purchase
14.6.2021
With the price of Bitcoin moving above $40,000 for the first time in weeks, the company could soon hold more than 100,000 BTC
Canadian Bitcoin ETF adds to its holdings despite steep market correction
13.6.2021
The Purpose Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has been reaccumulating BTC since mid-May, a sign that investors are keen to buy the dip
Forecasting Bitcoin price using quantitative models, Part 4
12.6.2021
An intellectual attempt to estimate Bitcoin’s price, corrected according to the hash rate metric
Is there a right way to regulate crypto? Yes, and this is how
12.6.2021
Cryptocurrency is a promising asset class for people and investors, but the lack of proper regulation slows down its innovation
Stake Technologies secures $10M to build dapp ecosystem for Polkadot and Kusama
11.6.2021
The parent company of Plasm Network and Shiden Network has prioritized development initiatives centered around Polkadot and Kusama. The company received support from over a dozen venture firms and several other angel investors
Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups
11.6.2021
A long-running backer of the crypto industry, billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard recently invested in two digital asset startups
Senator Warren Calls Out Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption — Bitcoiners Bite Back
10.6.2021
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies yesterday in a Banking Senate Subcommittee hearing. In the hearing, Warren criticized the energy consumption that Bitcoin and other proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies need to operate. Warren also thinks cryptocurrencies are...
Pantera Capital and Arrington XRP Capital lead $5.8M Unbound Finance raise
10.6.2021
Unbound Capital aims to become the first decentralized cross-chain stablecoin. The private investment round had participation from at least 14 venture funds and over a dozen angel investors from across the blockchain industry
$157B Victory Capital plans to enter crypto market
9.6.2021
The firm aims to let U.S. investors get exposure to crypto through a private fund tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index