Venture capital from Pantera, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, ConsenSys and Crypto.com is making its way to Web3 projects. Despite extreme volatility in the price of crypto assets, venture funds continue to make strategic investments in the industry. In recent weeks, the focus has shifted to infrastructure developers in Web3, play-to-earn and GameFi — nascent industries…
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“A more vital future” — Praxis is one step closer to building a crypto-powered city utopia, after a funding round from leading crypto VCs. Peter Thiel-backed city-building startup Praxis has raised $15 million in Series A funding from a variety of crypto venture firms led by Paradigm Capital, Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, and Three Arrows…
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The official Ukraine crypto wallets are now accepting donations from the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem; cofounder Gavin Wood has donated $5.8 million or 298,367 DOT. Calls from the crypto community for Ukraine to accept other cryptocurrencies have been answered. The official Ukraine Twitter account shared that it will now accept donations from Polkadot (DOT), while other…
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The Ukrainian government has reached out to the crypto community on Twitter to raise funds to support its civilians and troops. Within the first week of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Ukrainian government has reached out to the crypto community on Twitter for raising funds to support its civilians and troops. Ukraine has now started accepting…
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BitPanda said Trustology acquisition would be the first step towards launching its prime brokerage service BitPanda pro. BitPanda, a Vienna-based crypto exchange platform, has made its maiden acquisition in the form of United Kingdom-based Trustology, a crypto custodian and wallet service provider, for an undisclosed amount. BitPanda will rebrand the newly acquired fintech firm to…
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In other news, Fireblocks has acquired First Digital in a deal worth $100 million and the New York Stock Exchange is pursuing NFT trading. Last week’s Crypto Biz newsletter explained how Wall Street is essentially marketing Bitcoin (BTC) for us after Wells Fargo said digital assets could “soon hit a hyper-inflection point” in terms of…
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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 “commitment to crypto.” Venture Firm Sequoia Capital to Launch a Fund Focused on Liquid…
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The Graph launched its mainnet in December 2020 and is already being used by leading DeFi protocols and EVM-centric chains. Blockchain data indexing protocol The Graph has launched a $205 million ecosystem fund to lure new developers to its platform, offering further evidence that venture capital firms were still keen to support growth funds centered…
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Venture capital firms allocated $25.2 billion towards blockchain and cryptocurrency projects in 2021, the highest on record. American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has launched a new cryptocurrency fund as part of its ongoing efforts to bootstrap the next generation of promising crypto-focused startups. Bloomberg reported Thursday that Sequoia is allocating up to $600 million…
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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 P2E ecosystem. Animoca Brands and Brinc Launch P2E Fund for…
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