Chris Ko, CEO and co-founder of Fenix Games, considers Fenix Games “like a VC fund” for powering the next generation of blockchain games. Web3 game publisher Fenix Games raised $150 million in funding to acquire, invest and distribute blockchain games. The fund will be used to create a game publishing company specifically for mainstreaming blockchain…
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Bitmain-backed crypto lender Matrixport is the other half of a new funding round targeting a $100 million raise. Matrixport, the cryptocurrency firm founded by Bitmain co-founder Wu Jihan, is in the process of raising $100 million in funding despite the ongoing crypto market crisis. Lead investors have already committed $50 million for Matrixport’s new funding…
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Changpeng Zhao first announced the fund following FTX filing for bankruptcy, saying it would be aimed at helping projects with liquidity issues but was not for “liars or frauds.” Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of crypto exchange Binance, has denied a report claiming he met with investors in Abu Dhabi in an effort to raise cash…
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The lending firm claims it’s having “constructive conversations with creditors” and plans to resolve the situation without the need for a bankruptcy filing. Cryptocurrency lending company Genesis has refuted speculation that it is planning an “imminent” bankruptcy filing should it fail to cover a $1 billion shortfall caused by the fall of crypto exchange FTX.…
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Over 150 projects, including Chainlink, Uniswap and Aave, have signaled their intent to deploy on the layer-2 blockchain. Matter Labs, the developer behind the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible zkSync, has received major industry backing as it pledges to fully open source its platform — marking the first such initiative for a ZK-rollup technology. Matter Labs…
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With one of the biggest crypto businesses falling overnight after getting caught misappropriating user funds, CZ believed the episode was devastating for the industry, which took away a lot of consumer confidence. Crypto exchange FTX joined many other fallen projects — including Terra (LUNA), 3AC, Celsius and Voyager — in filing for bankruptcy in 2022.…
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The crypto market managed an 11% bounce from the Nov. 9 low, but a handful of metrics show a severe lack of investor confidence. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization dropped by 24% between Nov. 8 and Nov. 10, reaching a $770 billion low. However, after the initial panic was subdued and forced future contracts liquidations…
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FTX won’t be getting a bailout from Tether who confirmed it isn’t planning to provide a cash injection despite the CEO reportedly reaching out to multiple firms for help. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has lost at least one potential rescuer as it battles to fill a reported multi-billion dollar hole in its balance sheet. The CTO…
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Web3 companies continue to hire amidst a bull market as tech giants undergo layoffs and hiring freezes. As inflation continues to grow, coupled with a looming recession, many tech firms are having to cut portions of their staff. To put this in perspective, data from Layoffs.fyi found that over 700 tech startups have experienced layoffs…
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Cryptocurrencies are being used to provide military and humanitarian aid in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has tested the capabilities of crypto in a real-world conflict where sanctions and inventive blockchain crowdfunding models abound. The war, which is drawing into its ninth month, has uncovered a raft of blockchain benefits, such as the capacity…
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