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02.09 / 09:51

SEC coinbase Venture Capital ICO Bittrex Amicus Paradigm Crypto Venture Capital Firm Paradigm CFO and General Counsel to Leave this Month – What's Going On?

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and General Counsel at crypto venture capital firm Paradigm are set the leave the company this month.

24.08 / 20:25

business Blockchain Investments Venture Capital Vessel Capital secures $55M to invest in Web3 infrastructure: Report

Venture capital firm Vessel Capital has announced a $55 million fund to invest in Web3 infrastructure and applications, TechCrunch reported. According to the founders, their goal is not to scale, but rather to assist crypto founders working on early-stage startups to launch and grow their projects.

24.08 / 16:31

business Blockchain Report Venture Capital Research Crypto VC inflows drop further as macro factors weigh on investments

July saw a drop in capital inflows from venture capitalists by 10.26% resulting in $700 million raised according to Cointelegraph Research VC Database. The last two months rejected the potential upward trend, as it seems that macroeconomic conditions revolving around the United States Federal Reserve rate hikes and geopolitical events are still having a more severe impact on VCs’ decision making.

22.08 / 19:15

Venture Capital fund Momentum Capital Gains $10M Investment to Hunt for Crypto's Next 'Apple'

San Francisco-based crypto-native fund Momentum Capital has secured an investment of $10 million from Canada's BM Fund.

18.08 / 21:43

business Blockchain Venture Capital Crypto grants foster innovation amid venture capital exodus

As the bear market keeps slashing venture capital from the crypto industry, alternative funding options, such as grants, have been gaining traction as a means of supporting the community while enabling the growth of established projects in a challenging crypto environment.

14.08 / 22:39

business Blockchain Funding Kraken Venture Capital Kraken Ventures to raise $100M in second fund, with focus on ‘early stage founders’

Citing the organization’s extensive experience in having completed “hundreds of early stage investments,” Brandon Gath, managing partner for Kraken Ventures, told Cointelegraph in an email that the new fund would focus on early stage founders but would offer support throughout the venture:

09.08 / 12:09

Venture Capital FTX Leading Venture Capital Firms Including Softbank and Sequoia Named as Defendants In Fresh Lawsuit for Links With FTX

A class-action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has named 18 venture capital investment firms as defendants for their links with the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.

09.08 / 08:53

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Eighteen leading venture capital (VC) investment firms, including Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Sino Global and Softbank, have been named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for their links to the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.

04.08 / 22:15

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Venture capital interest in cryptocurrency has decreased significantly since the bull run of 2021. At $2.3 trillion in market capitalization, every VC wanted a piece of the industry.

03.08 / 19:37

business Blockchain Funding Metaverse Venture Capital Meta Ceo Futureverse co-founders launch $50M venture fund

Shara Senderoff and Aaron McDonald, co-founders of AI and metaverse company Futurverse, have launched a new $50 million venture fund and studio.

28.07 / 11:35

Venture Capital FTX Sequoia Capital Cuts Crypto Fund by Over 65% to $200 Million – What's Going On?

Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital has slashed the size of its cryptocurrency fund by over 65%, reducing it from $585 million to $200 million, Wall Street Journal reported citing sources familiar with the matter.

28.07 / 01:51

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Venture capital giant Sequoia Capital reportedly downsized its cryptocurrency fund from $585 million to $200 million, amid a liquidity crunch and a pivot away toward smaller crypto players.

25.07 / 18:31

Investments Venture Capital Investors crypto startups Crypto Startups Secure $201.4M in Funding: Futureverse and RISC Zero Lead the Way

Last week, venture capital and investment firms invested $201.4 million in crypto projects, with metaverse startup Futureverse and RISC Zero receiving the largest fundraises.

21.07 / 22:47

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The crackdown on crypto firms by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have severely affected Binance’s business. During the past few weeks, the crypto exchange reportedly fired over 1,000 employees and slashed some benefits.

21.07 / 15:57

Blockchain Report Venture Capital cryptocurrency investment Research VC funding Crypto VC funding tumbles as economic uncertainty scares off investors

The month of June closed out with a 29.73% decrease in venture capital investments, with just $779.32 million raised in 62 individual deals, according to data from the Cointelegraph Research Venture Capital Database. While the United States Federal Reserve halted interest rate hikes in June, the macroeconomic climate remains unchanged due to geopolitical uncertainties and continued efforts to tame inflation across the globe. As the data shows, investors remained cautious and in risk-off mode in June, with the growth trend of the previous three months coming to a halt.

19.07 / 19:15

Provident Venture Capital Crypto VC Investor Shima Capital Struggles to Establish Long-Term Partnership with Independent Auditor

Shima Capital, a prominent venture fund in the crypto sector, has encountered challenges when seeking for a long-term independent auditor.

19.07 / 15:11

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When bringing a new crypto to market, the fastest way to do so is arguably with the help of venture capital (VC) financing. But such a high-risk, high-reward operation in a rapidly evolving field can carry a large degree of uncertainty. At the EthCC event in Paris, several prominent VCs decided to share their insight on which strategies have worked out for startups.

19.07 / 14:09

Blockchain Web3 Venture Capital Drop VC funding Web3 VC Funding Takes a Nosedive: Crunchbase Data Shows 76% Drop

Funding of Web3 firms from venture capitalists has dropped 76% in the second quarter this year as compared to the same quarter in 2022, Crunchbase data revealed.

19.07 / 02:13

business Adoption Funding Venture Capital Startups Polychain Capital, Coinfund raise $350M for new crypto funds: Report

Over $350 million has been raised by crypto venture capital firms Polychain Capital and Coinfund, whirespective reported raises of $200 million for a new investment fund and $152 million for a seed fund.

06.07 / 10:27

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As crypto prices remain at lower levels, venture capital (VC) funding also recorded one of its worst quarters since 2021. Despite this, executives in the space remain optimistic about the industry’s long-term potential.

04.07 / 14:33

Blockchain Adoption Venture Capital ICO Blockstream Bitcoin Venture capital's ICO gambits left Bitcoin ecosystem underfunded - Adam Back

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) may have hampered the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem, with market research reflecting a massive slant towards non-Bitcoin investments by venture capitalists over the past five years.

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