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Crypto Attracting Big Loads of Venture Capital

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Crypto Attracting Big Loads of Venture Capital

Multicoin Capital has raised its second venture fund for $100 million to double down on investments in crypto startups, which comes on the heels of venture capital firm Andree...

Crypto Attracting Big Loads of Venture Capital

By CoinDesk Staff

May 4, 2021 at 6:45 p.m. UTC

May 4, 2021

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A16z to Launch $1B Crypto Venture Fund

The Silicon Valley VC giant is going big for its third crypto venture fund, the Financial Times reported Friday.

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Apr 30, 2021 at 6:15 p.m. UTC

Apr 30, 2021

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Why Data Privacy Platforms Are Attracting Big Money and Attention from VC Firms

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Why Data Privacy Platforms Are Attracting Big Money and Attention from VC Firms

Venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led a $28M funding round for data privacy startup Aleo, which aims to launch a platform for programmable data privacy that lev...

Why Data Privacy Platforms Are Attracting Big Money and Attention from VC Firms

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 21, 2021 at 8:03 p.m. UTC

Apr 21, 2021

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Andreessen Horowitz Leads $4.4M Round in DeFi's Element Finance

Element Finance, which is building a yield-maximizing marketplace for crypto interest rates, has landed some prominent backers.

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By Danny Nelson

Mar 31, 2021 at 6:02 p.m. UTC

Mar 31, 2021

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Rewards-Focused Startup Eco Raises $26M in Round Led by a16z Crypto

Newly out of alpha mode, the platform offers up to 5% rewards on both crypto asset savings and spending.

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By Daniel Palmer

Mar 6, 2021 at 11:39 a.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2021

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Payments Startup Celo Raises $20M From a16z, Electric Capital

Celo offers a blockchain payments platform using customers' cellphone numbers to secure their public keys.

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By Sebastian Sinclair

Feb 10, 2021 at 1:21 p.m. UTC

Feb 10, 2021

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DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

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DeFi's UNI Token Jumps 92% in One Week, Passes $15

Uniswap's UNI token has nearly doubled its price in 7 days. The decentralized exchange is seeing volumes higher than last summer, too.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

By William Foxley

Jan 27, 2021 at 7:42 p.m. UTC

Jan 27, 2021

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Big Guns Back $10M Investment in DeFi's dYdX

The funding round, led by Three Arrows and DeFiance Capital, was also joined by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.

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By William Foxley

Jan 26, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 26, 2021

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Former BitLicense Chief to Manage Andreessen Horowitz's Cryptocurrency Efforts

Anthony Albanese will become chief regulatory officer for the tech ventures giant in November.

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By Danny Nelson

Oct 28, 2020 at 1:46 p.m. UTC

Oct 28, 2020

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This a16z Alum Is Launching a VC Fund Focused on Platforms You Can 'Own'

An Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) alum is launching a new venture firm focused on building a crypto-powered "ownership economy."

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Jul 14, 2020 at 6:02 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2020

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