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Brandy Betz

Brandy Betz

Brandy covered crypto-related venture capital deals for CoinDesk. She previously served as the Technology News Editor at Seeking Alpha and covered healthcare stocks for The Motley Fool. She doesn't currently own any substantial amount of crypto.

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Dinari raises $7.5 million for stock tokenization platform (Unsplash)
Finance
Real world assets
Dinari Raises $7.5M for Decentralized Stock Trading Platform
Backers for the dShare platform, which will be available ex-U.S, included a Susquehanna subsidiary.
Dinari raises $7.5 million for stock tokenization platform (Unsplash)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 15, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 15, 2023
Real World AssetsFunding RoundsSusquehanna international group
Binance co-founder and head of Binance Labs Yi He. (Binance)
Finance
Curve
Curve Token Climbs After Binance Labs Commits to $5M Investment
The decentralized exchange, which suffered a $70 million hack last month, will also consider deploying on the BNB Chain.
Binance co-founder and head of Binance Labs Yi He. (Binance)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 10, 2023 at 3:09 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2023
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Bitcoin wallet Xverse raises $5 million (Pixabay)
Finance
Exclusive
Jump Crypto Backs $5M Round for Bitcoin Wallet Xverse
The Web3 app supports Ordinals, the technology that brought non-fungible tokens to the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Bitcoin wallet Xverse raises $5 million (Pixabay)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2023
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Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)
Finance
Exclusive
Brevan Howard Backs Crypto Infrastructure Startup Puffer in $5.5M Round
The seed round for the liquid staking startup was co-led by Lemniscap and Lightspeed Faction.
Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 8, 2023 at 3:52 p.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2023
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The team of Swiss crypto investor L1 Digital (L1D)
Finance
Venture capital
Multicoin Backer L1 Digital Raises $152M for Second Crypto VC Fund
The Swiss advisor makes direct investments in crypto projects and also backs early-stage crypto investment firms.
The team of Swiss crypto investor L1 Digital (L1D)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 8, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2023
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Binance Labs was the dominant investor in crypto funding rounds last week. (Pixabay)
Finance
Binance labs
Binance's VC Arm Dominated Funding Rounds Last Week Even as Regulators Scrutinized the Crypto Exchange
Binance Labs announced investments in four incubator projects and participated in a round for privacy infrastructure startup zkPass.
Binance Labs was the dominant investor in crypto funding rounds last week. (Pixabay)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 7, 2023 at 2:59 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
Binance LabsFunding RoundsVenture Capital
Crypto hedge funds underperformed bitcoin in the first half of 2023. (Getty Images)
Markets
Crypto hedge funds
Bitcoin Remains King While Crypto Hedge Funds Get Rekt
Even though crypto hedge funds managed positive returns during the first half of the year, bitcoin trounced them, according to a 21e6 Capital report.
Crypto hedge funds underperformed bitcoin in the first half of 2023. (Getty Images)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 7, 2023 at 2:14 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2023
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HashKey will launch a liquid assets fund registered in Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
Finance
Hashkey capital
Crypto Investor HashKey Aims to Raise $100M for New Digital Assets Fund
The liquid digital assets fund, regulated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, will open for investments on Sept. 1.
HashKey will launch a liquid assets fund registered in Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 4, 2023 at 4:56 p.m. UTC
Aug 4, 2023
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Futureverse launches $50 million venture fund and studio, Born Ready (Pixabay)
Finance
Metaverse
Metaverse Project Futureverse's Co-Founders Start $50M Venture Fund
The Born Ready venture studio will invest in early-stage Web3 and metaverse projects.
Futureverse launches $50 million venture fund and studio, Born Ready (Pixabay)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 3, 2023 at 2:27 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2023
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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doesn't support using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar. (Frederick Munawa)
Policy
Election 2024
Bitcoin Won’t Back U.S. Dollar, Presidential Hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy Says
The Republican candidate’s comments stand in contrast to Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy, who supports using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar.
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doesn't support using bitcoin to stabilize the dollar. (Frederick Munawa)
By Brandy Betz
Aug 1, 2023 at 4:14 p.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2023
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