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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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BitKeep has closed a $15 million Series A round at a $100 million valuation. (Getty Images)
Finance
Funding
Crypto Wallet BitKeep Raises $15M at $100M Valuation
Dragonfly Capital led the round, which will fund a cross-chain DAO for wallet users.
BitKeep has closed a $15 million Series A round at a $100 million valuation. (Getty Images)
By Brandy Betz
May 18, 2022 at 6:26 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2022
FundingFunding RoundsVenture Capital
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)
Finance
A16z
A16z Launches First Gaming Fund With $600M Commitment
The venture capital giant will invest in game studios, apps and infrastructure.
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)
By Brandy Betz
May 18, 2022 at 2:03 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2022
A16zFunds
Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Finance
Developers
FTX, Liberty City Lead $20M Raise for Dev Platform DoraHacks
The hackathon startup will use the funds to launch an NFT-focused venture fund, among other things.
Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Brandy Betz
May 18, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2022
DevelopersHackathon
INX hired Galaxy Digital alum Renata Szkoda. (INX)
Finance
Hires
INX Taps Galaxy Digital Alum as Chief Financial Officer
Renata Szkoda previously served as finance director at the Mike Novogratz-led crypto financial services firm.
INX hired Galaxy Digital alum Renata Szkoda. (INX)
By Brandy Betz
May 18, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2022
HiresGalaxy DigitalINX
Fortis Digital is raising $100 million for an altcoin-focused fund. (Getty Images)
Finance
Venture capital
Blockchain Investment Firm Fortis Digital Raising $100M Fund
The fund focuses on altcoins and requires potential investors to have a minimum $2.5 million net worth.
Fortis Digital is raising $100 million for an altcoin-focused fund. (Getty Images)
By Brandy Betz
May 17, 2022 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2022
Venture CapitalFunds
Certora checks smart contract code to detect flaws. (Best-Backgrounds/Shutterstock)
Finance
Funding
Certora Raises $36M for Smart Contract Security Tools
Jump Crypto led the funding round for the firm, which secures $50 billion of DeFi assets.
Certora checks smart contract code to detect flaws. (Best-Backgrounds/Shutterstock)
By Brandy Betz
May 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2022
FundingFunding RoundsSecurity
A16z partner Chris Dixon (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch))
Finance
A16z
A16z Addresses Downturn in Inaugural State of Crypto Report
The report discussed Web 3 trends and why Ethereum remains the dominant blockchain.
A16z partner Chris Dixon (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch))
By Brandy Betz
May 17, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
May 17, 2022
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Ice cubes (Shutterstock)
Finance
Acquisitions
QuickNode Acquires NFT Analytics Platform Icy Tools
Financial details for the blockchain development platform’s first acquisition were not disclosed.
Ice cubes (Shutterstock)
By Brandy Betz
May 12, 2022 at 9:52 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2022
AcquisitionsNFTs
David Marcus (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Finance
Lightning
Libra Creator David Marcus Begins New Lightning Network Venture, Lightspark
Details are vague, but Lightspark has raised an undisclosed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm.
David Marcus (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Brandy Betz
May 12, 2022 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2022
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Solidus Labs Chief Technology Officer Praveen Kumar (left), Chief Operating Officer Chen Arad (top) and CEO Asaf Meir (right).
Finance
Venture capital
Crypto Risk Monitoring Firm Solidus Labs Raises $45M
Liberty City Ventures led the round for the market surveillance and risk monitoring startup, which has several ex-regulators as backers or advisors.
Solidus Labs Chief Technology Officer Praveen Kumar (left), Chief Operating Officer Chen Arad (top) and CEO Asaf Meir (right).
By Brandy Betz
May 12, 2022 at 5:43 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2022
Venture CapitalFundsFunding RoundsSecurity