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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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at ETHDenver (CoinDesk archives)
Colorado to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments by End of Summer
Gov. Jared Polis outlined the plans during an appearance on CoinDesk TV.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at ETHDenver (CoinDesk archives)
Digital wallet (Shutterstock)
Encryption Firm Evervault Launches Service to Protect Crypto Seed Phrases
The company’s 121824 subscription service allows users to securely store the keys to their digital wallets.
Digital wallet (Shutterstock)
Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) (Getty Images)
US Bill Seeks to Protect Unhosted Crypto Wallets From Regulators
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), a member of the Blockchain Caucus, introduced the bill on Tuesday.
Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) (Getty Images)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)
Binance.US Faces SEC Probe Over Trading Affiliates: Report
The two affiliates have ties to Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)
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CoinFund Joins $9M Round for Digital Infrastructure Inc’s Bid to Decentralize Vehicle Data
Digital Infrastructure's DIMO platform gives drivers ownership of their vehicle data.
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Polychain Capital founder and CEO Olaf Carlson-Wee, one of the investors in Axelar's latest round (CoinDesk archives)
Blockchain Interoperability Network Axelar Raises $35M at $1B Valuation
Polychain Capital and Dragonfly Capital were among the investors in the company building a network to connect users, assets and decentralized applications across multiple bloc...
Polychain Capital founder and CEO Olaf Carlson-Wee, one of the investors in Axelar's latest round (CoinDesk archives)
Lego Blocks (Shutterstock)
CoinFund’s President Working on Assembling ‘Regulatory Legos’ for His Firms to Succeed
Christopher Perkins, who joined the VC firm from Citigroup last summer, says he’s encouraged by increasing bipartisan support in the U.S. for blockchain technology.
Lego Blocks (Shutterstock)
Former Libra Director Joins Polkadot Builder
Polkadot Parachain Astar Launches $100M Boost Incentive Program
The new fund will offer liquidity and financial support for smart contract developers.
Former Libra Director Joins Polkadot Builder
a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen (CoinDesk archives)
Compliance Platform Sardine Closes $19.5M Funding Round to Eliminate Fishy Crypto Transactions
A16z, NYCA and Experian joined in the capital raise for the San Francisco startup.
a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen (CoinDesk archives)
Zynga headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Zynga Plans First NFT Games, Web 3 Acquisitions in 2022
The mobile gaming giant expects to announce partnerships with, and possible purchases of, blockchain firms by the end of the second quarter.
Zynga headquarters in San Francisco, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)