Crypto VC Pantera Capital Looks to Raise $1.25B for Second Blockchain Fund: Report

Founder Dan Morehead said at a conference in Singapore that the fund will invest in digital tokens and equity

AccessTimeIconSep 28, 2022 at 12:52 p.m. UTC
Updated May 11, 2023 at 6:51 p.m. UTC
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Crypto venture-capital investment firm Pantera Capital is looking to raise $1.25 billion for its second blockchain fund, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Pantera founder Dan Morehead said at a conference in Singapore that the fund will invest in digital tokens and equity, including shares in company Pantera already owns that have dropped in value.

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    “We want to provide liquidity for people that are kind of giving up because we’re still very bullish for the next 10 or 20 years,” Morehead said.

    Pantera itself has suffered an exodus of its executive team of late, with Chief Financial Officer Ryan Davis departing the firm earlier this month. Davis' departure followed those of Chief Technical Officer Terence Schofield and Chief Operating Officer Samir Shah.

    Pantera didn't immediately respond to a request for further comment.





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