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gathering-of-celo-community-members-in-northern-california-november-2019Celo

New Celo Alliance Has Same Aims as Libra – And Some of the Same Partners

Leigh CuenMar 11, 2020

Dozens of blockchain companies and investors are committing to promote Celo tokens in some fashion by joining the cLabs “Alliance for Prosperity.”

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Polychain Capital Targets $200M for Second Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals

Ada HuiFeb 14, 2020

Cryptocurrency investment firm Polychain Capital is targeting $200 million for a second venture fund.

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Investors in Polychain Capital’s Crypto Hedge Fund Saw 1,332% Gains – If They Stomached the Dips

Ada HuiMar 30, 2020

An investor document obtained by CoinDesk charts the dramatic ups and downs of the first four years of Polychain Capital’s cryptocurrency hedge fund.

News

There’s Now a DAO for Deciding Which Blockchains to Stake On

Christine KimOct 30, 2019

StakerDAO will allow participants to vote on where to best earn rewards as validators in a given proof-of-stake network.

Investment

Polychain’s Assets Drop $376 Million Since August, SEC Filings Show

Brady DaleApr 11, 2019

Polychain, one of the most elite funds serving startups in the crypto industry, is no longer a billion-dollar operation.

Startups

A16z, Polychain Invest $25 Million in Crypto Payments Startup Celo

Yogita Khatri

Mobile-friendly cryptocurrency payments startup Celo has raised millions from A16z and Polychain in a private token sale.

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Exchanges

Polychain, DCG Invest in Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX

Yogita Khatri

Venture capital firms Polychain and Digital Currency Group have invested an undisclosed sum in cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX.

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Major Crypto Companies Form DC Lobbying Group

Nikhilesh De

A number of major cryptocurrency firms are forming the Blockchain Association to lobby Washington, D.C. lawmakers on regulations in the space.

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Venture Capital

$102 Million: A16z, Polychain Back Blockchain Project Dfinity’s Funding Round

Nikhilesh De

A16z crypto and Polychain Capital lead a $102 million funding round for decentralized cloud foundation Dfinity.

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Venture Capital

Polychain, Outlier Ventures Back Blockchain Startup’s Plan for Web 3.0

Nikhilesh De

Haja Networks aims to create a new set of database protocols which will help build an infrastructure for the Web 3.0.

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Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Raises $61 Million from A16Z, Polychain Capital

Stan Higgins

Swiss blockchain project DFINITY Stiftung has raised $61 million from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and token hedge fund Polychain Capital.

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