BlockTower Capital

Sidney Powell, CEO of Maple (left) at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Maple Finance Eyes Asian Expansion With $5M Investment, Returns to Solana
The protocol’s focus on growth in Asia-Pacific showcases the region’s increasing importance in the crypto industry.
Sidney Powell, CEO of Maple (left) at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

MakerDAO Founder on Future of DAO Voter Participation
MakerDAO Founder on Future of DAO Voter Participation
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen joins "First Mover" to discuss the main issues surrounding coordination within DAOs and his "Endgame" plan to "decentralize the broken financ...
MakerDAO Founder on Future of DAO Voter Participation

MakerDAO Set for $1.28B Treasury Purchase
MakerDAO Set for $1.28B Treasury Purchase
The community governing MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind stablecoin DAI, has paved the way to purchase up to an additional $1.28 billion in U.S...
MakerDAO Set for $1.28B Treasury Purchase

Maker Foundation CEO Rune Christensen.
MakerDAO Paves Way for Additional $1.28B U.S. Treasury Purchase
The protocol’s community voted for onboarding a new real-world asset vault that would invest up to the additional amount in U.S. Treasury bonds.
Maker Foundation CEO Rune Christensen.

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BlockTower Capital Funds Had Exposure to Silvergate, Signature Bank
Silvergate Bank announced a voluntary liquidation last week. Signature Bank was taken over by regulators on Sunday.
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BlockTower Capital Loses $1.5M in DeFi Market Aggregator Dexible Exploit: Blockchain Data
The hacker exploited a weakness in a smart contract code, allowing them to drain funds from certain crypto wallets. Crypto “whales” accounted for 85% of the losses.
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BlockTower VC head Thomas Klocanas (BlockTower)
BlockTower Putting $150M Crypto Fund to Work as Valuations Return ‘Down to Earth’
The company's new venture-capital head Thomas Klocanas talks DeFi, equity stakes and investing in a bear market.
BlockTower VC head Thomas Klocanas (BlockTower)

BlockTower has launched a venture-capital arm with a $150 million fund. (CoinDesk archives)
Crypto Asset Manager BlockTower Launches $150M Venture-Capital Fund
BlockTower has also created a new venture-capital arm.
BlockTower has launched a venture-capital arm with a $150 million fund. (CoinDesk archives)

From TradFi to DeFi: Jane Street Takes Out $25M USDC Loan
From TradFi to DeFi: Jane Street Takes Out $25M USDC Loan
Wall Street trading firm Jane Street made its first stride into decentralized finance (DeFi) by taking out a $25 million loan in USDC from BlockTower Capital via the marketpla...
From TradFi to DeFi: Jane Street Takes Out $25M USDC Loan

The MobileCoin team at a recent "formal day."
MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech
The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.
The MobileCoin team at a recent "formal day."