Startups

Venture Capital

Crypto VC 1confirmation Raises $125M for Third Fund

Danny NelsonMay 25, 2021

The $800 million asset manager intends to keep investing in early-stage crypto projects with disruptive potential.

Consensus 2021

DeFi Is Rising in Chicago

Benedict GeorgeMay 25, 2021

The Windy City’s crypto industry has been thriving thanks to regulations in other states.

Startups

Alan Howard Adds to Crypto Spending With Investment in Two Startups

Jamie CrawleyJun 11, 2021

The latest investment comes a day after Howard announced a $4 million investment in Asian crypto trading app Kikitrade.

Investment

VC Firm White Star Capital Raises $50M for Crypto and Blockchain Fund

Daniel PalmerMay 20, 2021

The fund has already invested in six firms, including the Safello crypto exchange.

Solana

Solana Dashboard Step Finance Raises $2M From Alameda Research, 3 Commas

Tanzeel AkhtarApr 13, 2021

Investors are betting on Step Finance emerging as the “front page” of the high-throughput Solana blockchain.

Startups

Startups

Crypto Custody Platform Koine Goes Into Insolvency

Ian Allison

The firm’s technology stack is now available for purchase.

Investment

New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups

Tanzeel Akhtar

Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange.

DeFi

Aave’s Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi’s Head Start on the Banks

Brady Dale

Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead.

Israel

How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups

Leigh Cuen

The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.

Startups

Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks

Ian Allison

Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS.

DeFi

DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures

Brady Dale

Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.

Oracles

Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi

Doreen Wang

Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO.