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Finance
Startups
DeFi Is Rising in Chicago
The Windy City’s crypto industry has been thriving thanks to regulations in other states.
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By Benedict George
May 25, 2021 at 12:22 a.m. UTC
May 25, 2021
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Finance
Investment
VC Firm White Star Capital Raises $50M for Crypto and Blockchain Fund
The fund has already invested in six firms, including the Safello crypto exchange.
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By Daniel Palmer
May 20, 2021 at 12:55 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2021
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Finance
Startups
Solana Dashboard Step Finance Raises $2M From Alameda Research, 3 Commas
Investors are betting on Step Finance emerging as the “front page” of the high-throughput Solana blockchain.
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By Tanzeel Akhtar
Apr 13, 2021 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2021
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Finance
Startups
Crypto Custody Platform Koine Goes Into Insolvency
The firm’s technology stack is now available for purchase.
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By Ian Allison
Feb 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2021
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Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell
Finance
Investment
New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups
Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange.
Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Feb 11, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
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Stani Kulechov (left) at Devcon V in Osaka, Japan.
Finance
Startups
Aave's Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi's Head Start on the Banks
Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead.
Stani Kulechov (left) at Devcon V in Osaka, Japan.
By Brady Dale
Jan 29, 2021 at 10:14 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2021
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Collider Ventures co-founders Avishay Ovadia, Adam Benayoun and Ofer Rotem.
Finance
Venture capital
How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups
The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.
Collider Ventures co-founders Avishay Ovadia, Adam Benayoun and Ofer Rotem.
By Leigh Cuen
Dec 15, 2020 at 8:52 a.m. UTC
Dec 15, 2020
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Finance
Venture capital
Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks
Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS.
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By Ian Allison
Nov 17, 2020 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
Nov 17, 2020
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Finance
Venture capital
DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures
Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.
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By Brady Dale
Nov 12, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 12, 2020
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Venture capital
Razor Network Raises $3.7M to Prove There’s Room for More Oracles in DeFi
Razor Network raised $3.7 million in seed funding from NGC Ventures, Alameda Research and Mariano Conti, the former oracles chief at MakerDAO.
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By Doreen Wang
Nov 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2020
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