Tags: Funding

Bitcoin’s rally and risk-on sentiment pushed crypto venture funding to its highest levels since 2022.

a16z and Bain are backing Worldcoin’s AI-proof human verification play with a $135M bet despite unresolved privacy law clashes.

Investments will focus on comprehensive ecosystem development – from liquidity provisioning to go-to-market strategies for emerging networks.

An employee in Yakutia was convicted for financially aiding Ukrainian militants through cryptocurrency.

Crypto exchanges dominate top deals in the financial sector, including Kraken and others.

The windfall comes less than a year after Sequoia’s $19 million Series A investment in Bridge, resulting in a 16% ownership stake.

Gitcoin founder Kevin Owocki has been a long-time advocate for public goods funding in crypto.

Bitget Launches $10M Fund to Support Female Led Startups in Web3

Web3 Fundraising Fell 70 Per Quarter Last Year, Female Startups Receive 6.3: Bitget

The fundraising was led by IVP, whose portfolio also includes Coinbase and Robinhood, and joined by new investors Nvidia and Jeff Bezos.

Elizabeth Warren Opposes Blockchain Lobbying Efforts, Writes Letter to Association – What’s Going On?

OpenAI said the startup fund initiative is an effort to do its part to help push the boundaries of applied AI in essential domains.

The French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI closed a funding round worth around $415 million as it strives to be the EU’s rival to OpenAI and accelerates the EU AI race.

The C1 Secondaries Fund, which invests in companies in the digital assets space, is reportedly seeking to invest in crypto firms at discounts of up to nearly 80.

Polychain Capital and Hack VC led the Series A funding round of Babylon Chain, a protocol working on Bitcoin staking for proof-of-stake networks.

Baton, Wormhole, Rokid, Saga, Bazooka Tango, Authentic, and Intract are among the latest startups to secure venture capital funding.

The protocol reached a total value locked of $3.8 billion at its peak.

OQC is also launching what it calls “the world’s first enterprise ready quantum computing platform.”

Roughly 24 hours following the announcement of a settlement with U.S. officials, Nansen reported Binance’s total holdings increased to more than $65 billion.

Despite new investment in the crypto exchange, Blockchain.com’s valuation has more than halved from its $14 billion peak.

BC Technology Group, the operator of Hong Kong’s publicly listed crypto exchange OSL, has raised $90 million in subscriptions for new shares from BGX.