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Crypto VCs made $2.6B worth of deals in the first quarter of 2023
12.5.2023
Valuation trends in the report are mixed, with seed rounds up 33.3% and late-stage rounds up 209.2% compared to 2022. Meanwhile, early-stage rounds are down 16.7%
12 factors VCs should focus on when vetting crypto and blockchain companies
9.5.2023
Due diligence when vetting crypto and blockchain companies comprises considering both traditional business factors and unique imperatives
VC Darling Crypto Sui Makes Waves With Market Debut, Price Sinks 37% From All-Time High
5.5.2023
A buzz has been generated around a new layer one (L1) proof-of-stake blockchain initiative named Sui, following the network’s mainnet debut on May 3, 2023. The native token SUI has been listed on various cryptocurrency exchanges, drawing attention to the project. On the same day the network...
Coinbase Will Be 'Best Investment' Over Next 5 Years: Boost VC's Adam Draper
28.4.2023
Adam Draper, an early investor in the crypto exchange, made the comment on stage at CoinDesk's Consensus conference
Valuations and M&A Show Things Aren’t So Bad for Crypto
19.4.2023
Two aspects of the crypto word, blockchain tech companies and exchanges and crypto miners, reveal that M&A activity is strong and that crypto-related companies have converged with the rest of tech, a sign that the digital-asset industry is maturing
The secret of pitching to male VCs: Helping female crypto founders blast off
28.3.2023
Female crypto founders are banding together to unlock the secrets of success in a male-dominated venture capital world
Over 100 VCs, investors voice solidarity with Silicon Valley Bank
12.3.2023
Approximately 125 VCs and investors signed a statement supporting Silicon Valley Bank as a way to limit the fallout of the bank’s collapse and subsequent extinction of tech companies
Failed tech bank SVB held over $5B for prominent crypto VCs: Report
11.3.2023
It is unclear how much assets custodied on behalf of crypto VCs are stuck in Silicon Valley Bank
What Are VCs Funding After FTX? More Decentralized Infrastructure
21.2.2023
Infrastructure projects and regulatory-resistant protocols have attracted cautious investors
Sequoia Capital, Paradigm among VCs facing "tricky" FTX investor lawsuit
15.2.2023
It’s a “tricky case,” as it is unknown what obligation these firms actually had to “completely separate investors,” suggests a crypto lawyer
FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner
21.1.2023
The lack of recordkeeping of FTX coupled with “an auditor no one’s ever heard of” forces the CFTC to ask questions about the mindset of the institutional investors
Kaspersky Report: North Korean Hackers Impersonating Crypto VCs in New Phishing Scam
28.12.2022
BlueNoroff, a subgroup of the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus, is now impersonating venture capitalists looking to invest in crypto startups in a new phishing method. ...
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North Korean hackers are pretending to be crypto VCs in new phishing scheme: Kaspersky
27.12.2022
State-sponsored Lazarus Group and associated hackers have had a busy year, and 2023 may see even more activity, the cybersecurity lab warned
Atari’s Shambling, Zombie Corpse Is Once Again In Trouble
21.12.2022
Is it that time already? Atari, whatever that name actually means, is once again announcing it’s having a financial wobble. You could set your watch by how regularly this occurs. Who could have thought that launching a console no one wanted, while investing in crypto grifts, wasn’t the path...
Crypto Winter Isn’t Chilling VCs From Investing in Web3, Says PitchBook Analyst
16.12.2022
Robert Le, senior emerging technology research analyst at the data and research company PitchBook, breaks down investment in the coming months and details which areas of the industry are seeing growth right now
FTX Latest - Crypto Prices Slip as Contagion Hits BlockFi, Genesis and Gemini, Hacker ID Known, Auditors and VCs Fail, Class Action Lawsuit Filed
16.11.2022
BlockFi, Genesis and Gemini are the latest crypto victims of FTX contagion.
The Wall Street Journal reports that crypto lender BlockFi is preparing for bankruptcy while today Genesis announced that it was halting redemptions on its lending product and would stop making new loans.
It is claimed...
Aptos Price Dump Incoming – 3 Low Cap Altcoin Alternatives Not Pumped by VCs
26.10.2022
Disclaimer: The Industry Talk section features insights by crypto industry players and is not a part of the editorial content of Cryptonews.com. The price of Aptos (APT) has fallen by 1% in the past 24 hours, dipping to $9.11. This represents a 33% decline for the new altcoin in the past week, at...
Aptos Price Prediction - Retail Investors Dumped on by Crypto VCs?
19.10.2022
The Aptos (APT) price crashed on its listing day, as predicted by many of the best crypto traders on Twitter.
Aptos token, dubbed a 'Solana killer' capable of a higher tps, is one of the most trending cryptocurrency assets and airdrops this week, on 15,170 watchlists on CoinMarketCap already...
VCs pour $14.2B into crypto in H1 2022, but investments now slowing
7.9.2022
KPMG noted that despite the expected downfall, investment figures remained well-positioned in comparison to pre-2021 figures, which highlights the growing maturity of the market
US Venture Capital Firm Leads New Investment in Nigerian Startup Teamapt
14.8.2022
The United States-based venture capital (VC) firm, QED Investors, recently led an investment round that raised more than $50 million for the Nigerian fintech Teamapt. The investment, as well as the VC firm’s hiring of personnel tasked with spearheading its investments in Africa, seem...