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Alleged Kenyan Bill Proposes Widening Definition of Securities to Include Crypto Assets
4.4.2023
A bill seeking to put blockchain and crypto assets under the purview of the Kenyan Capital Markets Authority is supposedly set to be debated in the country’s parliament. The bill also seeks to “widen the meaning of ‘securities’ to capture digital currencies.”...
Crypto Startup Li.Fi Raises $17.5M in Funding Round
3.4.2023
CoinFund and Superscrypt led the round for the cross-chain bridge and decentralized exchange aggregator
Pancakeswap Launches Version 3 of Protocol on BNB and Ethereum Blockchains
3.4.2023
On Monday, April 3, the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Pancakeswap launched version 3 of its protocol (v3) on the Binance Coin (bnb) and Ethereum blockchains. The new application aims to improve the performance of the dex protocol and reduce fees by implementing four levels of trading fees....
GMO Financial Holdings Buys 10% of Crypto Hedge Fund AWR Capital for Undisclosed Amount
3.4.2023
AWR will act as a market maker at GMO Financial Holdings subsidiary GMO Coin, one of the largest crypto and FX exchanges in Japan
‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Warns of Looming Banking Crisis and Trilemma for Central Banks
3.4.2023
Economist Nouriel Roubini has shared his opinion about bank problems in the United States in a recently published opinion editorial. In the article, Roubini insists that “most U.S. banks are technically near insolvency, and hundreds are already fully insolvent.” Roubini:...
Three Arrows Capital's Kyle Davies Ordered to Respond to Subpoena Within 2 Weeks
30.3.2023
The court also ruled that the 3AC liquidators' service of a subpoena to Davies via Twitter complied with due process
Crypto Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Raises Most of $109M Round: Bloomberg
30.3.2023
The startup will have a second close in the coming weeks for the round at a $1.4 billion valuation
Market Maker DWF Labs Emerges as Top Crypto Investor
29.3.2023
Managing partner Andrei Grachev discussed the firm’s investment strategy – and continuing risks for the industry
Dragonfly Leads $6.5M Round for Aptos Protocol Econia Labs
29.3.2023
The startup offers an order book protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi) in the Aptos ecosystem
Africa: The next hub for Bitcoin, crypto adoption and venture capital?
29.3.2023
Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw shares how cryptocurrency is changing the financial landscape in Africa — and the opportunities and challenges that come with it
British Virgin Islands Court Orders 3AC Founders to Attend Examination on May 22
29.3.2023
The 3AC founders will be found in contempt of court if they fail to reply to the order
Staking Protocol EigenLayer Raises $50M Amid Crypto Winter
28.3.2023
Blockchain Capital led the round for the solution that allows Ethereum stakers to reuse those tokens
Paradigm Leads $7M Round for Optimism-Based Startup Conduit
28.3.2023
The newly announced startup will help developers launch Optimism-based applications
European DeFi startups saw 120% increase in VC investment in 2022: Data
27.3.2023
Despite the ongoing tumultuous market conditions, VC investments in European crypto startups hit an all-time high of $5.7 billion in 2022
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht Warns of Hard Landing — Says ‘Economy Is Going to Implode’
26.3.2023
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, has warned that the U.S. economy is going to implode, emphasizing that interest rates have to fall. He further stressed that the economy “will have a hard landing.” Barry Sternlicht on Hard Landing, Economic...
Venture capitalists bail on Zipmex bailout, company warns of consequences: Report
24.3.2023
V Venture, a subsidiary of a Thai shipping company, missed a payment on its $100 million buyout of the troubled crypto exchange
A Three Arrows Capital Founder Talks About His New Crypto Bankruptcy Exchange
24.3.2023
Less than a year after Three Arrows Capital imploded along with $2.5 billion of its clients' money, the hedge fund's founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies are back on the scene with what appears, to their credit, to be an impressive bankruptcy exchange, but is it too soon?
Zipmex Acquisition Stumbles as Buyer Misses Payment: Bloomberg
24.3.2023
The payment was due on March 23 and was required to fund working capital
3AC co-founder can answer subpoena or 'take his chances' — US judge
24.3.2023
The U.S. judge presiding over the Three Arrows Capital bankruptcy case has upped the pressure on Kyle Davies to comply with a January-issued subpoena
Mysten Labs to Buy Back Equity, Token Warrants From FTX Bankruptcy Estate for $96M
23.3.2023
FTX Ventures invested $101 million in Mysten Labs just months before Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire collapsed. Now, Mysten is buying back the stake (and Sui token warrants) for $96 million through bankruptcy court