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Cardano to Invest $100 Million to Fund Decentralized Finance Projects
29.9.2021
Emurgo, the financial arm of leading cryptocurrency project Cardano, has announced it will invest $100 million in the development of decentralized finance-based products for the ecosystem. The company will spin two subsidiaries for this task, with one being fully dedicated to incentivizing...
Facebook announces $50M investment fund tasked with developing its virtual metaverse
28.9.2021
Facebook has slated $50 million to be spent over the next two years through its XR Programs and Research fund
Arca Labs partners with Securitize on regulated, tokenized financial products
24.9.2021
As part of its partnership with Arca Labs, Securitize will help launch tokenized financial products for the firm, starting with Arca’s registered tokenized treasury fund
Infrastructure Provider Blockdaemon Raises $155 Million With Participation of Goldman Sachs
23.9.2021
Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure provider, has raised $155 million in its Series B funding round, which will aid its expansion plans to make acquisitions in the crypto infrastructure market. The funding round had the participation of Goldman Sachs, Softbank Vision Fund 2, Matrix Capital...
SundaeSwap Labs Raises $1.3 Million Seed Fund From CFund
22.9.2021
SundaeSwap Labs, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform company, said today that it secured $1.3 million in a seed funding round by cFund, a Blockchain industry early-stage startup capital fund. SundaeSwap Labs is a software business working on a suite of tools that would enable Cryptocurrency...
Over USD 800M New Investments, Crypto.com Enters NBA + More News
22.9.2021
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Osprey Launches First-Ever Polygon Fund in the US
22.9.2021
Osprey Funds launches the first-ever Polygon fund in the United States, the Osprey Polygon Trust. It was the digital asset management firm’s fifth investment product of 2021. Polygon is among the most well-established protocols with more than 7 billion dollars in market cap. The protocol is known...
Fortune launches philanthropic fund for journalism on Ethereum
20.9.2021
The fund was establshed on Endaoment, an on-chain nonprofit organization that helps 1.5 million entities accept cryptocurrency donations
US Court Sentences Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Founder to 7.5 Years in Prison
19.9.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds in New York, Stefan Qin, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and three years of supervised release. He is also ordered to forfeit about $55 million. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that he “engaged in a scheme to steal assets”...
Study Shows Cross-Chain Bridge Technology Growth, Bridges to Ethereum Exceed $7 Billion
16.9.2021
On September 8, 2021, Dmitriy Berenzon, research partner at 1kxnetwork, an early-stage crypto fund that helps founders bootstrap token networks, published a comprehensive research post concerning blockchain bridges. Berenzon’s study highlights the current “multi-chain market...
USD 230M Avalanche, Binance Centralization, Influential Vitalik + More News
16.9.2021
e/">AVAX tokens, according to Bloomberg. Other participants in the token sale included R/Crypto Fund, Dragonfly, CMS Holdings, Collab+Curre
SkyBridge raises $100M for Algorand fund and files for crypto company ETF
16.9.2021
Anthony Scaramucci revealed that SkyBridge currently holds $700 million worth of cryptocurrency
Aussie crypto fund manager sentenced to 7 years for stealing $54M from investors
16.9.2021
A fund manager has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of $54 million
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Warns Regulators Will Kill Bitcoin If the Crypto Becomes ‘Really Successful’
16.9.2021
Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes that if bitcoin is “really successful,” the regulators will “kill it,” reiterating his previous concerns of governments banning cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, he sees...
Huobi Ventures launches $10M fund for early-stage GameFi investment
14.9.2021
Developers continue to find new ways to combine digital assets and gaming, and investors are taking notice
Hedge Fund Brevan Howard Expands Crypto Business — Expert Hired to Lead New Digital Asset Unit
14.9.2021
Brevan Howard, a European hedge fund management company, has said it will be expanding its crypto business. BH Digital, which is the hedge fund’s recently created unit, is expected to “manage its cryptocurrency and digital assets.” Growing Interest in Crypto From Hedge Funds...
Institutional traders flock to Solana as demand for ETH and BTC flattens
14.9.2021
Institutions were betting big on Solana investment products last week, with SOL-tracking products attracting 86.6% of institutional inflows to digital asset products last week
Revuto Unveils R Fund: A Pioneering Initiative for Cardano Projects
13.9.2021
While Blockchain algorithm pervades the crypto world, there is an ever-increasing need for support to new ventures laying the firm foundation of their digital assets in the entire DeFi ecosystem. Revuto, one such blockchain venture, has launched its own niche R-Fund to support such upcoming...
Major UK hedge fund Brevan Howard launches crypto division
13.9.2021
Brevan Howard also hired former CMT Digital CEO Colleen Sullivan to lead private and venture investments in crypto
Bitcoin Could ‘Go up Significantly,’ Says CIO of World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock
12.9.2021
The chief investment officer of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, says he could see bitcoin going up significantly. “I like assets that are volatile that have upside convexity,” he said. Blackrock CIO Sees Significant Upside to Bitcoin Rick Rieder...