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Ritual Raises $25M for AI Decentralization, Targets Universal Access with DeFi Integration
9.11.2023
Ritual raises $25M to build a decentralized AI network. Image by ipopba, Adobe Stock. Ritual, a startup building a decentralized platform for artificial intelligence, has raised $25 million in a seed funding round. The funding was led by venture capital firm Archetype, with participation from Robot...
Crypto VC firm Spartan Capital invests in Pendle to drive DeFi growth
9.11.2023
After actively supporting Pendle since its launch in 2021, Spartan Capital has made a follow-on investment in Pendle Finance via an OTC purchase
Standard Chartered’s venture arm to set up crypto fund in UAE
9.11.2023
SC Ventures will establish a Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company in partnership with a Japanese financial conglomerate, SBI Holdings
Dr. Doom Embraces What He Once Scorned: Nouriel Roubini’s Firm Rolls Out Crypto Amidst Criticism
9.11.2023
Critics are currently roasting economist Nouriel Roubini, whose disdain for cryptocurrency is well-documented, as his company Atlas Capital announces its venture into the very market he once scorned. The firm is rolling out a crypto asset token crafted to combat the “negative effects...
UK Web3 Firm Pimlico Secures $4.2M Seed Investment Led by a16z Crypto
8.11.2023
a16z. Source : Twitter/CRYPTOPURITY.COM Pimlico, a UK-based Web3 company, has successfully closed a seed investment round worth $4.2 million, led by the major venture firm Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm a16z Crypto. The new funding round comes after a recent pre-seed round, and marks a “crucial...
Euro Stablecoin Startup StablR Secures €3.3 Million in Seed Funding
7.11.2023
Source: IQoncept / Adobe StablR, a euro stablecoin startup that began operating just over a year ago, has successfully raised €3.3 million ($3.5 million) in a seed funding round. The investment comes from a consortium of backers, including crypto derivatives exchange Deribit and venture firms Maven...
Animoca Brands Japan and KLKTN Partner with Cool Cats for Web3 Expansion into Japanese Anime Market
7.11.2023
Source: Animoca Brands Animoca Brands Japan, in collaboration with its KLKTN subsidiary, has announced a partnership with Cool Cats Group to venture into the Japanese anime market through web3 integration. In a recent announcement, Animoca Brands Japan disclosed its acquisition of equity shares...
Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
7.11.2023
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project Modulus
Venture Is Overwatch 2’s First Non-Binary Hero
6.11.2023
While the new tank hero Mauga was the headliner of Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 showing at Blizzcon this weekend, the dev team also highlighted two more playable characters coming to the hero shooter next year: a DPS character named Venture and a support hero code named Space Ranger. If you only watched...
Blizzard Teases Overwatch 2’s Next Three Heroes And Other 2024 Plans
3.11.2023
Blizzard announced three new Overwatch 2 heroes at Blizzcon 2023’s opening ceremony, and while Mauga, the next tank hero, is playable in the game this weekend as part of a test period to everyone, the company also showed off two other heroes planned to launch in 2024.Read more
Blockchain Integration: A16z-Backed Cryptocurrency Index Platform Unveils V2
3.11.2023
Alongside, a cryptocurrency index platform backed by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has launched its V2, aiming to take a decentralized approach to crypto investments using blockchain technology. The startup will allow crypto investors to gain exposure to a basket of the top...
Modulus Labs Completes $6.3 Million Funding to Integrate Cryptographic Security Into AI
2.11.2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Modulus Labs, a project that integrates AI and crypto, has raised $6.3 million in seed funding. The project announced the launch of its formal debut on Wednesday, following the funding round, led by key crypto investors. The platform is backed by crypto venture...
Crypto VC Investments Continue to Take a Hit, Drop Another 10% MoM
1.11.2023
There has been a significant decline in publicly disclosed investment projects by crypto venture capitalists (VCs) during the month of October. Data from RootData indicate a 10% month-on-month decrease, with only 75 investment projects recorded compared to 83 projects in September 2023, as reported...
Crypto Venture Funds Variant, 1kx Lead $6M Funding Round for ZK-Meets-AI Startup Modulus
1.11.2023
The funding will be used for the company’s ambitions in zero-knowledge machine learning, combining aspects of zero-knowledge cryptography with artificial intelligence or AI
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Venture into SWIFT Alternative for CBDCs
27.10.2023
Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered’s venture arm SC Ventures are exploring a solution that aims to enable seamless communication between blockchain-based transactions, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The two banks are actively testing the concept using...
Amouranth’s Latest Business Venture Will Drive Her Haters To Drink
27.10.2023
More often than she plays the part of lewd Twitch and Kick streamer Amouranth, 29-year-old Kaitlyn Siragusa is a businesswoman. But she’s primarily in the business of her body, hawking “made-to-order” water from her hot tub (sold out), a few strands of hair and her fart in a jar for a $400 sale...
Bitcoin Price Pauses Before Push to $40,000 While Pro Traders Load Up $2.5m on Bitcoin Minetrix
27.10.2023
Friday, October 27th, 2023 – The Bitcoin price rally has paused before it takes the next leg higher to target $40,000, but in the meantime pro traders have ponied up nearly $2.5 million for Bitcoin Minetrix, the new path-breaking tokenized cloud mining venture. Trading at around $34,000...
Gumi Cryptos Capital and Arcane Group Lead $5.4M Investment in Moonveil Web3 Game Studio – Crypto Gaming Making a Comeback?
27.10.2023
Web3 game studio Mooveil has announced the successful completion of a pre-seed/seed round fundraising, securing a total of $5.4 million in investments. The funding round was led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Arcane Group, two prominent players in the crypto investment landscape. In addition...
Binance Labs Investment in SocialFi CyberConnect Propels Token Over 30%
26.10.2023
Web3 social platform, CyberConnect, records a soaring 31.2% growth in the last 24 hours after Binance Labs announced an investment into the firm. The venture capital division of the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance Labs revealed on X (Twitter) that it made a follow-on investment...
Grayscale Forms Strategic Alliance with FTSE Russell for Innovative Crypto Index Venture
25.10.2023
Grayscale Investments, a major US digital asset management firm, has joined forces with FTSE Russell, the index division of the London Stock Exchange-owner LSE Group. According to an announcement from the two companies, the partnership aims to introduce a new crypto index business under the name...