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Blockchain Association Leaves New York as Federal Regulatory Fight Looms

[May 3, 2023 9:44 AM] The advocacy group will refocus its efforts on petitioning regulators and officials in Washington.

DCG's CFO Steps Down as Crypto Conglomerate Repays $350M Loan

[May 2, 2023 7:33 AM] The crypto conglomerate also paid off a $350 million senior secured term loan, which was issued by a lender syndicate led by Eldridge.

Decentralized Exchange Maverick Rolls Out Liquidity Incentives for Price Stability

[May 2, 2023 7:00 AM] The tool offers more efficient incentives than competitors like Curve Finance’s rewards and can help pegged assets such as stablecoins, liquid staking derivatives keep their prices more stable, the protocol said.

Crypto Firm FARE Protocol Raises $6.2M Ahead of Token Launch

[May 1, 2023 7:57 AM] The fundraise was led by C Squared Ventures and Goat Capital, the firm co-founded by Twitch founder Justin Kan.

Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Cross-Border Transfers

[Apr 28, 2023 12:16 PM] The set of verification standards uses technology from the CipherTrace, the well-known blockchain analytics platform Mastercard agreed to acquired in late 2021.

SEC Is Alleging Legal Violations ‘On the Fly,' Coinbase Says

[Apr 27, 2023 12:27 PM] Crypto exchange Coinbase pushed back against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, claiming the agency has not sufficiently supported its argument that the exchange listed securities in the U.S.

Reintroduced Congressional Bill Would Call for Feds to Study Terrorist Uses for Crypto

[Apr 27, 2023 8:00 AM] A bipartisan bill introduced simultaneously to the House and Senate would call for federal agencies to study the possible criminal uses for crypto, and provide a report with recommendations on how to address these concerns.

‘Tokenization Is the Killer App for TradFi’: JPMorgan

[Apr 27, 2023 6:37 AM] The head of the bank's Onyx Digital Assets platform, Tyrone Lobban said there is added caution post-FTX, but JPMorgan’s strategy hasn’t at all changed.

Ex-a16z Engineering and Security Heavyweights to Start Crypto Custody Firm: Source

[Apr 26, 2023 11:09 PM] a16z’s former CTO, Riyaz Faizullabhoy, and former CISO Nassim Eddequiouaq have the blessing and seed backing of the venture capital giant, a person familiar with the plans said.

Former CFTC Chair Timothy Massad Among Witnesses for House Crypto Hearing

[Apr 26, 2023 10:00 AM] Titled, "The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market Regulation," the hearing will take place on Thursday afternoon.

Cata Labs Raises $4.2M to Develop 'Bridging' Software

[Apr 26, 2023 10:00 AM] The round was led by Spartan Group and included participation from Robot Ventures, Maven11, Alchemy Ventures, HashKey Capital, Circle Ventures and Superscrypt.

Out of Compute North’s Bankruptcy Rises 300MW Bitcoin Miner With Novel Energy Offering

[Apr 26, 2023 7:00 AM] Born out of the ashes of the Compute North bankruptcy, the new venture aims to give clients control over their energy strategy.

Former Signature Bank Crypto Payments Chief, 4 of His Team Join Fortress Trust

[Apr 25, 2023 1:09 PM] Joseph Seibert, formerly head of its digital assets at Signature Bank, has brought over part of his risk and compliance team and a blockchain payments specialist.

Major Crypto Firms Deny Investing in OPNX, Distancing From 3AC Founders' Claims About Their Exchange's Backing

[Apr 21, 2023 11:16 AM] OPNX had included DRW and Nascent in list of "major investors" in a tweet earlier Friday.

CoinFund Leads $8M Round for Decentralized Database Firm Tableland

[Apr 20, 2023 8:00 AM] The fundraise comes ahead of the network’s mainnet launch early next year.

Blockchain Infrastructure Provider 0x Rolls Out New Line of APIs

[Apr 20, 2023 6:40 AM] 0x announced that its new platform is aimed at providing developers the tools to build financial products on crypto rails.

Cubist Launches Bank-Grade Ethereum Key Management Service

[Apr 18, 2023 6:30 AM] Cubist also announced that Web3 staking provider Ankr is its first key management customer.

Crypto Market Maker DWF Labs’ More Than $200M in Deals Blur What ‘Investing’ Means

[Apr 14, 2023 11:15 AM] DWF Labs made headlines with flurry of investments in crypto projects such as CryptoGPT or Synthetix. A closer examination reveals that many of their deals aren’t typical venture capital investments. However, the firm says it’s all a…

UK’s New Technology Department to Tackle Country’s Metaverse, Web3 Strategy

[Apr 14, 2023 8:55 AM] The department will explore economic growth, investment and business opportunities in these areas along with implications on regulation.

SEC Advisory Group Backs Gensler’s Crypto Efforts but Asks for Industry Guidance

[Apr 12, 2023 8:22 AM]

AI-Focused Blockchain CryptoGPT Raises $10M Funding at $250M Valuation

[Apr 10, 2023 7:16 AM]

Multicoin Leads $4M Strategic Round for Web3 Co-Ownership Platform Lore

[Apr 6, 2023 10:00 AM] The platform, now in public beta, allows groups of people to share non-fungible tokens (NFT) for expanded access and utility.

India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources

[Apr 6, 2023 4:25 AM] Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December.

DWF Labs Invests $16M in RACA to Spur Web3 Gaming Ecosystem

[Apr 5, 2023 1:34 PM] Radio Caca has evolved from managing the NFT collection of Elon Musk’s mom to a Steam-like blockchain gaming ecosystem.

Binance Rejected Justin Sun’s Offer to Buy His Huobi Stake: Source

[Apr 5, 2023 10:24 AM] Binance has no interest in buying Huobi due to its rumored ties to China, according to a person familiar with the situation.

DeFi Hub Nibiru Chain Valued at $100M After $8.5M Seed Funding Round

[Apr 4, 2023 9:57 AM] The startup will launch its testnet and stablecoin this summer.

Delphi Labs Raises $13.5M for Web3 Accelerator

[Apr 4, 2023 8:24 AM] P2P led and Jump Crypto joined the incubator’s first external funding round.

Polychain Leads $15M Funding Round for Crypto Startup Polyhedra Network

[Apr 4, 2023 7:00 AM] The Web3 infrastructure provider has now raised money twice in 2023.

Amber Group's Ex-U.S. CEO Raazi Joins EDG, a Digital-Asset Structured Product Firm

[Apr 3, 2023 12:05 PM] Enhanced Digital Group (EDG) is helping bridge the gap between TradFi and digital currencies, and Cactus Raazi brings decades of Wall Street experience including time at Goldman Sachs.

The Edge and Beyond

[Apr 3, 2023 5:51 AM] Salim Ismail is the author of Exponential Organizations. He’s an XPRIZE Foundation Board member, Founding Executive Director of Singularity University; Chairman of OpenExO & ExO Works, etc He is prolific speaker that has spoken in front…