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US Bitcoin reserve is possible to achieve but not without downsides

[Dec 2 2:15 PM] Government participation in crypto hasn’t always had great outcomes for the space, with the SEC under the Biden administration causing plenty of headaches for firms.

DeFi on the way to having ‘bank-like’ financial products — Mercuryo CEO

[Dec 2 8:10 AM] Mercuryo CEO Petr Kozyakov said many consumer apps will emerge before widespread institutional adoption comes to DeFi.

VanEck to Invest in Early Stage Ventures Including Crypto With New $30M Fund

[Oct 9 1:00 PM] Global investment management firm VanEck is expanding its venture capital presence with the launch of a new fund focused on fintech, digital asset or artificial intelligence (AI) companies in pre-seed or seed stages, it announced Wednesday.

Institutional Investors Predict Surge in Digital Asset Fund Launches, Research Finds

[Oct 5 5:30 AM] Institutional investors and wealth managers anticipate a sharp increase in digital asset fund launches, with 70% of those surveyed expecting a rise over the next 12 months, according to new research by Nickel Digital Asset Management. 92% of…

Borderless Capital announces $100M for third DePIN fund

[Sep 18 4:32 PM] Borderless’ third fund targeting DePIN projects is backed by Peaq, the Solana Foundation, Jump Crypto and IoTeX. The DePIN market is expected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2028.

Borderless Capital Introduces $100M DePIN Fund Backed by Peaq, Solana Foundation

[Sep 18 12:00 PM] DePIN refers to physical infrastructure networks built using blockchain technology and token incentives which other projects can use without having to buy and run their own equipment.

ParaFi Capital to tokenize $1.2B fund on Securitize

[Sep 12 3:59 PM] ParaFi Capital will tokenize part of its $1.2-billion portfolio using the Avalanche blockchain and tokenization platform Securitize.

BlackRock ETF sees biggest inflow in 35 days as Bitcoin weekly rally pauses

[Aug 27 5:44 AM] BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin fund had its biggest inflow day since July 22 as Bitcoin slipped back under $64,000 following a weekly rally.

US regulator fines crypto fund $150K for illicit Bitcoin loan

[Aug 20 8:58 PM] It’s part of the fallout from the industry-wide liquidity crunch triggered by FTX in 2022.  

Post WazirX Hack, India's CoinDCX Starts Investor Protection Fund With $6M

[Aug 6 11:30 PM] Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX's co-founder Sumit Gupta has told CoinDesk that his company has established an investor protection fund, saying that if other exchanges did this too "it would be better for the eco system."

Ethereum ETF process is ‘going smoothly,’ says SEC’s Gensler

[Jun 26 12:17 AM] SEC Chair Gary Gensler didn’t comment on when his agency would approve Ether ETFs for trading, but analysts predict it could be as soon as next week.

Solana-Focused Startup Accelerator Colosseum Raises $60M to Invest in Early-Stage Projects

[Jun 25 7:09 AM] Colosseum deployed $250,000 to 11 companies so far.

Ethereum ETF June launch ‘legit possibility’ as BlackRock files S-1

[May 29 5:39 PM] BlackRock updated its Form S-1 for its spot Ether ETF, which analysts say is a “good sign” that issuers and the SEC are working on ETF launches.

Grayscale’s Ethereum ETF could bleed $110M daily in first month: Kaiko

[May 27 7:58 PM] If Grayscale’s slated spot Ether ETF follows the same path as its Bitcoin one, there could be some short-term pressure on the price of ETH.

VanEck drops new Ethereum ETF ad within an hour of SEC approval

[May 23 5:39 PM] VanEck launched a new ad centered around Ethereum, just 30 minutes after the SEC greenlit 19b-4 proposals for spot Ether ETFs.

DTCC, Chainlink complete fund data tokenization pilot with U.S. banks

[May 16 7:13 PM] The pilot program tested a method of bringing traditional finance fund data onto blockchains with big banks JPMorgan and BNY Mellon also involved.

State of Wisconsin Buys Nearly $100M Worth of BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

[May 14 8:47 AM] The U.S. state of Wisconsin purchased 94,562 shares of the BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the first quarter of the year, a filing shows. The shares are worth nearly $100 million.

Hong Kong Bitcoin, Ether ETFs wipe 2 weeks of inflow in a single day

[May 13 6:36 PM] Net outflows for Hong Kong’s crypto ETFs reached a record $39 million on Monday with bleeding felt across all six funds.

Binance Shifts $1 Billion in SAFU Bitcoin Reserves to USDC

[Apr 18 11:33 AM] Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange globally in terms of trading volume, has shifted its SAFU (Secure Asset Fund for Users) reserves into the stablecoin USDC to bolster “its reliability.” During the early hours of Thursday…

Metis, Ethereum Layer-2 Network, Creates $100M Fund as Decentralized Sequencer Launch Nears

[Dec 18, 2023 8:00 AM] The distribution of funds is planned for the first quarter of 2024, and supposed to occur a week after Metis' decentralized sequencer will go live.

Google updates policy to allow ads for US crypto trusts

[Dec 10, 2023 11:36 PM] Google will allow ads for U.S. based-crypto trusts from January, with the change seemingly coming in the same month that spot Bitcoin ETFs are predicted to be approved.

Digital Asset Brokerage Firm Nonco Raises $10M Seed Funding Led by Valor Capital, Hack VC

[Dec 8, 2023 12:07 PM] The firm says it has already seen $6 billion in volume in the Latin American region since its debut in April.

Venture Capital Lightspeed Faction Starts $285M Fund for Blockchain Startups

[Nov 9, 2023 10:00 AM] The new fund will focus mainly on early-stage crypto projects, participating in seed-stage and Series A funding rounds.

Privacy firm Nym launches $300M fund, eyes Web3 wallets, RPCs & infrastructure services

[Oct 24, 2023 6:59 AM] The blockchain security firm will look to support open-source projects building security and privacy tools and services for Web3.

Nym Technologies Attracts $300M in Crypto Fund Commitments for Privacy Infrastructure

[Oct 24, 2023 4:00 AM] The Nym Innovation Fund, with commitments from Polychain, KR1, Huobi Incubator and Eden Block, among others, supports projects aiming to safeguard privacy in the crypto ecosystem.

Bitcoin Magazine Owner Backs First Ordinals Fund, Which Bought $85K Rock

[Oct 17, 2023 9:30 AM] The "Unbroken Chain" fund, as it is known, plans to raise $5 million from its limited partners and will trade in various Ordinals types, including BRC-20 tokens – sometimes positioned as NFTs on Bitcoin.

ARK’s amended spot Bitcoin ETF filing is a ‘good sign’ of future approval

[Oct 11, 2023 11:59 PM] ARK Invest and 21Shares amended spot Bitcoin ETF filing seemingly addresses earlier concerns highlighted by the SEC, which is a good sign of progress, according to Bloomberg’s ETF analysts.

Crypto Aid Israel Fundraiser to Help Victims of Hamas Assault

[Oct 10, 2023 11:30 PM] Members of Israel’s Web3 community have launched Crypto Aid Israel, a fundraiser in support of those affected by the conflict with Hamas. The goal is to attract cryptocurrency donations to relieve the humanitarian situation of thousands of…

Thailand's KBank Starts $100M Fund Targeting AI and Web3

[Sep 14, 2023 12:56 AM] Thailand-based Kasikornbank (KBank), one of the major banks in South East Asia, has launched a fund worth $100m targeting AI and Web3 globally.

HashKey Capital's $100M Digital Asset Fund to Invest Significantly in Altcoins: Reuters

[Sep 1, 2023 3:15 AM] Less than half of the fund's investments will be in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), the two largest cryptocurrencies, with the aim of diversifying allocations to smaller cap assets.