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Azra Games secures $42.7M funding for mobile RPG game

[Oct 15 6:20 PM] Venture firm Pantera Capital is backing the gaming startup’s Series A, with participation from a16z Crypto, a16z Games and NFX. 

Apple, Nvidia among prospective investors in OpenAI’s multibillion-dollar fundraising

[Aug 29 8:13 PM] Tech giants such as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft are investing in OpenAI’s upcoming funding round, which could raise its valuation to over $100 billion.

Blockchain database firm SxT Labs raises $20M in Series A round

[Aug 27 6:04 PM] Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital and Hivemind Capital, along with Microsoft’s M12 Ventures and OKX Ventures, backed SxT Labs’ Series A round. 

Cryptography startup Fabric raises $33M for new data privacy chip

[Aug 19 9:40 PM] Blockchain Capital and 1kx co-led the Series A round that will back the development of a new computing chip focused on data privacy.

Chaos Labs Secures $55M Series A Funding to Bolster Defi Risk Management Solutions

[Aug 15 10:10 PM] Chaos Labs has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round, led by Haun Ventures, to advance its onchain risk management platform for decentralized finance (defi). The company plans to use the funds to further enhance its technology, which…

Leading Crypto-Policy Academic in Washington to Open Disclosure Firm Bluprynt

[May 16 7:00 AM] Georgetown Law professor Christopher Brummer leads an annual event on emerging financial technology in Washington that became a top forum for crypto issues in recent years. Now he's joining the sector, founding Bluprynt to help the industry with…

Bitcoin Startups Raised Nearly $1 Billion between 2021 And 2023: Report

[Apr 11 7:30 AM] Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), based in Austin, Texas, has unveiled its second annual findings from its in-depth research into the burgeoning Bitcoin-native startup and venture capital ecosystem. Despite a notable downturn in crypto venture…

Israeli Crypto Firms Scramble to Deal With War, in Between the Sirens

[Oct 10, 2023 10:50 AM] Few operational disruptions were reported, but some crypto employees were getting called up for reserve duty. Executives and developers coped with the stress of attending funerals, responding to security warnings and encountering supermarket…

Sam Bankman-Fried $500M Anthropic stake irrelevant to case, prosecutors say

[Oct 9, 2023 1:38 AM] United States prosecutors argue that the potential for FTX investors to be made whole through the high valuation of Anthropic cannot be presented by Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team.

Web3 made simple: Brinc joins forces with Cointelegraph Accelerator

[Sep 7, 2023 7:30 PM] Brinc partners with Cointelegraph Accelerator to establish a two-way support bridge for startups developing the future of Web3.

Blockchain Firm Raises Millions From Andreessen Horowitz, Paris Hilton to Help Monetize AI Mashups

[Sep 7, 2023 1:30 AM] Investors led by Andreessen Horowitz have backed a company that has set out to help content creators monetize their work in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). The tech firm intends to employ blockchain technology to track remixes and mashups…

Solana-Based Automation Startup Clockwork to Shut Down

[Aug 28, 2023 6:18 AM] Solana-based automation project Clockwork’s developers are moving on from the venture-backed startup after finding it had “limited commercial upside.”

Bitcoin Startup Lab's Summer 2023 Cohort Gears Up To Propel Growth In The Bitcoin Ecosystem

[Jul 6, 2023 12:57 PM] Bitcoin Startup Lab is gearing up for its Summer 2023 cohort, bringing together industry titans, investors and innovators to fuel growth in the Bitcoin ecosystem. With a focus on collaboration and mentorship, the pre-accelerator program aims to…

FTX Pauses Sale of $500 Million Stake in AI Startup Anthropic

[Jun 29, 2023 10:30 PM] Failed crypto exchange FTX has unexpectedly halted the sale of its stake in the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic. The stock has been viewed as a source of funds that can be used to compensate customers who suffered losses as a result…

Bitcoin Life Insurance Startup Raises $19M in Seed Rounds Led by Sam Altman and Gradient Ventures

[Jun 6, 2023 11:30 PM] Meanwhile, a life insurance company that uses bitcoin, has accumulated $19 million through two seed funding rounds. The first round was led by Openai CEO Sam Altman and former Stripe executive Lachy Groom, while Google’s Gradient Ventures…

Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding

[Apr 20, 2023 11:00 AM] The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.

Musk Mulls AI Startup to Rival Chatgpt Maker Openai, Report

[Apr 15, 2023 11:30 AM] Entrepreneur Elon Musk is preparing to launch a startup that will compete with Openai, the creator of Chatgpt, a media report unveiled. According to quoted knowledgeable sources, the owner of Twitter and Tesla is already assembling a team of…

AI-Focused Cryptogpt Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Into Asian Markets

[Apr 11, 2023 5:30 AM] A Layer two (L2) project, called Cryptogpt, which leverages ZK-rollup technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that its team has raised $10 million in capital from a Series A funding round. The crypto and AI firm disclosed that…

OKX plans Australian expansion, citing ‘huge appetite’ for crypto

[Mar 29, 2023 11:30 PM] The exchange’s chief marketing officer believes Australians are above the curve when it comes to crypto education and interest.

Scaramucci to invest in crypto firm founded by former FTX US boss

[Jan 15, 2023 7:23 PM] It is understood the crypto software company will enable crypto traders to create algorithmic-based strategies to access different markets.