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Dispersion Capital Opens $40M Fund for Web3 Infrastructure

[May 24, 2023 7:46 AM] The fund was founded by Patrick Chang, an active angel investor in the crypto industry.

Dispersion Capital launches $40M venture fund to ‘bring Web3 to the masses’

[May 23, 2023 2:30 PM] The firm aims to fund startups building infrastructure for Web3 and other decentralized technology projects.

LabDAO Raises $3.6M to Decentralize Drug Discovery

[May 23, 2023 7:30 AM] The project also launched its new PLEX client that eases the burden of resource-intensive computations for scientific data.

Singaporean family office to set up digital bank in Bahrain

[May 18, 2023 3:05 PM] Whampoa Group started its digital asset arm in 2021 and has invested in a $500 million Binance Labs fund along with TikTok parent ByteDance.

Fahrenheit Consortium Is Lead Bidder in Bankruptcy Auction for Celsius Assets

[May 17, 2023 11:30 AM] The assets include a loan portfolio, mining rigs and infrastrsucture and cryptocurrency worth as much as $2 billion.

Airstack Raises Over $7M for AI-Backed Web3 Developer Platform

[May 17, 2023 7:33 AM] The pre-seed funding extension was led by Superscrypt, and Polygon was a prior investor.

Bitcoin Miner Cormint Raises $30M Series A to Build Texas Data Center

[May 16, 2023 9:19 AM] Executives of Nasdaq-listed semiconductor firm Silicon Laboratories participated in the round.

Peter Thiel Backs Bitcoin Startup River in $35M Round

[May 16, 2023 7:38 AM] The Series B round for the Bitcoin financial services provider was led by Kingsway Capital.

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital-Linked Startup Auradine Raises $81M

[May 16, 2023 7:36 AM] The Bitcoin miner backed the web infrastructure startup, and CEO Fred Thiel sits on the board.

Polygon Co-Founder Launches Web3 Fellowship Program

[May 15, 2023 9:31 AM] Sandeep Nailwal and his venture capital arm Symbolic Capital will invest $50,000 on a new cohort each year.

Rehypothecation May Be Common in Traditional Finance, but It Will Never Work With Bitcoin

[May 10, 2023 1:26 PM] Applying rehypothecation onto bitcoin or crypto ignores the fundamental essence of these assets arising from a core bitcoin innovation, Christopher Calicott writes.

Zero-Knowledge Privacy Startup Webb Protocol Raises $7M

[May 8, 2023 7:00 AM] Polychain Capital and Lemniscap co-led the seed round for the bridge protocol.

Alchemy Ventures Backs $4M Round for NFT Platform Vibe

[May 4, 2023 8:00 AM] The no-code NFT-to-product toolset allows creatives to add utility and value to their tokens.

OpenTrade Raises Over $1.5M for Building Crypto Structured Financial Products

[May 4, 2023 7:00 AM] The platform will offer liquidity pools for U.S. Treasury bills, later this year.

New Crypto VC Firm Credibly Neutral Raises $5.5M

[May 3, 2023 7:00 AM] The developer-led firm received funds from the founders of the Polygon and Solana blockchains, among others.

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.

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.

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.

Why anonymity is key to self-autonomy — And how crypto helps freedom movements win

[Apr 26, 2023 6:20 AM] The Agenda podcast chats with DarkFi to explore how Rojava is experimenting with cryptocurrency and why encryption and anonymous spaces are critical for building self-autonomy.

Alchemy’s Venture Arm Wants to Align With 'Web3 Missionaries, Not Mercenaries’

[Apr 25, 2023 6:59 AM] The investment arm of the Web3 infrastructure giant, last valued at $10 billion, continues to find new ways to back early-stage founders.

DeFi Protocol Thetanuts Finance Raises $17M for Expansion, New Partnerships

[Apr 24, 2023 7:00 AM] The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market.

OPNX CEO scolds claimed backers after some deny investing in the firm

[Apr 23, 2023 7:16 PM] OPNX chief Leslie Lamb called out a number of venture capital firms on Twitter after some rushed to distance themselves from the company.

VC funding into Web3 start-ups down 82% year-over-year: Crunchbase

[Apr 21, 2023 8:17 PM] Crunchbase noted that while it has been a bearish start for Web3 start-up funding in 2023, “venture funding is down in almost every sector.”

3AC founders' OPNX exchange claims to be funded by AppWorks, SIG, MIAX Group

[Apr 21, 2023 1:27 PM] DeFi firm Nascent was also claimed as a backer, but it has clarified that it only bought FLEX tokens from the company’s previous incarnation.

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.

Pantera Alum Joey Krug Joins Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

[Apr 17, 2023 11:27 AM] Krug has moved from co-CIO at a crypto-focused fund to building a crypto strategy at a generalist venture capital giant.

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…

Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Will Permanently Alter ETH Economics

[Apr 11, 2023 10:01 AM]

Sei Labs Raises $30M for Trading-Focused Layer 1 Blockchain

[Apr 11, 2023 7:29 AM] Investors in the two strategic rounds included Jump Crypto, Distributed Global and Multicoin Capital.

A16z Highlights Web3 Strength in Its Second ‘State of Crypto’ Report

[Apr 11, 2023 7:00 AM] The venture capital giant sees bear markets as a time for builders, particularly blockchain infrastructure projects.