December 6, 2022, 1:47PM EST • 1 min read Quick Take December 6, 2022, Financial Times leaks Alameda’s Venture portfolio Reflects ~$5.3bn in aggregate investments across ~13 investment entities’ Lates...
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Framework Ventures and Chapter One back web3 software solution Daylight: Exclusive
Daylight, a software solution for aggregating web3 perks, raised $3 million in a seed round co-led by Framework Ventures and Chapter One. Other backers in the round include 6th Man Ventures, Sp...
Jump Crypto, Polygon Ventures, GSR contribute to Binance’s $1 billion recovery fund
Binance’s industry recovery fund, to which it’s already contributed $1 billion, has attracted some big names early on including Jump Crypto, Polygon Ventures and market maker GSR. A...
Why you should keep an eye on Asian markets for web3 scaling & adoption w/Sora Ventures – SlateCast #36
In the latest episode of the CryptoSlate SlateCast, we caught up with Jason Fang from Sora Ventures to get insight into the Asian crypto market, learn why he decided to invest in CryptoSlate, and his ...
Foresight Ventures Launches $10M Web3 Startup Fund, in Spite of Market Turmoil
Established in 2020, Foresight Ventures has invested in Web3, non-fungible token, gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. Last year, AUM increased to $400 million from $80 million following ...
Bain Capital and 6th Man Ventures lead $4 million round for crypto privacy startup Nucleo
Nucleo, a company that aims to build on-chain privacy infrastructure for organizations, has raised $4 million in seed funding. The round, led by the crypto arm of investment firm Bain Capital a...
FTX Ventures Was a Disorganized Mess With Missing Financials, Bankruptcy Documents Say
The FTX umbrella covered over 100 smaller legal entities, which complicates any story about the internal organization. According to paperwork filed on Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the D...
Nike Ventures Into Web3 with Its new .SWOOSH Platform
Editors News The .SWOOSH is for trading and purchasing digital collectibles as well as a Web3 education resource. Users of the platform will be able to make their own collections there. Nike, the worl...
‘Need to update my LinkedIn’ — FTX Ventures head resigns: Report
Amy Wu, an investor in FTX and the head of the firm’s venture capital arm, FTX Ventures, has reportedly resigned her position. According to a Nov. 11 report from The Information, Wu resigned as head o...
‘DeFi-Killing’ Crypto Law Appears To Be Dead on Arrival, According to Castle Island Ventures Founder Nic Carter
Castle Island Ventures founding partner and Coin Metrics co-founder Nic Carter says the so-called “DeFi killing” crypto bill circulating through Congress is likely dead on arrival. In a new political ...
The Block: FTX Ventures Head Amy Wu Resigns: The Information
FTX Ventures Head Amy Wu has resigned, The Information reported, citing the executive. Wu joined in January to launch what was expected to have been a $2 billion fund. She was an early advocate ...
Alameda Research, FTX Ventures invested in more than 250 crypto startups
FTX Ventures and Alameda Research have invested in more than 250 crypto industry startups, according to data collected by The Block Research. The investments cut across a variety of verticals, i...
Mapping Out Alameda Research & FTX Ventures’ Portfolio
November 11, 2022, 11:13AM EST • 35 min read Quick Take FTX and Alameda Research, which was absorbed by the former in 2022, were both founded by Sam Bankman-Fried DeFi was the main category that the f...
Alameda Research and FTX Ventures websites go dark
Websites linked to crypto exchange FTX have been taken down on Nov. 9 following a liquidity crisis and pending acquisition of the company by its rival Binance. Websites for Alameda Research and the co...
Alameda, FTX Ventures Websites Down Following FTX Disaster
Amid the major crypto exchange FTX’s liquidity crisis, two companies closely tied to it – including Alameda Research and FTX Ventures – appear to be inaccessible on their websites. Alameda‘s site ha...
Inside FTX’s demise with Framework Ventures Co-founder Vance Spencer
Episode 109 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded live with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Framework Ventures Co-founder Vance Spencer. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, S...
FTX Faces Federal Probes as FTX Ventures, Alameda Sites Go Dark
Key Takeaways The websites of FTX Ventures and Alameda Research went offline today amidst FTX’s solvency issues. The takedown occurred around the time that Bloomberg reported an expanded regulat...
Yuga Labs, Circle, SkyBridge Among Investments FTX Ventures Made Prior to Liquidity Issues
Among the biggest names in which FTX Ventures invested were Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs, USDC stablecoin issuer Circle, layer 1 blockchains Near Protocol and Sui, crypto lender BlockFi and ...
Elusiv Secures $3.5 Million in Funding, LongHash Ventures and Staking Facilties Ventures Led Round
Vladislav Sopov Novel privacy protocol designed to advance security and anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions concludes its strategic funding round Contents Elusiv secures $3.5 million in funding f...
Mapping out SevenX Ventures Investment Portfolio – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored SevenX Ventures, a crypto investment fund focused on early-stage blockchain projects in Asia, has built over 80 public investment portfolios. The three co-founders, industry veterans, have b...
Privacy-Focused Protocol, Elusiv, Raises $3.5 Million Led by LongHash Ventures – crypto.news
Elusiv has successfully raised $3.5 million via its seed funding round co-led by LongHash Ventures and Staking Facilities Ventures. Elusiv will use the raised capital to build its development team, fu...
LongHash Ventures, Staking Facilities Ventures Co-lead $3.5 Million Seed Funding Round in Compliant Privacy Protocol Elusiv
– Advertisement – Elusiv is a Zero-Knowledge privacy protocol for privately sending and receiving funds on-chain with a big focus on compliance. Elusiv has secured $3.5 million in its seed...
Crypto Hedge Fund Protocol Ventures to Shut Down Amid Market Fraught
Protocol Ventures LP, a major US crypto hedge fund, has announced plans to close down its business and return cash to investors following the plunge in the market for digital assets, according to peop...
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Zipmex ‘In Advanced Takeover Talks’ with V Ventures
Zipmex Pte, the embattled operator of the Asian cryptocurrency exchange, is in advanced talks with venture capital fund V Ventures over the sale of a majority stake in the business to a potential inve...
Coinbase Ventures, Mara Launches Crypto Wallet Service in Africa
A new-comer crypto wallet is set to be onboarded across Africa. The crypto wallet will be backed by global firms like Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, Huobi. Coinbase backed Mara is ready to launc...
Arcade GameFi Secures $3.2 Million From KuCoin, Solana Ventures
Vladislav Sopov Arcade, novel GameFi ecosystem, completes its seed funding round backed by clutch of top VCs Contents Arcade GameFi completes seed funding round with $3.2 million secured Mission Pools...
Hong Kong ventures further into CBDCs- Details inside
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank for International Settlements have concluded a year-long development program to design a full-stack central bank digital currency (CBDC) system. Aurum: Tw...
FARFETCH and Outlier Ventures Announce First Cohort for Dream Assembly Base Camp
Dream Assembly Base Camp first cohort consists of eight start-ups that are focused on shaping the future of Web3 luxury commerce The remote 12-week program is tailored to each start-up and will cover ...
(Rejected) Citi Ventures Makes First Crypto Investment in Hong Kong-Based Digital Asset Manager
Xalts, a Hong Kong-based digital-asset management firm, has raised US$6 million in a capital financing round co-led by Citi Ventures and a California-based venture-capital firm Accel. While this is t...
Blockchain Security Company Hexens Raises $4.2 million in Seed Funding Led by IOSG Ventures’
With the funding, Hexens will expand horizontally by increasing its top-notch cyber security service coverage and vertically by developing products that aim to impact the field on ecosystem grade. Hex...
Blockchain Security Company Hexens Raises $4․2 Million in Seed Funding Led by IOSG Ventures – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Hexens, a cybersecurity boutique and blockchain startup, announced the closure of a $4.2 million seed round led by IOSG Ventures, the leading Web3 Venture Capital. Other i...