Tag: VCs
Why Web3 VCs Are Embracing Crypto+AI
Coinbase Ventures is shifting focus away from pure-play crypto investments.
www.coindesk.com [...]
VCs Show 'Flight to Quality' in Q2 Funding Report
PitchBook reports $2.7B in venture funding, up from Q1, but with less deal flow. It expects $12-14B for the year, up significantly on 2023’s numbers.
[...]
Japan Moves Closer to Allowing Venture Capital Firms to Hold Crypto Assets
Japan's cabinet approved a bill adding crypto to the list of assets the nation's investment funds and venture capital firms can acquire.
www.coindesk [...]
The Benefits of Building Apps On-Chain
But with each of these single-player examples, it’s important to note that the problem to be solved should never really be viewed as a “crypto” proble [...]
Lightning devs must ‘wake up’ and fix security bugs, not please VCs: Bitcoin dev
Developers working on the Bitcoin layer 2 Lightning Network have become less security-oriented and more focused on producing cash flow for their inves [...]
Ali Yahya, Andreessen Horowitz: 'Many Fair Weather VCs Have Pivoted'
A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is "100% committed on crypto as a space."
www.coindesk.com [...]
Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI- [...]
Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Softbank and 15 VCs face lawsuit for “abating” FTX fraud
A total of 18 leading venture capital investment firms including the likes of Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Sino Global and Softbank have been named as de [...]
Binance slashes costs, Ripple ready for US banks and crypto VCs return
The crackdown on crypto firms by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears to have severely affected Binance’s business. Duri [...]
Crypto VCs share lessons on startup success at EthCC
When bringing a new crypto to market, the fastest way to do so is arguably with the help of venture capital (VC) financing. But such a high-risk, high [...]
What is the ZK industry up to? Rollups, multichain bridges and VCs
Zero-knowledge proofs (ZK-proofs) are a key technology explored by many in the crypto industry. A zero-knowledge protocol is a cryptographic method th [...]
Crypto VCs made $2.6B worth of deals in the first quarter of 2023
While the crypto space still suffers a bear market, venture capital (VC) firms have still managed to make a number of deals at the start of 2023, prov [...]
12 factors VCs should focus on when vetting crypto and blockchain companies
Venture capitalists may be wary of the crypto and blockchain industry at the moment, and it’s not without reason. However, the highly publicized bad a [...]
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Will Be ‘Best Investment’ Over Next Five Years, Boost VC’s Adam Draper Says
“If you are a short-term investor, if you are on Wall Street, you think that last year Coinbase was an awful investment," Draper said. "And I would ar [...]