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Crypto VC Investments Drop 26% in First Half of 2022
Investments totaled $9.3 billion versus the $12.5 billion in last year’s period, but the number of deals increased.
StarkWare Confirms Long-Rumored StarkNet Token
The token’s existence was implied in an email posted by Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu.
A16z, Variant Lead $18M Round for Lending Protocol Morpho Labs
The protocol enhances existing lending protocols such as Compound and Aave with peer-to-peer liquidity.
Lightspeed Venture Partners Launches New Funds Totaling More Than $7B
The venture capital firm also announced Lightspeed Faction, an independent team focused on early-stage blockchain infrastructure projects.
Dragonfly Capital Leads $7.5M Round for Quadrata’s Identity Passport
The startup offers verifiable yet private identity passports for Web3 users.
Solana’s Macalinao Brothers Launch $100M VC Fund
Protagonist, the new venture capital firm and incubator from the prominent developers, will primarily focus on emerging blockchains and technology.
Web3 Startup Mysten Labs Aiming for $2B Valuation in Latest Funding: Report
FTX Ventures is reportedly leading this round for Mysten, which was founded by former Meta (Facebook) executives.
Cross-Chain Infrastructure Protocol LI.FI Raises $5.5M
The funding will help the firm expand to more blockchains.
Aztec Launches DeFi Privacy Bridge Aztec Connect
The privacy solution, now on mainnet, allows users to interact with popular DeFi apps in a private way.
