Brandy Betz

Brandy covered crypto-related venture capital deals for CoinDesk. She previously served as the Technology News Editor at Seeking Alpha and covered healthcare stocks for The Motley Fool. She doesn't currently own any substantial amount of crypto.

Brandy Betz

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Finance

Crypto Infrastructure Firm Pocket Network Raises $10M

Republic Capital, RockTree Capital and Arrington Capital helped lead the round.

(Joan Gamell/Unsplash)

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Crypto Browser Brave Passes 50M Monthly Active Users

The company launched search, wallet and video products in 2021.

Brave app (bangoland/Shutterstock)

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Animoca Brands Leads $9M Round in NFT Data Aggregator CryptoSlam

The new funding will be used for an “aggressive” hiring plan, expansion to support more blockchains and the launch of several new products.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 12: CryptoPunk digital art non-fungible token (NFT) displayed on a digital billboard in Times Square on May 12, 2021 in New York City. The image is part of SaveArtSpace's "Pixelated" public art exhibition which will be displaying 193 of Larva Labs' CryptoPunks on phone booths, bus shelters, and billboards around New York City during the month of May. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced pandemic restrictions to be lifted on May 19.  (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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Solana DeFi Protocol Exotic Markets Raises $5M Ahead of Mainnet Launch

Multicoin and Ascensive Assets co-led the private token sale.

Solana's Breakpoint came at the market's previous zenith (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

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Billionaire Alan Howard Joins Latest $20M Bet on Decentralized Video Network Livepeer

The funding comes five months after Livepeer’s initial Series B round, which also raised $20 million.

doug livepeer

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Nvidia Makes Its Metaverse-Building Software Free for Individual Creators

The tech giant also added new features and partners to Omniverse, its real-time 3D design collaboration and virtual world simulation platform.

Nvidia CEO

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Binance Invests $12M in Liquidity Platform WOO Network

WOO had raised $30 million in November.

Binance. (Shutterstock)

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DeFi Startup Earnity Accused of IP Fraud in Cred Bankruptcy

A new court filing says Earnity purposely hid its ties to the crypto lender.

Cred co-founder and CEO Dan Schatt (CoinDesk archives)

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Arcade Raises $15M to Offer NFT-Backed Loans

The project lets users borrow against the value of their NFTs.

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Stocktwits to Boost Crypto Coverage Following $30M Funding

The social media platform for traders and investors says it will provide better crypto pricing feeds, information and context.

Stocktwits CEO Rishi Khanna (Stocktwits)