Funding


Finance

Venture-Capital Firm Northzone Raises $1B Fund for Fintech, Web3 Investments

Web3 is a "core sector" for the firm, one Northzone partner told the Block.

Las estrategias de trading de los participantes de Crypto Twitter incluyen el puente a zkSync. (Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Finance

Andrew Yang Is Raising $1.5M for a Company That Plans to Reward Volunteers With Crypto

A new filing shows the former presidential candidate is an executive officer at stealth crypto company Samarity.

Andrew Yang is raising money for a new company that combines cryptocurrency and charity. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Asset Manager Brevan Howard Reveals Details About Its Record-Setting $1B Crypto Hedge Fund

New SEC filings disclose information about the first two sub-entities of the massive hedge fund.

The offices of Brevan Howard Asset Management in London, U.K. (Google)

Finance

NFT Software Company Dust Labs Raises $7M During y00ts Release

The announcement came during the high-profile and long-anticipated minting that’s taken the Solana NFT community by storm.

A DeGods owner shows off his NFT. (Archie)

Finance

Alchemy-Backed Blockchain Company Contribution Labs Raising $3M in Equity Sale

The startup developed Mint Kudos, which lets communities offer tokenized badges as rewards for participation.

Unizen has received $200 million from alternative investment group Global Emerging Markets. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Blockchain Gaming Platform Xterio Raises $40M Led by Partner FunPlus

The round was co-led by Makers Fund, FTX Ventures and XPLA.

Blockchain gaming is on the increase. (Fredrick Tendong/Unsplash)

Finance

Fintech Firm Lightnet Group Gets $50M From LDA Capital to Boost Velo Protocol's Technology

The firm has the option to raise the total commitment to up to $100 million over the next three years.

Photo of bundles of dollars

Finance

Metaverse Avatar Creator Ready Player Me Raises $56M in Series B led by a16z

The funding round included participation from the co-founders of Twitch and Roblox.

Ready Player Me raised $56 million in a Series B led by a16z. (Ready Player Me)

Videos

Former CFTC Chair ‘Very Concerned’ About Funding for Crypto Regulation

Former Chairman Timothy Massad discusses his concerns over CFTC’s insufficient funding for crypto regulation. “We didn’t have the resources to do the things we really needed to do,” Massad says. Plus, insights into his proposal for stablecoin regulation.

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Finance

World's Biggest Companies Invested $6B in Blockchain Firms September-June: Study

Google parent Alphabet participated in four funding rounds that raised a total $1.5 billion, Blockdata found.

Money growing from the ground. (Shutterstock)