Funding


Finance

HashKey Capital Co-Invests $5M in Decentralized Storage Project Filestar

The $5 million grant will go towards funding the day-to-day operations of Filestar's foundation.

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Tech

Galaxy Digital, IOSG Lead $1.2M Raise for Startup Creating Automated Ethereum Services

Gelato said the seed round will fund further development of its bot network that will provide automated smart contract execution.

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Finance

Tor Project Launches Membership Program to Boost Agility, Funds

After laying off a third of its staff in April, the project is looking for ways to increase the “diversity of funds" in its budget.

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Markets

Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round

Bitcoin Suisse said some of the funding will go to new product offerings if its banking license applications are successful.

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Finance

Factom's Two Employees Press On Despite Investor's Call to Liquidate

Factom, Inc. cut 80 percent of its 10-person staff. “The protocol is going to run whether Factom, Inc. continues or not,” said COO Jay Smith.

Factom signage at the 2015 North American Bitcoin Conference. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

IOTA Founder Personally Refunding Hack Losses to 'Safeguard' Project's Remaining Reserves

Using his personal holdings will help protect the IOTA Foundation's 12-month runway, according to David Sonstebo.

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Finance

What All These VC Deals and Acquisitions Say About the State of the Crypto Markets

Three funding announcements and three M&A deals give us a window into understanding what investors in the crypto space are most interested in.

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Markets

Kevin Owocki on Gitcoin, Controversy and the Future of Open Source Funding

The founder of one of crypto’s most buzzed about projects discusses the origins of Gitcoin, controversy, and why open source funding needs to evolve.

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Finance

EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China

A new fund has been set up with the aim of preventing the EU falling behind nations like the U.S. and China on blockchain and AI innovation.

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Markets

Congressional Challenger to House Speaker Pelosi Is Fundraising in Crypto

Democratic blockchain and crypto enthusiast Agatha Bacelar is challenging House Speaker Pelosi on a tech-focused platform.

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