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Finance

DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Requests $153K for 6-Month Budget

The crypto insurance protocol is anticipating growth stemming from a recent partnership.

Ledn's Mauricio Di Bartolomeo argues that the crypto lending industry can rebuild trust following a disastrous 2022. (Mathieu Stern/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Coinbase-Backed Insurance Alternative OpenCover Debuts on Layer 2 Blockchain Base

OpenCover, which raised $4 million in a seed round led by the likes of NFX and Jump Crypto, received a $200,000 funding bump from Coinbase to bolster its debut on Base.

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Decentralized Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual Provides Cover to UK Shopkeepers

A partnership with InShare sees Nexus adding some of its $274 million on-chain capacity to The Retail Mutual insurer comprising over 5,000 shopkeepers and small retail businesses.

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Crypto Insurer Evertas Buys Bitcoin Mining Cover Specialist Bitsure

Evertas has snagged the authority to offer mining policy limits of up to $200 million per location.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

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Startup Arbol Unveils AI and Blockchain-Powered Climate Insurance Platform

The market for climate insurance is estimated to triple in the next decade.

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Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding

Meanwhile's target audience is U.S. citizens with large BTC holdings, an audience from which it has "seen a lot of early demand."

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Crypto Insurer Evertas’ Coverage Limit Increased to $420M: Reuters

London-based Arch Insurance International, a syndicate member of Lloyd's of London, has authorized Evertas to increase its coverage limit for a single policy for crypto custodians and exchanges

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LI.FI and InsurAce Pitch Protection for Moving Crypto Between Blockchains

LI.FI partnered with risk cover protocol InsurAce to provide protection for users who are bridging their cryptoassets from one blockchain to another.

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Finance

DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Demands $2M Refund From Euler Hack Claimants. One User Traded it Anyway

Euler's hacker returned most of the money, putting the insurer that already paid claims in a pickle. Members of Nexus Mutual could get lawyers involved if the $2 million they’re owed isn’t returned.

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Finance

Crypto Protection Firm Coincover Raises $30M

Silicon Valley investment firm Foundation Capital led the funding round.

Coincover co-founders CEO David Janczewski (left) and CTO Adam Smith (Coincover)