Startup


Policy

Leading Crypto-Policy Academic in Washington to Open Disclosure Firm Bluprynt

Georgetown Law professor Christopher Brummer is leaping into crypto disclosure services as CEO of the new company, backed by Robinhood and a former PayPal chief.

Christopher Brummer (right) , a professor known for running a prominent financial policy conference in Washington, is starting a crypto disclosure company. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tech

Israeli Crypto Firms Scramble to Deal With War, in Between the Sirens

Few operational disruptions were reported, but some crypto employees were getting called up for reserve duty. Executives and developers coped with the stress of attending funerals, responding to security warnings and encountering supermarket shortages.

Tel Aviv skyline. (Gilad Avidan/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Solana-Based Automation Startup Clockwork to Shut Down

The venture-backed startup’s founders saw “limited commercial upside.”

Clockwork to shut down (Heather Zabriskie/Unsplash)

Web3

Web3 Security Startup Shield Raises $2.1M in Pre-Seed Funding

The company, a member of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, aims to create a security standard across Web3 projects through its API, Discord Bot and certification program.

Co-founders of Shield (left to right) Emmanuel Udotong, Luis Carchi and Isaiah Udotong (Shield)

Finance

Crypto Startup LI.FI Spins Up Bridge, DEX Aggregator

The retail-facing platform uses a noncustodial setup, CEO Philipp Zentner said.

LI.FI CEO Philipp Zentner (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Trading Platform Aurox Seeking Funding at $75M Valuation

The DeFi-focused software developer firm is seeking to raise up to $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign on tZERO.

The price of ether has risen 16% in the past week. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Investing Startup Started by Goldman Alum Changes Strategy

Domain Money, launched just before the start of the crypto bear market, is moving from actively managed investments to a robo-adviser model.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Enterprise Crypto Wallet Startup Pine Street Labs Raises $6M in Polychain-Led Round

The startup is trying to save businesses from crypto wallet purgatory.

Pine Street Labs co-founders Philip Glazman and Justin Gregorius (Pine Street Labs)

Finance

Singapore-Based Crypto Investment Startup Pillow Raises $18M Series A

The funding round was co-led by Accel and Quona Capital with participation from Jump Capital and Elevation Capital.

(Allen Taylor/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Startup Salaries: Here’s How Much Devs and Others Get Paid

A new Framework Ventures compensation survey of 18 companies it backed sheds light on crypto salaries and token allocations.

Job hunters are lured into Web3 startups by the prospect of crypto riches. (Getty Images)

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