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Finance

Crypto VC 1confirmation Raises $125M for Third Fund

The $800 million asset manager intends to keep investing in early-stage crypto projects with disruptive potential.

1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino

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DeFi Is Rising in Chicago

The Windy City’s crypto industry has been thriving thanks to regulations in other states.

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VC Firm White Star Capital Raises $50M for Crypto and Blockchain Fund

The fund has already invested in six firms, including the Safello crypto exchange.

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Solana Dashboard Step Finance Raises $2M From Alameda Research, 3 Commas

Investors are betting on Step Finance emerging as the “front page” of the high-throughput Solana blockchain.

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Crypto Custody Platform Koine Goes Into Insolvency

The firm’s technology stack is now available for purchase.

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New Kraken Venture Fund to Target Early-Stage Crypto, Tech Startups

Kraken Ventures will operate autonomously, with financial backing from the exchange.

Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell

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Aave's Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi's Head Start on the Banks

Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead.

Stani Kulechov (left) at Devcon V in Osaka, Japan.

Finance

How Israeli VCs Are Doubling Down on DeFi Startups

The three co-founders of Collider Ventures agree Israel’s vibrant crypto industry waned, yet didn’t fizzle, throughout 2020.

Collider Ventures co-founders Avishay Ovadia, Adam Benayoun and Ofer Rotem.

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Blockchain Startup Raises $12M Series A to Turn Brands Into Cellular Networks

Blockchain startup OXIO raised a $12 million Series A to make “Telecom-as-a-Service” as common as SaaS.

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DeFi Dashboard Zapper Snags New Funding From Delphi and Coinbase Ventures

Zapper announced Thursday an extension of its seed investment round with new backing from Delphi Digital and Coinbase.

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