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Finance

DeFi Protocol Perennial Launches, Announces $12M in Funding

Polychain Capital and Variant co-led a seed round for the decentralized derivatives protocol.

DeFi protocol Perennial makes public a $12 million fundraise. (Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Keeping the Crypto Industry Bankrolled

A16z partner Chris Dixon spent the first half of the year boldly amassing a $4.5 billion fund. But when the crypto industry went upside down, he pivoted to quietly support promising ventures. That’s why he is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Chris Dixon (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Finance

Former FTX US President Is Seeking Funds for Crypto Startup: Report

Brett Harrison is trying to raise $6 million at a $60 million company valuation, The Information reported.

Brett Harrison, exdirector de FTX.US. (Danny Nelson)

Finance

Web3 Content-Delivery Network Fleek Raises $25M

Crypto-focused venture-capital firm Polychain Capital led the funding round.

Game7 presenta un programa de ayuda de US$100 millones para juegos basados en blockchain. (Pixabay)

Finance

Market Maker Keyrock Raises $72M Amid FTX Contagion

The liquidity provider, which closed the funding round in September, had minimal exposure to the collapsed exchange.

Brussels (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images)

Finance

A16z Leads $15M Round for Game Studio Roboto Games

The studio, which was founded by Web2 veterans, plans to add Web3 elements to its forthcoming survival/crafting MMO game.

Roboto Games' upcoming title, codenamed Foragers and Fighters (Roboto Games)

Finance

FTX’s Collapse a Wake-Up Call for Venture Capitalists, Dragonfly Partner Says

Tom Schmidt noted that more discerning VCs didn't invest in the failed crypto exchange.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

FTX Ventures Was a Disorganized Mess With Missing Financials, Bankruptcy Documents Say

The latest documents claim that the venture capital arm’s funds were barely tracked.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Fund Sino Global Regrets Its 'Misplaced Trust' in FTX, Reports 'Mid-Seven' Figure Losses Tied to Exchange

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried had featured prominently in Sino Global Capital’s investment strategy.

Sino Global Capital founder Matthew Graham. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

FTX-Backed Crypto Unicorn LayerZero Bought Out Stake

The interoperability protocol sent a memo to investors outlining its buyout strategy.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)