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Alexis Ohanian’s VC Firm to Focus on Crypto With $500M Capital Raise

The Reddit co-founder's 776 Management has raised two new funds and plans to make the majority of its investments in crypto startups.

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder and executive chairman of Reddit, speaks during the Annual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Event in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. NFT.NYC brings together over 500 speakers from the crypto, blockchain, and NFT communities for a three-day event of discussions and workshops. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Global VC Funding for Blockchain Firms Surged to Record $25B in 2021: CB Insights

Investments in blockchain startups accounted for 4% of global venture dollars, up from just 1% in 2020.

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ChainLink Capital Targets $100M in Assets for 2 Crypto Funds

The “fund of funds” firm wants to raise $100 million each for its Ama and Luna funds this year.

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Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Raises $550M at $8B Valuation

The Series E round was co-led by D1 Capital Partners and Spark Capital, and included Alphabet’s independent growth fund, CapitalG.

Fireblocks co-founders (left to right) Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz (Fireblocks)

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Crypto VC Firm Dragonfly Raising $500M for New Fund, Documents Show

The firm previously raised over $300 million across two funds.

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Singapore VC Blockchain Founders Raises $75M for New Fund

The company has been an early investor in blockchain, crypto, Web 3 and metaverse startups.

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Shakepay Raises $35M to Help Canadians Buy, Sell and Earn Bitcoin

The funding will be used to scale the business and launch new products.

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Andreessen Horowitz Looks to Raise $4.5B for New Crypto Funds: Report

The $3.5 billion targeted for a crypto venture fund would be the industry's largest.

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Crypto VC Firm Inflection Launches $40M Fund to Build ‘Open Economy’

The Mercury fund will invest in early-stage companies building an economy that’s largely automated, transparent and widely accessible.

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Animoca Brands Valuation More Than Doubles to $5.5B in Three Months

The investor in non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse projects raised almost $360 million in its latest funding round.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)