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Pension Funds Put $50 Million Into Morgan Creek's New Blockchain Fund

Morgan Creek Digital raised the first $50 million for its second venture capital fund from the same two large institutional investors in its first.

Morgan Creek co-founder and partner Anthony Pompliano. (Credit: CoinDesk)

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Peter Thiel Backs $200 Million Valuation for Renewable Bitcoin Mining in the US

A vertically integrated startup has raised $30 million to bring bitcoin mining back to the U.S.

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'Teenage Bitcoin Millionaire' Co-Founds $1 Million Investment Fund for Crypto Startups

Erik Finman's $1 million fund will make seed-level investments in startups dealing in banking and decentralized finance.

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Pantera Leads $5 Million Round for Decentralized Derivatives Market

A protocol built to put financial middlemen out of business has secured a $5 million seed round from Pantera, Ripple's Xpring, Hashed and others.

Paul Veradittakit Partner at Pantera Capital (CoinDesk)

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Stripe-Backed Payments Firm Raises $100 Million to Compete Against Stablecoins

Rapyd raised $100 million in a Series C funding round to face off against the arrival of stablecoins.

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New Interest in DAOs Prompts Old Question: Are They Legal?

New tools have made DAOs all the rage in the ethereum community. Now one startup is trying to make them work within U.S. legal frameworks.

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Data Privacy Startup StrongSalt Raises $3 Million for Encrypted API Service

StrongSalt aims to bring standardized encryption techniques to the blockchain and will showcase its API product later this year.

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Overstock's Venture Arm Invests $2 Million in Blockchain ID Firm

Overstock's Medici Ventures has invested in blockchain ID firm Evernym in a $2 million seed round for potential equity.

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Crypto Venture Firm 1confirmation Announces New $45 Million Fund

Backed by some of crypto's most high-profile LPs, the Nick Tomaino-led 1confirmation is announcing a new $45 million venture fund.

Nick Tomaino at Token Summit, 2018 in New York City.

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Kleiner Perkins Backs $2 Million Seed Round for Crypto Derivative Data Firm

Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins.

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