Ligero builds tools to simplify zero-knowledge proof development, deployment and scaling without compromising security or compliance.
Acre, a spin-out from Thesis, enables users to "compound" their bitcoin holdings through various methods, including staking rewards.
Yield Basis aims to initially help tokenized bitcoin and ether holders earn yield from market making by mitigating impermanent loss.
DeFi.app also launches its public beta with a points-based trading tournament. Its HOME token is expected to launch in "early Q2."
Union Square Ventures led the round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Archetype, 1kx and others.
Investors deposit the USDC stablecoin and receive GPRIME pool tokens, representing their proportional stake in the pool.
Former TON Foundation President Steve Yun launched the fund to focus on investing in TON-based DeFi and PayFi startups.
Alternative ride-sharing app Teleport was founded in 2022, and raised $9 million, amid a surge in interest in "dePIN" projects.
Irreducible provides zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) generation services powered by FPGA chips.
Ai16z, an open-source platform for building and managing AI agents, has undergone a rebranding to ElizaOS.
Pod aims for transaction speeds as fast as a Google search. Investors in the seed round include a16z CSX, 1kx and Flashbots.
Analog is set to launch its token on Feb. 6, following its recent mainnet debut, co-founder Victor Young, told The Block.
Keplr, a crypto wallet provider, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round after four years of operating as a bootstrapped company.
Crypto exchange GRVT has raised $5 million in equity funding from Further Ventures, a VC firm backed by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Nova Labs, the creator of the Helium network, accusing the firm of selling unregistered securities and misleading investors in the latest, and likely final, enforcement action under outgoing Chair Gary Gensler. The lawsuit, filed Friday, takes issue with three Helium-related tokens: the Helium Network Token (HNT), Helium Mobile […]
SoSoValue, a crypto market data provider, is set to airdrop a total of 49 million SOSO tokens for the first season.
Solana protocol Tapestry raised $5.75 million in a Series A round co-led by Union Square Ventures and Fabric Ventures.
Coinbase has launched Bitcoin-backed onchain loans through Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol available on Ethereum and Base.
The company intends to use the new financing to develop its onchain UX platform via its software development kits.
Cudos joins the ASI Alliance pending a community vote, potentially enhancing its decentralized AI and cloud computing capabilities.
Lufthansa and Deutsche Telekom are among a few major enterprises to launch blockchain nodes on the Peaq network, signaling a significant move toward enterprise DePIN adoption.
The fund aims to advance decentralized infrastructure and blockchain adoption and support talent from the US, Asia, Europe and the MENA region.
SingularityNET and Filecoin collaborate to integrate decentralized AI and DePIN, emphasizing ethical AI development and decentralized infrastructure.