Strobe Ventures, led by Thomas Klocanas, will double down on early-stage crypto investments with a "high-conviction" strategy.
Axelar Foundation, the nonprofit supporting the growth and adoption of the Axelar Network interoperability protocol, has disclosed strategic AXL token sales worth $30 million.
The network, which plans to launch in Q2, will enable rapid transactions with flat gas fees, but will not support smart contracts or a native token.
Trump’s crypto policies, including a strategic bitcoin reserve, have marked a shift, but VCs say key regulatory steps are still needed.
In 2021, Iron Fish raised $28 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to support its privacy-centric blockchain.
Seismic is building an encrypted blockchain to implement onchain privacy at the app level, going beyond the wallet-level encryption that obscures user balances and identities.
DoubleZero announced today that its latest $28 million token round was co-led by Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly Capital.
"If you're a seed stage founder working in crypto, fintech or enterprise AI, come talk to us," said Rodolfo Gonzalez.
Paradigm led Across Protocol's token round, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures and others.
Framework Ventures led Infrared's Series A round, with participation from NGC Ventures, Selini Capital and others.
One of ZKNox's goals is to make post-quantum cryptographic operations more efficient on Ethereum, securing the chain for a quantum computing future.
SimpleHash marks crypto wallet Phantom's third acquisition in recent months, following Blowfish and Bitski.
Ligero builds tools to simplify zero-knowledge proof development, deployment and scaling without compromising security or compliance.
Byzantine's permissionless aggregation layer aims to solve the fragmentation in the burgeoning restaking ecosystem.
"YZi Labs is the sole investor. There are no other investors in this round," Vana co-founder Anna Kazlauskas told The Block.
Robinhood announced that the SEC has closed its investigation into the company's crypto division without pursuing enforcement action.
The exploit involved an attacker using compromised admin privileges on a smart contract, according to security analysts.
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.
Monad's testnet, in development for two years, functions as a platform for developers and users to test features before the mainnet launch.
DeFi.app also launches its public beta with a points-based trading tournament. Its HOME token is expected to launch in "early Q2."
The firm plans to use its funding to continue developing the Plasma blockchain, which is an EVM-compatible Bitcoin sidechain to facilitate USDT transfers with no fees.
MoonPay, the exclusive onramp to Moonshot, said it onboarded 750,000 new customers following the memecoin launch.
Mirai Labs plans to bolster its team of engineers, specializing in AI, machine learning and programming language Rust, with its fresh financing.
Drosera builds out "traps," or smart contracts that can detect and cancel out threats on the Ethereum network.
Berachain’s BERA launch sparks fresh debate — are “VC coins” built for communities or early investor exits?
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.
D3 plans to launch the decentralized network called Doma Protocol using its Series A financing.