The firm plans to use the funds to integrate with other web3 platforms and build out its Proof of Humanity and Human ID infrastructure.
Symbiotic is launching on Ethereum, marking the first fully permissionless restaking protocol to go live in a production environment.
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.
The Fogo Chain is being developed on the Firedancer client, developed by Jump Crypto — where Fogo's co-founder used to work.
The chain-abstracted token marketplace Printr raised $2.5 million in the firm’s first financing round, according to a release shared with The Block. Sfermion, Draper Dragon, Bitscale, Hermeneutic, Sui Foundation, Axelar Foundation and Flow Foundation participated in the funding, which comprises the firm’s total funding to date. Printr allows users to launch memecoins across numerous chains, […]
Corn, an Ethereum Layer 2 network that aims to use tokenized bitcoin in DeFi, raised $8.3 million in a community funding round.
Keplr, a crypto wallet provider, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round after four years of operating as a bootstrapped company.
Stablecoin issuer Circle has acquired Hashnote, a tokenization startup incubated by Cumberland Labs, for an undisclosed sum.
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 platform aims to use its financing to eventually launch its own token, with the overall goal of expanding TON's DeFi landscape.
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.
The firm intends to use the funds to grow out its team and developing its core infrastructure, such as launching its testnet chain, first game and other on-chain assets.
The seed capital will fund development of a payment network aspiring to be the "fastest, cheapest, and most compliant" Layer 1.
Pyth Network has introduced Lazer, a new oracle solution designed to complement its existing Pyth Core offering.
This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Talus Network, Kernel, Astherus, Barter and Rarimo.
Crowdfunding platform Timestamp wants to offer a funding alternative for Bitcoin-based startups.
The startup closed a $40 million seed round and secured another $250 million in liquid funds for its blockchain-based decentralized AI infrastructure.
Blockchain-based startups raised $1.4 billion in the third quarter, bringing investments year to date to over $5.4 billion.
The reputation system targets retail investors in Europe and projects worldwide seeking regulatory clarity for crypto fundraising.
Dragonfly’s new crypto fund will target early-stage projects in the crypto space. Over 100 digital-asset startups are part of the firm’s portfolio.
The new fund will back startups working on blockchain-based solutions, including zero-knowledge infrastructure and emerging Bitcoin ecosystems.
Fetch.ai is opening an Innovation Lab in San Francisco for early-stage startups working with AI agents.
A study from August 2023 suggested there were more than 50 UK-based quantum technology startups.
Senator Scott Wiener defends California’s AI bill, SB 1047, against criticism from Nancy Pelosi and other policymakers, emphasizing the need for oversight beyond tech companies.
Nudge seeks to unleash a new DeFi primitive called Re: allocation Value.
Sahara AI’s funding round was led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital, with participation from Samsung and Matrix Partners, among other investors.
This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Pichi Finance, Sybill, Hyperbolic, Raad Labs, and zkLink.
The startup aims to create virtual teaching assistants using generative AI.