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Ribbit Capital, a major investor in fintech startups including cryptocurrency and blockchain ventures, is seeking to raise $350 million for a “blank check” company that would make acquisitions. While it’s unclear how much Ribbit Leap will focus on crypto or blockchain acquisitions, the filing comes at a time of renewed exuberance
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A report published by venture capital research firm, Ana.vc, has revealed a 57% decline in crypto funding from VCs over the month of April.Despite the decline in overall investment, the decentralized lending sector appears to still be flourishing — raising 150% of its March total.Crypto fundraising plummets during AprilThe report
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The signs of the apocalypse are upon us: Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees peaking, block time increasing, and the mempool is becoming congested — all as predicted by Zach Resnick, a managing partner at Unbounded Capital.Flash crush is more likelyWhen Resnick spoke to Cryptox on May 8, he argued that the
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Supply chains have ground to a halt and dozens of millions are unemployed but this hasn’t stopped crypto from getting a big fundamental boost: one of Silicon Valley’s most respected venture capital firms just raised half a billion dollars to invest in industry startups.Related Reading: Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Hits $9ks,
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GrainChain, a commodities tracing platform that uses smart contracts to open up liquidity for low-income farmers, has raised $8.2 million in its latest funding round, the company announced Friday.Luis Macias said the money will bolster GrainChain’s burgeoning operations in Mexico, Honduras and the southwest United States. “This funding is really
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Blockchain startup Conflux has hired Eden Dhaliwal, the former head of crypto at Outlier Ventures, as a managing director to lead its expansion in North America. The Beijing-based firm is set to open an office in Toronto within two weeks. It is assembling a ten-person team to conduct research and seek
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Clear, the provider of a settlement system that uses blockchain to facilitate cross-border B2B trading, has finalized a $13 million Series A investment round. The Singapore-based startup said Wednesday the round had been led by Fidelity's investment arm, Eight Roads (formerly Fidelity Ventures). The venture subsidiaries of telecommunications companies Telefonica,
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If venture investments and acquisitions provide a window into the sentiment in markets, boy, did we get a big dose of information today. We also look at a set of acquisitions, including a ConsenSys acquisition poised to get the company in the $3.8 trillion municipal bond space, a Bakkt acquisition poised to get it ready
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A venture capital fund under the management of Sony Financial Ventures (SFV) and Japan-based VC firm Global Brain has invested an undisclosed amount in security token issuance platform Securitize.Announcing the news in a press release Tuesday, San Francisco-based Securitize said the "strategic fundraise" came via corporate VC fund SFV GB
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Video-centric social media app Vid announced its upcoming launch on iOS and Android. Established in January 2017, Vida allows users to control their data and monetize their memories using AI and blockchain technology which enables its users to create privacy-protected video content while allowing users to monetize content and retain 100
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