Crypto was big at YC this batch. Y Combinator Demo Days returned yet again with another ballooning heap of startups. In the old days, a gaggle of TechCrunch reporters would […]
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Back to news homeDespite tooling limitations, DAO optimists see new use cases for a democratic, token-based future
The adoption of decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, has skyrocketed in the past year, and participants believe this is just the beginning, claiming more use cases will form in the […]
Crypto mining is approaching a key inflection point
Warren Rogers Contributor Warren Rogers is CFO at Blockware Solutions, a former venture capitalist and founder, and a blockchain maximalist. The crypto mining space is approaching a key inflection point. […]
Despite declines, the value of crypto assets in DeFi protocols is up 3x from a year ago
Total DeFi TVL is off 16% from peak, but market players argue it’s just a bump on the way to growth Jacquelyn Melinek 7 hours The bears might have you […]
What Yuga Labs wants to build after raising $450M
The Yuga Labs investor deck from February is a fascinating document, bringing together gaming, a new currency, and an ever-growing pool of digital assets that can be bought and sold […]
Unlocking inclusion for women of color in web3
Audrey Handem Contributor Audrey is a VC at Speedinvest, a pan-European early-stage fund. Adetola Olatunji Contributor Adetola Olatunji is a Columbia Business School MBA candidate, investor (formerly of New Profit […]
Bored Apes maker Yuga Labs acquires CryptoPunks NFT collection
Bored Apes Yacht Club maker Yuga Labs announced Friday that they have acquired the rights to the CryptoPunks and Meebits NFT collections from creator Larva Labs. Bored Apes and CryptoPunks […]
Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen back $30M fund exclusively investing in NFT art
The world of NFTs is never dull — as long as the money never stops. While investors continue to pour billions into the sector, albeit at a slowing pace, more […]
Tracking the future of crypto controversy
Hello readers, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I talked about the environmental impacts of crypto with Kimbal Musk, early Tesla investor and brother of Elon. This […]
How Lido raises the stakes for crypto and DeFi investors
The world’s most-used blockchain, Ethereum, is switching to a new validation system this summer called proof-of-stake (PoS). PoS, favored over its predecessor for its relative energy efficiency, lets users validate […]