There’s been a lot of hype about “Web3”, but the reality is that it’s still a largely nascent and fragmented concept, and that has led to Web3 startups building platforms […]
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Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we talked about a hack that gave new, ironic meaning to the word “trustless.” This week, we’ll get into one of the most […]
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Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. This week, we’re looking at a new layer of crypto doom and gloom. Get […]
Meet the trans, anarchist founder who just landed $25M to reform how crypto is stored
Tux Pacific isn’t your average tech founder. They’re a self-taught cryptographer who dropped out of college, a proud member of and advocate for the transgender community and a self-described anti-capitalist […]
Corporate venture investors pulled back in Q1, but less than you imagined
The trend of corporate money flooding the startup zone is going to take some time to unwind Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 10 hours The global venture capital market didn’t reach […]
Haun Ventures leads $50M round in NFT startup Zora Labs
The NFT ecosystem continues to chug along, but the vast majority of volume is still moving through the centralized halls of NFT marketplace OpenSea, leaving crypto VCs eager to find […]
Will the corporate venture boom lead to an M&A frenzy?
As startups look for corporate suitors, we predict a record 3,000 M&As in Q2 Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 8 hours The startup exit market has seen better days. Heck, the […]
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX tops $2 billion valuation in new $135 million funding
CoinDCX has doubled its valuation to $2.15 billion (post-money) in eight months following a fresh $135 million funding, it said today, as the Indian cryptocurrency exchange looks to aggressively expand […]
FTX in talks to invest in Indian gaming startup MPL, sources say
India’s Mobile Premier League, or MPL, is in talks to raise capital from a number of investors including the crypto exchange FTX as the mobile gaming startup prepares to make […]
Jambo raises $7.5M from Coinbase, Alameda Research to build “web3 super app” of Africa
Jambo, a Congo-based startup building Africa’s web3 user acquisition portal through “learn, play, earn” and democratizing access to crypto-based income-generation opportunities, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Experts say […]