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Back to news homeCrypto bank Silvergate’s ‘collywobbles’ could add to industry’s woes
Another massive crypto-centric firm bit the dust this week, leading some analysts to forecast bigger problems for the overall ecosystem. Silvergate Capital, a publicly traded crypto bank, announced Wednesday that […]
SEC’s proposal could affect which crypto companies can manage assets
Rule aims to keep customer assets segregated appropriately to protect users Jacquelyn Melinek 13 hours The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule on Wednesday that may back […]
Caldera raises $9M from two rounds led by Sequoia and Dragonfly Capital
Caldera, a no-code web3 infrastructure platform, raised $9 million across two rounds, its co-founder, Matt Katz, exclusively told TechCrunch. The startup was founded in March 2022 by Katz and Parker […]
Sesame Labs raises $4.5M to help improve web3 marketing tools
Sesame Labs, a web3 marketing platform, raised a $4.5 million seed round co-led by Wing Venture Capital and Patron, co-founders Vinay Jain and Aman Jain exclusively told TechCrunch. “There hasn’t […]
Haun Ventures leads Sovereign Labs’ $7.4M seed round to help scale blockchains
Sovereign Labs has raised $7.4 million in seed funding led by Haun Ventures, co-founders Preston Evans and Cem Özer told TechCrunch. The startup is building an “open, interconnected rollup ecosystem” […]
DCG’s crypto lending subsidiary Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Genesis Global Trading, a subsidiary of the crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court late Thursday night. […]
BlockFi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
This past year has been hectic for the crypto lending platform BlockFi, and today is no different as the company shared an announcement that it filed for voluntary Chapter 11 […]