London-based early-stage European VC fund Backed is bolstering its position by adding €75M to its Seed fund, while adding another €75M via a new follow-on fund vehicle. The ‘Backed Core […]
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Back to news homeJambo 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 […]
Pearpop introduces dynamic NFTs that gain value as a social media post goes viral
Pearpop, the social media collaboration marketplace, is diving head-first into crypto. With big-name backers like The Chainsmokers, Alexis Ohanian, Mark Cuban and Snoop Dogg, Pearpop is launching Pearproof, a web3 […]
VC-backed DAO startups are racing to define what DAOs actually are
Amid the growth in web3, NFTs, DeFi and tokens, institutional investors are also looking at how they can leverage another crypto structure called DAOs to build a new model for […]
2022 crypto predictions from Prime Trust CFO Rodrigo Vicuna
Rodrigo Vicuna Contributor Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. ust look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; […]
Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype
The video-game industry has always been on the bleeding edge, but blockchain gaming is still widely viewed as emerging technology. In October 2021, Valve banned all blockchain-related games from its […]
The rich get richer: Rethinking Bitcoin’s power as an inflation hedge
Kay Khemani Contributor Kay Khemani is the managing director of Spectre.ai From turkeys to gasoline, clothes to dollar stores, nearly every avenue of human activity has been hit by the […]
Justin Kan’s NFT platform suffers rocky debut as scammer makes off with $150k in user funds
Despite billions in VC investment, many Web3 crypto platforms still don’t seem to have thought through user protection quite enough in their quest to seize on the excitement and money […]
Beijing court rules bitcoin mining contract ‘void’
As crypto investors widely know, China has declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal and outlawed crypto mining activities. Lately, a court decision further reasserted the government’s attitude to stifle any bitcoin […]
Andreessen Horowitz backs NFT investor group behind rare Wu-Tang Clan album purchase
The crypto collective that bought Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ album and an NFT of the original Doge image has a new member: venture capital firm Andreessen […]