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 […]
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Back to news homeA Twitter slap fight goes wrong
Certain VCs who tweet a lot have grown a little vituperative of late, with some of the most powerful people in the industry lashing out in unprecedented ways. The two […]
Tiger Global and Sequoia India-backed FanCraze launches cricket NFTs in partnership with ICC
NFTs took off in many corners of the world last year, but the trading of the fast-growing blockchain-powered and verifiable digital assets is yet to make inroads in India. Now […]
OpenSea buys DeFi wallet startup Dharma Labs, appoints new CTO
NFT marketplace OpenSea is putting some of its freshly raised funds to good use, buying up crypto wallet startup Dharma Labs, the company announced today. The announcement follows a report […]
Crypto.com expands venture arm to $500 million to back early-stage web3 startups
Crypto.com, a popular cryptocurrency exchange, has extended its venture arm’s fund size to $500 million as it looks to more aggressively back early-stage startups to help the nascent ecosystem grow, […]
WTF is .xyz?
If you’ve visited a crypto company’s website recently, you’ve probably visited a URL ending in “.xyz” instead of its cheugier counterpart, .com. From fintech Block, formerly known as Square, to […]
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 […]
‘Borderless’ crypto networks wrestle with state sanction compliance
The United States’ financial sanctions against countries like Iran create a messy regulatory environment where cryptocurrency startups have to pick their battles carefully. So far, the battles these companies aren’t […]
South Park Commons, an “anti incubator” founded by early FB and Dropbox engineers, gains momentum
When South Park Commons (SPC), a community of tens of engineers in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood, came together, it mostly flew under the radar, save for a New York […]
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 […]