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Netherlands-based crypto derivatives exchange D2X has secured $10 million in a funding round led by Point72 Ventures to double down on its presence in Europe. Crypto derivatives exchange D2X has announced the successful closure of a $10 million Series A…
Layer-1 solution Nibiru Chain has announced the launch of its public mainnet, boasting 40,000 transactions per second. Nibiru Chain, a layer-1 blockchain network that previously raised $12 million from a pool of investors like Kraken Ventures, has launched its public…
New York City-headquartered blockchain startup Monad Labs is seeking $200 million to build the scalable smart contract distributed ledger. Monad Labs, a blockchain startup founded by former Jump Trading staff, is reportedly aiming to secure $200 million in funding and…
Among 80 tech startups analyzed, there is a ‘glaring gender imbalance,’ especially visible in the number of female founders, analysts at Hacken say. In a recent research study done by Hacken covering 80 crypto and tech startups, a noticeable gender…
Blockchain infrastructure startup Initia has secured $7.5 million in a funding co-led by Delphi Ventures and Hack VC. In an X thread on Feb. 27, Initia said it has raised $7.5 million in seed financing to work on its testnet,…
Crypto exchange Backpack established by ex-FTX, Alameda Research executives is now offering services to customers in several U.S. states. In an X thread on Feb. 21, crypto exchange Backpack announced it has started offering services to users from 11 U.S.…
Startup accelerator Y Combinator has included stablecoins as a separate category for funding requests. According to a “Requests for Startups” page, Y Combinator (YC) included stablecoins in its “requests for funding” page, signaling the growing interest in stablecoins in the…
An Australian court has sided with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in a legal dispute involving the crypto startup Block Earner.
Blockchain insurance startup MediConCen raised $6.85 million in funding led by HSBC to improve the sector by ‘simplifying and speeding up the claims journey.’ In a blog announcement, the Hong Kong-headquartered startup said other investors, including G&M Capital, ParticleX, and…
The operator of two licensed Hong Kong-based crypto exchanges, HashKey Group, has raised 100 million with a valuation of over $1 billion. In a press release on Jan. 16, the Hong Kong-headquartered crypto management company said it has secured nearly…
Over 50% of cryptocurrencies listed on CoinGecko since 2014 have died, with 2021 projects experiencing the highest failure rate, research indicates. Recent data compiled by CoinGecko showed that more than half of the cryptocurrencies ever listed on the platform since…
The idea behind the new initiative is to bring Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One novel into a multi-world open ‘metaverse experience.’ Metaverse startup Futureverse, backed by 10T Holdings and Ripple Labs, has unveiled a partnership agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery…
CoinFlip founder and chair Daniel Polotsky discusses regulation, Bitcoin trends and growing the company's global footprint in 2024.
Metis native token METIS surges by 40% in 24 hour trading as news emerges of an imminent incentive program for the layer-2 Ethereum protocol. According to data from CoinGecko, the METIS token soared by over 40% on Dec. 26, reaching…
The family investment firm of rock band Metallica, along with other investors, participated in a Series A funding round for Medallion.
Chainlink Labs has unveiled prize winners in six categories, each focused on solving a specific task in the Web3 ecosystem. In a blog announcement on Dec. 20, the developer of the Chainlink decentralized oracle network said it had granted the…