#Venture Capital

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Blockchain Detective Startup Chainalysis Collects $30 Million Funding

February 14, 2019 by Tom Nyarunda at Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

Chainanalysis has gathered $30 million to open a new and research lab in London to spread its presence in the United Kingdom. Chainalysis unveiled real-time Anti-money laundering software Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) last year and is now expanding towards cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins according to a February 12, 2019 blog post....

Japan: IM Giant LINE Signs MoU with Nomura Holdings, Forms Blockchain Alliance

January 31, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at News

Japanese IM giant LINE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nomura Holdings to foster the use of blockchain technology at large, this according to a press release published January 30, 2019. Blockchain Solidarity The Nomura Group is a global financial services behemoth which provides services to individual, institutional,...

VC 500 Startups Invests in Stablecoin Startup Stably

Stablecoin Startup Basis Shuts Down Eight Months after Raising $133 Million

December 15, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Platform, Regulation, Tech

According to an article published by Bloomberg, on December 13, 2018, Basis, a stablecoin startup funded by the likes of Bain Capital Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz has decided to call it a day due to the persistent ambiguity regarding classification of digital currencies as securities. Crypto Industry in Dire Straits...

Cryptokitties Launches the First ever Blockchain Charity Event Focused on Marine Life Protection

CryptoKitties Parent Company Wants to Be the Zynga of Blockchain

November 2, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

Dapper Labs, the company behind the world's first and most successful consumer blockchain product, CryptoKitties, has raised $15 million in financing led by Venrock, in an aim to bring more users to the blockchain, the company announced in a press release on November 1, 2018. Valuation Doubled in Venrock-Led Fundraising...

Binance to Launch a Crypto Exchange in Singapore After Landing Vertex Investment

October 25, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Blockchain, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Binance, a blockchain company that runs one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has announced an investment from Vertex Ventures to open a crypto-to-fiat exchange in Singapore, Bloomberg reported on October 23, 2018. Vertex Invests in Binance to Expand in Singapore Vertex Ventures, the venture capital arm of...

Yale Endowment Fund Invests in Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin-Focussed Venture Funds

October 6, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, Investment, News, Platform

David Swensen, whose investing success with Yale's endowment has earned him the nickname of Yale's Warren Buffet, has made his first big bets on cryptocurrency by investing in two venture funds, CNBC reported on October 5. Influential Endowment Manager Jumps on the Crypto Bandwagon David Swensen, the chief investment officer...

Singapore VC Firm Launches $10 Million Fund for Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Startups

August 13, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Investment, News

A Singapore-based venture capital firm, Golden Gate Ventures, made an announcement via Reuters on August 10, 2018, that the company is primed to establish a $10 million fund to invest in blockchain and cryptocurrency startups. A Budding Partnership The new fund, dubbed "LuneX," will primarily be used for investment in...

Popular Trading App Robinhood Raises $363 Million in Push to Become World’s Largest Crypto-Exchange

May 12, 2018 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News

Venture capital funds may not understand blockchain technology, but fully realize the economic benefits they stand to gain once the sector earns widespread momentum. Several blockchain companies have previously raised millions of dollars in fundings via ICOs or traditional methods, and it seems like companies related to the sector are...

Silicon Valley VCs: The U.S SEC Needs to Soft Pedal on ICO Regulation

Silicon Valley VCs: The SEC Needs to Soft Pedal on ICO Regulation

April 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

In recent times bad actors have taken advantage of the largely unregulated nature of the entire digital currency industry to lance their scam. Amidst this backdrop, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not been taking these attempts lightly. However, some heavy-hitting VC firms in Silicon Valley have...

Chainalysis Raises $16 Million from Early Venture Fund Benchmark

April 7, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Tech

Chainalysis raised a $16 million Series A from Benchmark, an early venture fund that previously invested in Uber, Discord, Dropbox, eBay, Zendesk, and WeWork. The cryptocurrency compliance startup also released a new product called Know Your Transaction (KYT) which will help companies track criminals involved in financial fraud and money...

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