African blockchain venture funding down 74% in H1 2024 CV Labs

CV VC noted that Africas higher blockchain venture activity suggests a regional focus on blockchain solutions to address unique challenges.

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Colosseum raises $60M to support Solanas hackathon teams

The capital will fund pre-seed investments for teams accepted into Colosseums Accelerator program.

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European Crypto Startups See Record VC Investment in 2022

Despite a challenging year for the crypto industry in 2022, VC investment in European crypto startups reached an all-time high of $5.7 billion, with decentralized finance startups seeing a 120% increase in investments. Europe is also home to the highest number of crypto startups, but lags behind the US in unicorns and startups with over $1 million in funding. Investment in financial service-based startups declined by 19% compared to 2021, while infrastructure grew by 24%. The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulations are set for a final vote in April 2023. (Read More)

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Investment in European crypto startups defied the 2022 bear market

The crypto industry in Europe defied the bearish trends of 2022 and saw a record level of funding.

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Neo-Banking Crypto Startup Juno Raises $18M in Series A Funding Round

The India’s neobank is seeking to use the funds towards accelerating its growth and launching more products. (Read More)

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Ugandan central bank u-turns on crypto welcoming firms to regulatory sandbox

The bank advised the Blockchain Association of Uganda (BAU) to sharpen up its knowledge of the sandbox regulations, inviting its members along to further technical discussions.

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Top 10 Crypto Startup VCs to Watch in 2022

VCs continued to rise with the boom in the crypto market, providing much-needed funding across various sectors at different funding stages.

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Two Co-head of Citigroup’s Digital Assets Quit, Planing to Launch New Crypto Startup

Two former high ranking executives announced to depart from Citi. The duo sees potential benefits in the crypto industry. (Read More)

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Electric Capital Raises $1B to Invest in Crypto Startups

Palo Alto-based Venture Capital firm, Electric Capital announced today that it has raised the sum of $1 billion to invest in the cryptocurrency ecosystem (Read More)

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Kim Dotcom-Backed Crypto Startup Bitcache Liquidated in New Zealand

Bitcache, a crypto startup backed by Kim Dotcom, has been liquidated, reportedly over unpaid legal fees. Phil Creagh, an Auckland lawyer who acted as Bitcache’s director until Sept. 2020, is reported to have applied for the startup’s liquidation on May 24. Bitcache’s Unpaid Legal Fees A New Zealand-based crypto startup previously promoted by prominent crypto [...]

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a16z opening London crypto office citing ‘predictable’ environment

The expansion came following a “productive dialogue” with the United Kingdom’s prime minister and “months of constructive conversations” with U.K. policymakers, a16z’s general partner said.

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VC Roundup: Funding falls to $2.4B in Q3 2024, early-stage startups dominate

This edition of Cointelegraphs VC Roundup features Eidon AI, Brevis, Multiledgers and Alluvial. 

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New BRC69 Token Standard Promises 90% Savings for Bitcoin’s Ordinal Inscriptions

While Ordinal inscriptions continue to rise, nearing the 15 million range, a new token standard was revealed on July 3 called BRC69. According to the creators of the concept, it can reduce the costs of inscriptions for Ordinal collections by over 90%. The launchpad Luminex, which announced the BRC69 token standard, insists that the “brilliance [...]

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