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VanEck launches $30M ventures fund for crypto and AI

DIGIT — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:21:13 +0000

VanEck’s new $30 million fund, VanEck Ventures, will focus on investment in fintech, crypto and AI startups building next-generation payments.

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Former FTX President Launches New Crypto Venture, Raises $5 Million From Leading Investors

DIGIT — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:30:48 +0000

Less than a week ago, Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX US, published a 49-part Twitter thread describing his side of the story when he worked for the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). On Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, Harrison revealed that his new firm, Architect, has raised $5 million from investors such […]

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Sui Developer Mysten Labs Raises $300 Million to Address Web3 Scalability

DIGIT — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:35 +0000

Mysten Labs, developer of a new blockchain project called Sui, raised $300 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by FTX ventures, also had the support of A16z crypto, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. The funds will be directed to continue growing Sui’s infrastructure […]

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Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist

DIGIT — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:00:01 +0000

On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. Nomad Cross-Chain Bridge Exploited for $190 Million Cross-chain bridges in […]

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Near Foundation Raises $150 Million to Bolster Web3 Adoption

DIGIT — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000

On Thursday, the Near Foundation announced the project has raised $150 million from strategic investors such as Three-Arrows Capital, a16z, Mechanism Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Circle Ventures. Following the announcement, the Near protocol’s native crypto asset jumped more than 7% against the U.S. dollar. Near Foundation Gets a $150 Million Capital Injection The team behind […]

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