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Finance

Blockchain Supporter NEAR Unveils $100M VC Fund Targeting Web3 Culture and Entertainment

The NEAR Foundation is collaborating with Caerus Ventures in the initiative, which will make seed round investments.

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Finance

Venture Capital Firm MetaWeb Raises $30M for Early Stage Crypto Startups

Having operated in stealth mode for several months, the fund has invested in more than 30 startups.

U.S. Dollars (Shutterstock)

Tech

Hackers Lose 5 Ether While Trying to Attack Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge

Automated security processes caused the attackers to lose money while trying to submit a fabricated transaction on the Rainbow bridge.

Attackers trying to exploit Near Protocol’s Rainbow bridge lost some 5 ether after automated security processes kicked in. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

NEAR Crypto Token Pumps After Coinbase Adds It to Listing Roadmap

The Near blockchain network’s native token jumped 12% after Coinbase’s announcement.

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Finance

Health and Fitness App Sweat Economy Raises $13M in Private Token Sale to Move to Web3

The company is teaming with Near Protocol to support the move.

Sweat Economy users can earn tokens with steps. (RUN INC/Getty images)

Finance

BitGo to Serve as Near's Custodian

The firm will hold the assets that are in the blockchain's treasury.

A Near sign in Lisbon, Portugal (Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

Learn

What Is Near Protocol and How Does It Work?

The layer 1 competitor to Ethereum wants to be the fastest blockchain on the block.

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Markets

Curve Finance Integrates With Near’s Aurora Network

Near’s DeFi hub, Proximity Labs, will allocate up to $7.5 million in grants to Curve.

Curve Finance has a market capitalization of $1 billion. (vlastas/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Finance

Near DeFi Project Bastion Reveals $9M Funding Round on Heels of BSTN Airdrop Plans

Investors include Three Arrows Capital, Jump Crypto, FTX Ventures and Jane Street.

Easter Island statue, used as an emoji by Bastion's community. (Thomas Griggs/Unsplash)

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