Venture Capital


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The 5 ‘Unsolved Problems’ of Crypto According to Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi

"Permissionless innovation" is a source for social good and profit, the venture capitalist said at Consensus 2022.

Dragonfly Capital's Haseeb Qureshi at Consensus 2022 (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi Is Still Optimistic in the Crypto Bear Market

Crypto’s most successful projects have historically been built during downcycles, he says.

Dragonfly Capital's Haseeb Qureshi at Consensus 2022 (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Preparing for the Dreaded Down Round

BlockFi is reportedly worth $2 billion less than previously estimated. How should crypto navigate a time of tightening monetary policy and venture capital financing?

(Kaleb tapp/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Head of Binance Labs Bill Qian Is Leaving the Firm

The announcement comes a few days after the venture capital arm of the world's largest crypto exchange said it raised a $500 million fund.

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Finance

Canonical Crypto Launches $20M Inaugural Fund Backed by Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon

The early-stage fund will invest in infrastructure projects for blockchain developers.

Canonical Crypto founder Anand Iyer (Canonical Crypto)

Videos

Binance Labs Raises $500M Fund for Web 3 Investments

Binance Labs, the venture capital arm of crypto exchange Binance, has raised $500 million for a fund investing in Web 3 and blockchain companies. This comes as Forbes confirmed it’s no longer going public via SPAC after Binance invested $200 million in the publisher earlier this year.

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Finance

Binance Labs Raises $500M Fund for Web 3, Blockchain Investments

The new fund will invest in cryptocurrency companies in three stages spanning from incubation to late-stage growth.

Binance Labs recauda $500M para invertir en Web 3 y blockchain. (Giorgio Trovato/Unplash)

Policy

Wallet Firm Liminal Raises $4.7M From Elevation Capital, CoinDCX, Sandeep Nailwal and Others

Liminal was founded by Mahin Gupta, who previously co-founded Zeb Pay, a prominent Indian crypto exchange.

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Finance

Morgan Stanley Says Record Crypto Venture Capital Investment to Slow

Deal activity peaked in December and could fall as much as 50% by year-end, the bank said.

Las inversiones de venture capital se ralentizarán este año. (Andrew Khoroshavin/Pixabay)