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Finance

Maaria Bajwa: 'People Like to Root Against the Winners'

Bajwa once got wise advice from a mentor: To be valuable to your venture firm, you must have “domain expertise that no one else has.”

(Maaria Bajwa, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

A16z Forms Crypto Research and Coding Unit to Help Web 3 Startups

The new team is staffed with academics aiming to provide deeper insights for the firm’s portfolio companies.

A16z partner Chris Dixon (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch))

Finance

Tower 26 Venture Fund Raises $50M for VR Games, Metaverse: Report

The fund is led by a veteran game investor, and former studio executive Jon Goldman.

A Playstation VR headset (Sony)

Finance

Derek Edward Schloss: Unlocking the Art Market

Twitter and video games were just a stepping stone for Derek Schloss into crypto. Five years later, the leading VC makes good on his "big unlock."

(Derek Schloss, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Will Rising Interest Rates Sink the Crypto Ecosystem?

Competition for capital is clobbering speculative investments like tech stocks. Digital assets have held up comparatively well – so far.

Crypto investors may be in for rough sailing as interest rates rise. Charles Turner's "A Shipwreck," 1805, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Finance

Framework Ventures Launches $400M Fund to Back Web 3 Gaming, DeFi

The crypto investment firm now has $1.4 billion in assets under management.

Framework Ventures co-founders Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson

Policy

France's Crypto Industry Fights Institutional Caution

A Web 3 summit in Paris has vaunted the country’s strengths and talent pool, but crypto advocates must battle for acceptance from skeptical financiers.

The French financial market regulator in Paris (Jack Schickler)

Finance

Skynet Trading Launches $40M Fund to Support Elrond Network’s DeFi Push

After a pair of splashy acquisitions, Elrond is looking to attract more projects.

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Finance

Uniswap Labs Forms Crypto Ventures Wing

Uniswap Labs Ventures is the latest example of crypto companies investing beyond their core business.

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Finance

White Star Capital Raises $120M Crypto Fund for Metaverse Investments

The company will deploy between $1 million and $7 million in token and equity investments into 20 to 25 companies.

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