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ConsenSys Plots Massive Expansion Following $200M Fundraising

“There’s a war for talent going on,” the Ethereum builder’s chief strategy officer said.

Joseph Lubin, a co-founder of Ethereum and the CEO of ConsenSys, speaks at SXSW 2019.

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MakerDAO’s Rune Christensen Joins VC Firm Dragonfly Capital

Christensen is the founder of MakerDAO, which ranks second among DeFI projects with $19.3 billion in total value locked.

MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen image via CoinDesk archives

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Crypto Venture Firm Paradigm Announces $2.5B Fund, Industry’s Largest

It tops the $2.2 billion fund announced by Andreessen Horowitz in June.

Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam speaks at Token Summit II. (Credit: Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

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Circle Launches Venture Capital Fund for Early Stage Blockchain Projects

The fund, which doesn’t have a predetermined monetary amount, has already deployed initial capital.

Circle was the target of an "email fraud incident" in June, according to new SEC filings.

Finance

Neon Labs Raises $40M to Bring EVM Functionality to Solana

The Ethereum-compatible environment could lead to implementations of popular DeFi protocols on the blockchain.

Neon Labs Director Marina Guryeva (right) speaks at the Breakpoint conference in Lisbon, Portugal. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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VCs Invested Record $6.5B in Crypto, Blockchain in Q3: CB Insights

Coinbase Ventures was the most active investor in the quarter by far, with 24 deals.

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The Record-Smashing Funding Quarter, Venture Capitalists Invested $6.5B Into Crypto and Blockchain in Q3

New data from market intelligence firm CB Insights reveals global venture capital (VC) funding into crypto and blockchain reached an all-time high of $6.5 billion in the third quarter of 2021. This surpassed the updated second-quarter total of $5.2 billion, but what does the number mean? "I do see a giant push across all sectors towards decentralization," host Naomi Brockwell said.

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‘League of Legends’ Vets Launch $90M Gaming Seed Fund

The fund will invest heavily in Web 3.0 projects and includes a16z’s Chris Dixon as a backer.

Patron founders Jason Yeh and Brian Cho (Patron)

Finance

Multicoin Capital to Raise $250M for Its Third Crypto Fund: Report

The initiative comes less than six months after the investment firm raised $100 million for its second crypto fund.

Multicoin Capital managing partner Tushar Jain (center) speaks at Consensus 2019.

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VC Firms Variant Fund, Atelier Ventures Merge to Focus on the ‘Ownership Economy’

The combined firm will focus on early stage investments in sectors including consumer platforms, gaming and DeFi.

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