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Finance

Shyft Network Wraps Token Sale Ahead of FATF 'Travel Rule' Implementation

Backed by BlockTower and others, the shyft token helps a decentralized network of exchanges comply with anti-money laundering rules.

Shyft Network co-founder Joseph Weinberg

Finance

Coinbase, Naval, Framework Ventures Back $19M Raise for a Capital-Efficient Stablecoin

The soon-to-launch Fei Protocol would mint stablecoins by simply selling them directly to users.

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Finance

Aave Founder Joins Variant Fund as a Venture Partner

Stani Kulechov will remain at the helm of Aave while also helping Variant source deals and work with founders.

Stani Kulechov

Finance

DeFi and Staking Insurance Startup Unslashed Raises $2M

Experimental crypto zones like DeFi and staking are seeing an influx of insurance products, but not as we know it.

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Finance

Crypto.com Launches $200M Fund for Crypto Startups

The Hong Kong-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange has set up a new venture arm to invest the $200 million.

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Finance

DAO Investing in NFTs Raises $1.3M From Crypto VCs

Yield Guild Games will use the funds from Delphi Digital, Scalar Capital and others to invest in virtual land and other in-game assets.

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Finance

Crypto Trading Firm BCB Group Raises $4.5M to Snag More Regulatory Licenses

The round was co-led by North Island Ventures and Blockchain.com Ventures.

Former BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (BCB Group)

Finance

Clover Finance Raises $3M From Polychain, Others to Bridge Ethereum and Polkadot

The Substrate-based chain is also working on a proof-of-concept “non-custodial” bridge for EVM chains to connect with the Bitcoin network.

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Finance

Libra Co-Creator's VC Firm Co-Leads $12M Round in ‘Decentralized GitHub’

“Web 3 developers should be building on open protocols,” NFX General Partner Morgan Beller said of Radicle, a platform for crypto-native code collaboration.

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Markets

New Emerging Markets Fund Targets Blockchain, DeFi Startups

The Arcanum Emerging Technologies Fund will start in India, but its founders plan to expand to other regions.

James McDowall, founding partner at Arcanum Capital