Crypto venture capital funding hits $1B for second straight month

A host of crypto industry critics have weighed in on the potential drawbacks of so-dubbed initial exchange offerings (IEOs) — a crypto exchange-hosted alternative to the original model of an initial coin offering (ICO). Their views were reported by Bloomberg on April 10.IEOs offer an alternative model of token offering wherein a crypto exchange acts…

Mysten Labs' engineers formerly created the blockchain network on Facebook's Diem and Novi crypto projects. 424 Total views 10 Total shares Sommelier, a co-processing protocol to the Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, has today announced a research and development partnership with Mysten Labs to increase liquidity transaction speeds and launch smart contract applications on the…

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Kain Warwick, the founder of Synthetix.Kain Warwick is the founder of Synthetix, a derivatives liquidity protocol on Ethereum. Synthetix…

Binance exchange will feature three new coins within the fifth phase of its crypto lending product available for subscription starting from Sept. 20.Same interest rate for all 3 coinsAfter initially launching its Binance Lending Service on Aug. 28, Binance will now allow users to lend assets and earn interest with three major altcoins, including privacy-focused…

The Adidas /// Studio, also known as the Triple Stripes Studio, has launched a Web3-based digital artist in residency program to showcase and support budding creators in the NFT space. The program was announced on Aug. 31, and it will officially launch on Sept. 4 via a series of online and in-person events that will

Whether it is a Democratic sweep led by Joe Biden or a Donald Trump reelection, Bitcoin (BTC) would likely thrive. Industry executives, including DCG and Grayscale CEO Barry Silbert, say both a Trump or a Biden win would buoy BTC.The optimistic stance of industry execs despite the glaring election risk comes after Grayscale’s Bitcoin study.Trump…

Horizen Labs — a tech firm that helps businesses build distributed ledger platforms — has raised $4 million in funding, according to a blog post published on April 11.Horizen Labs initially aimed to raise $2 million in seed funding, but overshot its goal and received $4 million from Digital Currency Group — an institutional trading…

Once Ethereum futures ETF and spot Bitcoin ETF applications get approved, there will be a marketing war like we've never seen says, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. 305 Total views 7 Total shares Investment manager VanEck has fired up the marketing engine for its “upcoming” Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), which some analysts expect could

Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZero has finally secured a $5 million investment from Chinese investment firm GSR Capital, Overstock announced on its latest earnings conference call on May  9.Following an investment in cash and marketable securities, Overstock evaluated tZero's worth at $1 billion, which is $500 million less than the company initially projected in August 2018.The…