Decentralized Finance
Asymmetric Financial has a plan to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar potential with dedicated DeFi fund
As the digital asset industry picks up steam again, some crypto funds are looking to home in on specific sectors. Crypto fund Asymmetric Financial is creating its Bitcoin DeFi Venture…
This exploit isn’t the only problem Curve — and the broader crypto space — is facing.
Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed
Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 million seed funding, and an additional $1 million commitment for on-chain liquidity, in…
While it may be a long time until we see significant movement toward consumer protections in crypto, one thing is certain: CeFi and DeFi cannot exist without each other.
Injective, a layer-1 blockchain focused on building financial applications, has launched a $150 million fund ecosystem initiative, the platform’s CEO and co-founder, Eric Chen, told TechCrunch. “We’ve seen a lot…
The crypto VC industry has become more selective due to the market downturn and wavering trust, but major firms are still investing in the space.
Check out the final four startups pitching tomorrow at CCC Web3 Demo Day
Tomorrow, January 11, is a big day in the web3 universe. It’s The Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day, a showcase of 12 boundary-pushing early-stage startups building projects across web3,…
We have so many (12, in fact) outstanding early-stage startups ready to pitch at the Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on January 11. If you want to learn more…
We’re excited to announce two more early-stage startups participating in the Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on January 11. If you haven’t heard, this free online showcase features more…
Uniswap Labs’ COO will judge pitches at the CCC Web3 Demo Day
Here comes the New Year and with it, resolution season. Why not resolve to do whatever it takes to build a stronger startup? Here’s one easy, fun and effective step.…
Meet two of 12 rising startups pitching at Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day
Meet one dozen rising-star startups that are hard at work paving the future of Web3 infrastructure, DeFi, NFT and gaming applications at The Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day on…
Announcing The Cross Chain Coalition Web3 Demo Day, a free online event
Despite a turbulent web3 market, dedicated people and companies continue working to build meaningful products and a better global financial system. Mark your calendar and join crypto experts, engineers, top-tier…
While many layer-1 blockchains out there were built for a pretty general purpose, other networks were designed around very specific use cases. Sei, a layer-1 blockchain designed for trading, has…
Fed’s Powell calls for DeFi regulation following ‘significant structural issues’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ramped up his criticism of decentralized finance on Tuesday, saying the monetary policy normalization worldwide has “revealed significant structural issues” in the DeFi ecosystem and…
Wintermute, a leading crypto market maker, has lost about $160 million in a hack, a top executive said Tuesday, becoming the latest firm in the industry to suffer a breach.…
Crypto lending and financial services companies have been at the forefront of the industry’s latest controversies ever since the collapse of the Terra stablecoin, with many drawing parallels between the…
Even though digital asset markets have been shaky, the blockchain sector continues to scale as demand increases from both crypto-native and traditional institutions looking to use the technology. Layer-1 blockchain…
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we looked at the near-term future for crypto gaming as VCs zero in on where to place consumer…
The world of crypto moves quickly and sometimes, when there’s an ongoing heist, the best thing that technically savvy but ethically sound users can do…
Following the loss of almost $200 million on crypto protocol Nomad, security experts insisted that more education and security protocols are necessary for protecting against hacks.
Cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad has become the target of crypto’s latest nine-figure attack after hackers abused a “chaotic” security exploit to steal almost $200 million in digital assets. Nomad, a…
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we looked at Musk holding onto doge. This week, we’re talking about where all of this crypto VC money is possibly gonna go.…
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Gaming vets promise to make blockchain games fun and sustainable
The runaway success of Axie Infinity and StepN has convinced a flurry of entrepreneurs that web3 gaming, where the ownership of in-game assets is in the hands of users via blockchain adoption rather than a centralized platform, is the future. Some of the biggest hits in the space to date…
As many subsectors in the crypto market continue to take heavy hits from recent volatility, some market players see DeFi as resilient and gaining interest despite the macroeconomic environment.
After a lengthy crypto bull run, the startups and projects in the space are reining in expectations and settling in for a long-haul crypto winter. It’s been a particularly tough…
As the crypto markets continue to tumble, a major industry player’s beliefs are also taking a turn as he shifts from being a “Bitcoin maximalist” to what he calls a…
As capital continues to enter the crypto space, Tribe Capital has launched its incubator program Tribe Crypto Labs, which has raised $25 million from outside investors, its CEO Arjun Sethi exclusively…
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Some venture investors are doubling down on crypto despite an unknown recovery timeline
The crypto markets might be red all over, but that isn’t stopping many venture capitalists from investing in the space.
It seems like every time a demo day ends, there’s a new one waiting around the corner — and as you know, TechCrunch is no stranger to covering them. Oftentimes…
Crypto-native venture capital firm Multicoin Capital announced a new fund, its third and largest to date at $430 million. “As evidenced by our first and second venture funds, some of…
