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Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: An ‘entirely avoidable tragedy’
If you want to better understand exactly how big a deal it is that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX just imploded, you could do worse than talk with David Pakman, an…
9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising
Don’t let fear disempower you and delay your raise: It is the path to death for your startup.
CoinFund launches $300M web3 fund to invest in early-stage crypto
As capital continues to deploy the crypto economy, another big fund is entering the space. Seven-year-old CoinFund is launching a $300 million early-stage web3 venture fund, CoinFund Ventures I, which…
The past several months haven’t been entirely kind to the NFT market — while transaction volume hasn’t stuttered too significantly, the dollar amount invested in the space has been in…
a16z, Coatue, USV invest in $725M developer fund for Dapper’s Flow blockchain
The web3 world is continuing to discover that it’s a lot harder to build a developer ecosystem than it is to build a platform. The Flow blockchain launched by NBA…
This Dapper Labs-backed company is turning Dr. Seuss characters into NFT trading cards
Back in 2012, a Brooklyn-based mobile apps development startup was hired to do a job by the 83-year-old trading card company Topps. For that Brooklyn outfit’s president, Erich Wood, a…
Republic may build a secondary exchange for digital securities, fueled by $150 million in new funding
There’s plenty of frustration in the world of startups over when a digital asset does and does not constitute a security in the eyes of the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
Magic lands $27M Series A for its ‘plug and play’ passwordless tech
Magic, a San Francisco-based startup that builds “plug and play” passwordless authentication technology, has raised $27 million in Series A funding. The round, led by Northzone and with participation from…
Dr. Seuss comes to the blockchain thanks to the maker of CryptoKitties
From CryptoKitties to the NBA, Dapper Labs has paved the way for blockchain popularity beyond speculation that’s purely monetary and now with Dr. Seuss Enterprises another collectible application arises. Featuring…