Worldcoin — the crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman — has been given the green light to resume iris-scanning and other operations in Kenya after a year-long […]
$450M for Noname, two billion-dollar rounds, and good news for crypto startups
Good news, crypto founders: Venture capital activity is picking up in your sector after falling to multi-year lows in late 2023. Put another way, venture folks appear more […]
Nine crypto VCs weigh in on why Q1 investments were so hot and how it compares to the previous bull market
If the 2023 crypto venture landscape was an ice cold pot of water, the first quarter of 2024 is the part where the bubbles start to form right […]
SBF’s prison sentence marks the end of the crypto grift era — so what’s next?
On Thursday, a federal judge sentenced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison after he was found guilty on seven charges of wire fraud and […]
Binance made crypto perfume in a baffling attempt to woo women
What does crypto smell like? Ozone, salt and moss, according to Binance’s new fragrance, “CRYPTO.” Binance is the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume, but the […]
UK insurtech Hyperexponential raises $73M and eyes US expansion
Hyperexponential, a London-based insurance technology (insurtech) startup that serves the property-casualty (P&C) insurance industry with “decision intelligence” for pricing, has raised $73 million in a Series B equity […]
Is India done with crypto?
As SEC’s landmark spot Bitcoin ETF approval fuels price surge, world’s most populous nation douses its crypto dreams. Manish Singh 9 hours It wasn’t long ago when Indian […]
Why tokenization of assets can be a key driver of growth in crypto
Startups that find product-market fit can do well in any industry, but that’s not enough if you’re a web3 company. No, you have to go beyond and find […]
Crypto valuations ‘came back to earth’ in 2023, but VCs expect them to rise again in 2024
The past couple of years have proved to be a turbulent time for the crypto industry. As if a spate of big crypto institutions failing or going under […]
WazirX volumes fall off a cliff amid India’s crypto scrutiny
The trading volume at top Indian crypto exchange WazirX fell to $1 billion in 2023 as the platform faced intensifying regulatory pressure in its home market alongside a […]