An important step toward a more interoperable “fediverse” — the broader network of decentralized social media apps like Mastodon, Bluesky and others — has been achieved. Now, users […]
Farcaster, a crypto-based social network, raised $150M with just 80K daily users
Farcaster, a blockchain-based social protocol founded by two Coinbase alumni, announced on Tuesday that it closed a $150 million fundraise. Led by Paradigm, the platform also raised money […]
Haun Ventures is riding the bitcoin high
The firm invested $5M in Agora, a front-end solution for Dao governance, this week Marina Temkin 7 hours Blockchain startups were red-hot when Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz […]
Last call — Disrupt 2-for-1 sale ends today
Act quickly, entrepreneurs! The clock is ticking on your chance to seize a scorching deal: TechCrunch Disrupt is returning to San Francisco from October 28–30, and the 2-for-1 […]
Disrupt is back! 2-for-1 passes now on sale
As winter continues to grip much of the world, here’s some hot news for entrepreneurs to thaw the chill: TechCrunch Disrupt will be back in San Francisco from […]
Sona launches its music streaming platform and marketplace to reward fans for buying ‘digital twins’ of songs
Sona is a new web3 streaming protocol that uses DeFi primitives (decentralized finance basic building blocks) to put the financial power back into artists’ hands with its rewards […]
Katie Haun believes now is a good time to invest in crypto
Nearly two years ago, Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz and raised two crypto funds totaling $1.5 billion. And then… a crypto market crisis happened. At TechCrunch Disrupt, she […]