Pantera Capital Has Raised $71 Million So Far for Third Crypto Fund

Feb 27, 2020 at 14:07 UTCStellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon speaks at Stellar Meridian 2019, photo by Brady Dale for CoinDeskThe investment arm of cryptocurrency project Stellar has made its first enterprise bid on a security token platform that provides emerging economies with access to traditional assets and cryptocurrencies. The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF)…

The ability to achieve economies of scale is the foundation of much of the world’s modern wealth. In the original Ford Motor factory in Detroit, the company managed to gradually take the time required to assemble a model T from 12 hours to 93 minutes. The process of endless methodical improvement included everything from just

news Children’s non-profit organization UNICEF is in talks with the government of Kyrgyzstan to leverage blockchain technology to provide Internet access to every school in the country. “We are at the early stages of exploring a blockchain-based solution for the Project Connect initiative in Kyrgyzstan where the government is working with UNICEF and the private…

Consensus, CoinDesk’s annual conference, is once again welcoming startups from around the world for its annual Pitchfest, with over half the entrants representing Web3 and Blockchain infrastructure companies.This year's focus is on bringing startups and investors together in a dedicated startup village, complete with an investor lounge and startup kiosks.Throughout Thursday, May 30, 40 teams

Seattle-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform EigenLayer has deployed its restaking protocol on the Ethereum mainnet, according to a press release.The protocol allows those staking ETH to restake on EigenLayer by depositing liquid staking tokens including Lido stETH (stETH), Rocket Pool ETH (rETH) and Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH (cbETH).EigenLabs, the developer of EigenLayer, raised a total…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal judge overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's case against Binance and Binance.US declined to order a temporary restraining order freezing the U.S. trading platform's assets.That would allow the U.S. arm of the company to continue doing business while hashing out restrictions with the regulator.If the two sides can agree…

Oct 29, 2020 at 13:06 UTCUpdated Oct 29, 2020 at 13:08 UTCCanada-based blockchain infrastructure provider Figment has completed another multi-million dollar funding round.Announced Thursday, the startup said it raised $2.5 million in an additional funding round led by Bonfire Ventures with participation from FJ Labs, XDL Capital Group and BKCM, among others."This new round of…

Oct 5, 2020 at 08:41 UTCUpdated Oct 5, 2020 at 08:55 UTCItalian euro cents coins(Samuele Schirò/Pixabay )Nexi, Italy’s biggest payments provider, is to merge with rival SIA, creating a group with an estimated 70% share of the local market.According to Reuters, the firms announced the expected merger Monday, saying the new group is likely to…

Blockchain security platform Ironblocks has a new tool for DeFi developers who want to add security to their smart contracts.At launch, the service has three big-ticket users: the zkEVM chain Linea, AltLayer and the layer-2 network Kinto – with more on the way.06:30Pantera Capital Exec on How Venture Capital Is Investing in the Digital Economy04:37Most