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

Blockchain-focused venture capital firm CMCC Global has raised $100 million for a new fund that will invest in Hong Kong-based Web3 companies.The Titan Fund, as it is called, will make early-stage investments in companies across Web3 sectors such as gaming, the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to an emailed announcement on Wednesday. State Street

XRP and silver went viral – showing mind-meld market mechanics are still in play – though both hit limits.(Shutterstock)Feb 1, 2021 at 5:51 p.m. UTCBlockchain Bites: The ‘Silver Lining’ for BitcoinThree storiesIndia’s Parliament is considering a bill that would ban “private,” non-sovereign currencies, including cryptocurrencies. This is the latest attack on the growing crypto industry…

More sites are hosting Bitcoin's founding white paper since Craig Wright's threatened copyright infringement lawsuit.Jan 26, 2021 at 7:26 p.m. UTCColombia, Estonia Upload the Bitcoin White Paper to Their Governmental WebsitesA pair of foreign government websites joined a growing cadre of online forums supporting Bitcoin’s founding document. Prompted by tweets from former Coinbase CTO Balaji…

Dec 31, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTCProposed FinCen Rule on Crypto Wallets Would Likely Be Ineffective, Elliptic SaysThe U.S. Treasury Department’s proposed rules which would require users to comply with KYC requirements if they seek to send their crypto to a private wallet could end up being ineffective, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. In its…

The artist who created the most expensive non-fungible token (NFT) ever sold has finally made his first profile-picture (PFP) NFT purchase.On Tuesday afternoon, Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, bought CryptoPunk #4953 for 113.7 ETH, which cost him $208,000, according to data from Etherscan.Last week, Beeple posted a tweet sharing he was “in the market…

Kraken's biggest ever expansion of trading pairs is aimed to grow its presence in the two promising markets.((Piotr Swat/Shutterstock))Jan 21, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. UTCKraken Adds 26 New Crypto Trading Pairs to Capture Growing UK, Australia MarketsCryptocurrency exchange Kraken has more than doubled the number of trading pairs available to customers using pound sterling (GBP)…

EigenLayer's EIGEN token is trading around $9 in side markets like Aevo where traders can bet on the eventual price. EIGEN airdrop, which the team refers to as a "stakedrop," has been controversial due to the team's decision to make the tokens non-transferable, at least initially, as well as to "geoblock" users in many countries

Taiwan's central bank, the Central Bank of the Republic of China, has finished a technical study of a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to Deputy Governor Chu Mei-lie.In a Dec. 7 speech, Chu said the bank's focus is now on conducting surveys to gather feedback from the public, government agencies, industry and academia

news Donald J. Trump has just tweeted his disapproval for cryptocurrency. On Thursday evening, the US president stated in a tweet that unregulated crypto assets possess the ability to facilitate unlawful behavior, so far the markets have been slower to react. Having rose from a local low of $11,187 to $11,532 late evening on July…