Crypto Capital Watch

We cover institutional (VC & PE) activity in blockchain, crypto & Web 3.0 - shedding light on the builders & investors creating a better future. #Bitcoin

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There isn't enough focus or awareness on the #blockchain, #crypto, and #web3 ecosystem. We're here to change that by covering institutional investments (VC & PC) in the space to help bridge the growing knowledge gap and highlight the builders & investors building a better future

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@FrancisSuarez @Sarasti how bout you? :) @CynthiaMLummis @tedcruz @SenToomey @APompliano #LeadOrBeLed

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@MarkYusko Hahah😂 - we're still trying to wrap our minds around your $1 Trillion example, spend $1 every second for 31,710 years... & we're talking about a $3T gov't stimulus package? 95,130 years...insane, 40% of M2 money supply has been printed in the last 18 months #Bitcoin fixes this

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Per @jacqmelinek of @blockworks - @DeHorizonfun has closed an $8.5 million pre-Series A round led by @Sfermion_, @dragonfly_cap and Everest Ventures Group among others. DeHorizon is led by Shane Zhu (@Shengdaddy) - the new capital will accelerate its #metaverse game development!

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Nice thread by @asanwal covering the huge Q3 venture numbers - $159B in Q3, highest ever & a 105% increase YoY. Interesting point on the emerging growth of Corporate VC's in the ecosystem with @coinbase Ventures #1 & @SalesforceVC, @Google Ventures & @Lenovo Capital close behind

[Anand Sanwal @asanwal]

16/ back to financing

Corporate VCs continue to be a notable force in the venture ecosystem

New kid on the block @coinbase Ventures took the top spot as most active CVC

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@NGC_Ventures @BluzelleHQ @OasisLabs @Polkadot @Algorand 2/ @NGC_Ventures is also an active investor across ecosystem, industry verticals and other #blockchain related projects - a few additional investments include: @kucoincom, @SwitcheoLabs, @LeverNetwork @EqualizerFlash and @ShieldFinance

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@NGC_Ventures is one of the largest institutional investors in blockchain and distributed ledger technology - NGC has been a key contributor to a number of leading #blockchain projects with investments in @BluzelleHQ, @OasisLabs, @Polkadot and @Algorand on the infrastructure side

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Older news but an important reminder from March 2021, @NYDIG_BTC raises $200M from strategic partners including Stone Ridge @MorganStanley, @NewYorkLife, @massmutual, @georgesoros @fsinvestments along with early investor @BessemerVP. Big news for #Bitcoin & insurance innovation

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A new round of funding for @elliptic with a $60M Series C raise led by @EvolutionEquity & participation from @DCGco, @SoftBank_Group, @AlbionVC, @WellsFargo, @OctopusVentures, @SignalFire, @Paladincap & SBI per @CoinDesk. Elliptic is an emerging leader in managing blockchain risk

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Interesting interview featuring @RossLStevens & Andrew Tsai discussing The Beauty of #Bitcoin. Ross is the Founder & Executive Chairman of @NYDIG_BTC and Andrew is a Managing Director of PDT Partners & Co-Founder & Chairman of Chalkstream Capital

https://t.co/Wm3p0GR6TF

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Fascinating discussion featuring @DTAPCAP, @MarkYusko & @dan_pantera at the @blockworks Digital Asset Summit. All three are early pioneers in the DAE with Dan Tapiero leading 10T, Mark Yusko leading Morgan Creek & Dan Morehead leading @PanteraCapital

https://t.co/DDHixKdakW

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Per @coinspeaker and @BhushanAkolkar, @paradigm is
raising a new $1.5B crypto fund. @paradigm is led by @FEhrsam, a Co-Founder of @coinbase. Paradigm focuses on investing in disruptive crypto companies with a flexible, long-term and global investment approach

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Per @CoinDesk and @lil_smush, @yup_io has raised $3.5M from @dapperlabs & @DistributedG. Led by @vernonjohnson23 and Nir Cabessa, Yup is a crypto-backed social media platform that lets users curate content from a variety of social media sites

https://t.co/7L6gZVXxYW