Latest from Jamie Crawley
Interoperability Protocol Connext Labs Raises $7.5M at $250M Valuation
Connext said it is "building the HTTP of Web3" to create a communication layer across different blockchain networks.
Binance Seeks to Withdraw Cyprus' Unit Crypto Service Registration
The world's largest crypto exchange won registration as a crypto asset service provider (CASP) in Cyprus in October last year.
Investing Platform eToro to Delist 4 Cryptocurrencies for U.S. Users Next Month
eToro cited "recent developments" as the reason for the move, referring to the SEC's legal action against Coinbase and Binance and the regulator labelling certain cryptocurrencies as securities.
A16z Chooses London as Destination for First Office Outside U.S.
The venture capital firm plans to use the office, which will open later this year, to fund growth in the crypto and startup ecosystems in the U.K. and Europe.
Aave-Developed Lens Protocol Raises $15M to Expand 'Social Layer' of Web3
Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joined the round as angel investors.
Australia's Commonwealth Bank Will Partially Restrict Payments to Crypto Exchanges
The Australian bank announced on Thursday that will decline "certain payments" to crypto exchanges or hold them for a period of 24 hours
Health and Fitness App Sweat Economy to Vote on 'Reallocating' 2.5B Inactive Tokens
The 2.5 billion “abandoned” SWEAT tokens, which constitute around 13% of the total supply, were allocated to users at the app's conception last September.
Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding
Meanwhile's target audience is U.S. citizens with large BTC holdings, an audience from which it has "seen a lot of early demand."
Bankers Shopping FTX's 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars' Stake in AI Startup: Report
At the time of its bankruptcy last November, FTX may have owned as much as $500 million worth of stock in Anthropic, the creator of ChatGPT rival Claude.
Zodia Custody to Offer Staking to Institutional Clients Through Blockdaemon
The firm said it is the first bank-owned custodian to offer staking services to institutional clients.
