Funding
Jack Dorsey Gives Decentralized Social Network Nostr 14 BTC in Funding
The former Twitter CEO has donated roughly 14 BTC worth $245,000 to fund Nostr's development, after recently publishing his views on a native internet protocol for social media.
Web3 Infrastructure Firm Blocknative Raises $15M for Ethereum Block Building Market
The funding round was led by Blockchain Capital, Foundry Group and several other venture capital firms.
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockstream Seeks to Raise Funds at 70% Lower Valuation: Bloomberg
The under $1 billion valuation is a far cry from the $3.2 billion valuation Blockstream had received in 2021.
Jack Dorsey-Backed East African Bitcoin Miner Gridless Raises $2M
Dorsey’s Block and bitcoin venture-capital firm Stillmark co-led a seed funding round.
Web3 Content-Delivery Network Fleek Raises $25M
Crypto-focused venture-capital firm Polychain Capital led the funding round.
Market Maker Keyrock Raises $72M Amid FTX Contagion
The liquidity provider, which closed the funding round in September, had minimal exposure to the collapsed exchange.
A16z Leads $15M Round for Game Studio Roboto Games
The studio, which was founded by Web2 veterans, plans to add Web3 elements to its forthcoming survival/crafting MMO game.
Foresight Ventures Launches $10M Web3 Startup Fund, in Spite of Market Turmoil
The Singapore-based crypto fund plans to back the development of blockchain projects across global markets.
Sam Bankman-Fried Cashed Out $300M in Previous Funding Round: Report
In a previously undisclosed detail, most of the $420 million raised in October 2021 went directly to Bankman-Fried, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Cardano Blockchain Builder IOG Funds $4.5M Research Hub at Edinburgh University
The launch follows IOG’s investment in hubs and funding at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon in the U.S.
