Pantera Capital


Finance

Lightspeed, Pantera Join $20M Raise for Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

The Series B will fund a push into Asia and the launch of a derivatives business.

The Wintermute team

Tech

The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi's $22B

"TVL isn't the best indicator when ETH and all other crypto is green for weeks," one observer said of DeFi's recent growth.

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Finance

Lending Platform Vauld Raises $2M to Grow Into a Full Crypto Bank

Vauld, formerly called Bank of Hodlers, raised $2 million in a round led by Pantera Capital to expand its crypto banking platform.

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Markets

1inch Raises $12M to Keep Up With DeFi's Growing Crop of DEX Aggregators

Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has closed a $12 million funding round led by Pantera Capital.

Left to right: 1inch co-founder Anton Bukov, co-founder Sergej Kunz and smart contract developer Mikhail Melnik.

Markets

Pantera Raises Additional $5M for Its Bitcoin Fund, Bringing Total to $134M

Formed in 2013, Pantera’s was the first U.S.-based bitcoin fund.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead

Finance

Y Combinator, Pantera Back $3M Investment in New Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Globe announced a $3 million funding round from the likes of Pantera Capital, Y Combinator, Tim Draper and others.

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Tech

Zcash's Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote

Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity.

Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox (right) speaks at ETHDenver 2019.

Finance

Pantera Capital’s First Venture Fund Did Pretty Well. Its Second Fund? Not So Much

Pantera Capital’s venture capital returns, which have fallen by almost threefold, are beating startup investors but lagging the stock market.

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Pantera Crypto Funds Report 100% Returns Amid DeFi Craze

Investments in decentralized finance (DeFi) drove returns exceeding 100% this year to Pantera Capital’s bitcoin index and altcoin hedge funds.

Dan Morehead, CEO Pantera Capital

Finance

Ex-Pantera Partner's New Crypto Fund Is 'Not for the Faint of Heart'

Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin.

Paul Brodsky