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This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC roundup features Plural Energy, Everclear, Ava Protocol, GoPlus and other startups.

VC Roundup: Investors double down on funding for crypto, blockchain startups

Venture capitalists are increasingly raising capital to pour into blockchain-based startups. Over the past two weeks, Paradigm closed a third fund to invest $850 million in early-stage...

2 months ago

The new company will develop AI safety and capabilities in tandem.

Ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever launches SSI to focus on AI safety

Co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, Ilya Sutskever, and former OpenAI engineer Daniel Levy have joined forces with Daniel Gross, an investor and former partner in startup accelerato...

2 months ago

North Dakota’s Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner pointed to Binance’s money transmitter and AML convictions to make its case.

North Dakota latest US state to revoke Binance.US license

North Dakota’s financial regulator has revoked a money transmitter license for Binance’s United States arm, Binance.US — making it the seventh state to do so. North D...

3 months ago

The firm chose to expand into Abu Dhabi due to the innovation-friendly crypto regulations.

Nomura crypto arm Laser Digital bags Abu Dhabi license

Nomura’s cryptocurrency arm, Laser Digital, has received a broker license in the Abu Dhabi region for both traditional and digital assets. The Financial Services Regulatory Autho...

3 months ago

The alternative DApp store wants to offer features for Web3 enthusiasts while focusing on due diligence when listing apps.

APhone introduces DApp store combining Web2 and Web3 apps

The relationship between app distribution platforms and developers has been a topic of conflict for several reasons, including excessive sales fees and competition restrictions that limit develo...

3 months ago

Users will be able to trade futures of soon-to-be-listed tokens and coins on the exchange.

Coinbase International announces support for pre-launch market

Coinbase International is following in the footsteps of centralized exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, Bitget and OKX in creating a launchpad for up-and-coming crypto projects. &l...

3 months ago

The SEC argued Ripple’s proposed lower civil penalty wouldn’t be enough, and there’s no comparison to its settlement with Terraform Labs.

SEC shoots down Ripple’s argument for a lower penalty

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has criticized Ripple Labs’ latest argument for a lower penalty, saying it wouldn’t be enough. On June 13, Ripple...

3 months ago

Stacks said a Bitcoin reorg and “unexpected mining behavior” caused its nine-hour outage, and China’s Coolpad Group is buying 2,700 more crypto miners.

Weekend Wrap: Stacks back after block stutter, Chinese telco buys miners and more

Bitcoin L2 Stacks back after a 9-hour nap Bitcoin layer-2 network Stacks have resumed producing blocks over the weekend after nine hours of downtime on Friday, June 14.

3 months ago

Crypto meets reality TV in a hit online game just scooped by Uniswap.

Uniswap Labs’ Crypto: The Game set for Emmy Award consideration

Uniswap Labs may bag the crypto industry’s first Emmy Award for its recently acquired Crypto: The Game (CTG). The online survival game is a huge hit with degen gamers and a contender for a...

3 months ago

The 1 billion HLG tokens were worth $14.4 million at the time of the first mint, Etherscan data shows.

Holograph fell 80% in 9 hours after exploiter mints 1B additional HLG

Blockchain tokenization platform Holograph’s native token fell as much as 79.4% after a malicious actor hacked the protocol’s operator contract and minted 1 billion HLG tokens worth ...

3 months ago