A16z Leads $9M Funding Round for Solana’s Phantom Wallet to Go Multi-Chain Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick The funding will be used to expand the Phantom team, develop new features and expand to other blockchains, said the firm. + News
Anheuser-Busch Taps Vaynerchuk to Lead Beer Giant’s ‘Long-Term’ NFT Play Posted on 2021-07-15 by Patrick The tie-up puts everything from ticketing to merchandise on the table for NFTs from the multinational suds conglomerate. + News
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing ‘Very Little’ Demand for Crypto Lately Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Fink said he has been asked about crypto and bitcoin in the past, but not in the last two weeks. + News
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Raises $37M in Series B Fundraising Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick The round was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures. + News
3 More Chinese Provinces Shutter Crypto Mines as Clampdown Continues Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Henan, Gansu, and Anhui provinces are the latest provinces to crack down on crypto mines to curtail energy use. + News
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops as Traders Await June CPI Inflation Report Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Analysts described the muted activity in spot, derivative and on-chain metrics as “calm before the storm.” + News
Between Binance and FATF, More Attention Turns to Crypto Compliance: BitGo’s Horowitz Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Former Coinbase executive Jeff Horowitz surveys the world of crypto regulation. + News
Chia Continues Growth Push With 5 VP Hires Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick The Bram Cohen–founded firm bolstered its sales, product development and professional service divisions. + News
Chainlink Challenger Band Protocol Launches Next Phase of Its Network Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick Since joining the OpenAPI Initiative, Band Protocol is working on potential partnerships with data giants like Google, Microsoft and Bloomberg. + News
CoinFund, ParaFi Lead $5.2M Seed Round for Liquidity Staking Platform ClayStack Posted on 2021-07-14 by Patrick The funding round also attracted investments from Coinbase Ventures and the Solana Foundation. + News