Prices have been declining across the crypto market and with it has come to a lot of doubt on the part of investors. This is reflected in the deposit and withdrawal trends recorded across the various crypto exchanges. One of these has been the funding rates which had remained flat for the better part of the first half of 2022. However, there has now been some movement in the funding rates and it is unfortunately not for the better. Funding Rates Turn Negative Two leading crypto exchanges have seen negative…
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BlockFi Approached With Ledn-Led Funding Offer Amid FTX Acquisition Talks: Report
Where FTX’s reported offer is for a full acquisition, Ledn’s involves a fresh funding round, according to the report, which cited people with knowledge of the matter. This funding would supposedly be for up to $400 million, and include $50 million in equity, giving Ledn a sizable ownership stake in BlockFi. Source
A16z Leads $6M Seed Funding Round in Layer 1 Blockchain Linera
Another feature of Linera is linear scalability, a system from Web2 where additional processing units are added as needed. In the case of Linera, this consists of shards, or individual threads, of the chain adding additional validators for network efficiency. Source link
Peaq Raises $6M in Funding Round Led by Fundamental Labs
The network aims to help users build, govern, own and earn from decentralized apps for machines. Source
FalconX’s Latest $150M Funding Round Boosts Valuation to $8B
GIC and B Capital led FalconX’s Series D funding round. Source
Bitcoin Funding Rates Remain Negative But Open Interest Tells Another Story
Bitcoin funding rates have been dropping over the last couple of weeks. Even as the price of the digital asset had plummeted, causing some to call it being on ‘discount’, these funding rates have refused to move out of the negative territory. The past week has proven to be no different given that funding rates have exited the neutral territory entirely and remain low. Funding Rates Refuse To Budge Coming out of the last week has been a hard one for the crypto market. The bloodbath had sent the majority…
Decentralized DAO, EarthFund Launches To Promote Simple & Democratized Funding for World-Changing Causes
Launched today, EarthFund, a decentralized not-for-profit platform, aims to allow anyone to use blockchain technology to raise funds for causes that can promote good around the world. Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have a massive opportunity to better the world and become a massive force for good, but till now the technology has been used for short-term gains with very little impact being felt by those that need it. According to EarthFund co-founder, Adam Boalt, the technology “hasn’t been fully adopted yet mainly because of usability”, and that is what his…
Avaxfi, a Defi Lending Platform, Secures VC Funding From Zen Capital
Zen Capital is a crypto venture capital fund company that has quietly built a portfolio of promising companies. This crypto venture capital fund is led by a team of entrepreneurs and technologists who believe that the power of decentralized technology can change the world. One of the company’s goals is to work with blockchain entrepreneurs looking to build cryptocurrency platforms that will be relevant for years. Zen capital is a Limited Partner of Pantera Capital. Pantera Capital is the first US institutional asset manager focused exclusively on blockchain technology. Zen…
Bitcoin Decline Sees Funding Rates Plunge To Three-Month Lows
Bitcoin funding rates have taken a nosedive after massive sell-offs at the beginning of the week. Bitcoin had made a remarkable recovery coming out of a slow weekend but these sell-offs would quickly wipe off all of the gains made, and with it, the funding rates came crashing down. It led to one of the most brutal crashes in funding rates in recent history. This has seen it touch one of its lowest points since February. Factors Behind Decline The bitcoin funding rates had plummeted due to the sell-offs that…
New NFT Marketplace, myNFT, Seals $7m in Funding to Make NFTs Accessible to All – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. New London-based NFT marketplace platform, myNFT, has announced its upcoming launch with the news that it has received Series A funding from some of the most prominent investors in the blockchain industry. myNFT believes that the current NFT industry is filled with barriers, blocking this revolutionary technology from being accessible to everyone. Their core mission is to change this in ways that no other platform has done before – lowering costs, and supporting multi-chain payment methods, including fiat and many more features. The platform is built…