“Gaming has a massive opportunity to bring the next billion users to Web 3,” Amy Wu, partner at Lightspeed, said in a press release. “High-performance blockchains like Solana are now capable of delivering the kind of Web 2 experiences gamers expect while providing the advantages of decentralized Web 3 systems.” Source link … [Read more...] about FTX, Lightspeed, Solana Ventures to Invest $100M in Web 3 Gaming
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Sfermion raises $100M for NFT and metaverse ventures
Nonfungible token, or NFT, investment firm Sfermion has announced a secondary funding raise of $100 million — appropriately titled Fund II — from a number of established cryptocurrency investors including British billionaire Alan Howard, American entrepreneur Chris Dixon, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and venture capital firm Digital Currency Group, among … [Read more...] about Sfermion raises $100M for NFT and metaverse ventures
Coinbase Ventures 2021-Q3 activity and takeaways
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends impacting the crypto ecosystem. In this edition, the Ventures team provides an update on Coinbase Ventures activity in 2021-Q3, and key learnings from around the industry.Coinbase Ventures (or “Ventures”) has grown into one of the most active VC investors in crypto by deal count. In Q3, Ventures made a record 49 … [Read more...] about Coinbase Ventures 2021-Q3 activity and takeaways
Decentralized design platform Moralis raises $13.4M in seed funding from EQT Ventures
Moralis, a platform that powers decentralized applications, or DApps, announced Thursday that it has received a $13.4-million investment from EQT ventures.The company said that it expects to use this seed capital for product development and corporate expansion. Moralis seeks to provide the blockchain space with a unique user-friendly interface solely for front-end development, … [Read more...] about Decentralized design platform Moralis raises $13.4M in seed funding from EQT Ventures
The Coinbase Ventures Guide to NFTs
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto. In this edition, Justin Mart, Connor Dempsey, and Ejaaz Ahamadeen lay out what’s behind the growth of NFT markets.In 2020, a little over $200 million in NFTs changed hands. This February saw more volume than the entire year prior, with $340 million in sales. Then August blew every record away, with … [Read more...] about The Coinbase Ventures Guide to NFTs