Crypto Investment Soared This Year. Here’s How Coinbase Ventures Bets On The Growing Ecosystem

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Crypto Investment Soared This Year. Here’s How Coinbase Ventures Bets On The Growing Ecosystem

December 17, 2021

Venture investment into cryptocurrency and blockchain companies has gone through the roof in 2021. Crunchbase News spoke with Shan Aggarwal, who...

Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce

Bitcoin In 2021: It Was A Very Good Year

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December 8, 2021

2021 was Bitcoin’s most important year to date, not least due to rising institutional adoption and increased mainstream recognition, according to...

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Crypto • Cybersecurity • Fintech & e-commerce • Venture

Securing The Metaverse—What’s Needed For The Next Chapter Of The Internet

Chris Metinko

December 6, 2021

Although the metaverse may still seem like an undefined concept to many, like everything else touched by technology it will need security—likely a...

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Mergers & Money: Once Dubious, Traditional VC Firms Lead More Of The Charge In Crypto Deals

Chris Metinko

October 22, 2021

While interest and acceptance in crypto has increased among the general public, that also is true among many traditional venture capital firms that...

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Business • Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce • Politics and regulation

Contrary To What Capitol Hill Says, Crypto Self-Regulates With An Eye To The Future

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October 7, 2021

Regulators are increasingly circling crypto, leading the sector’s biggest players to take steps to reign in policies that represent a more extreme...

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Crypto-Corns? Unicorn Numbers Explode As Venture Investment Surges In Crypto

Chris Metinko

August 27, 2021

As venture capital firms continue to flood the crypto and digital asset space with more money, a stampede of unicorns is emerging unlike anything the...

Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce • Venture

NFTs Are Here To Stay, Dominate And Slay

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August 25, 2021

Fueled by the pandemic and the influx of easy-to-use and cost-efficient NFT minting platforms, protocols, marketplaces and the rising demand of the...

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Venture Investment In Cryptosecurity Jumps 10x Over Last Year As Sector Hits Sweet Spot With Venture Capitalists

Chris Metinko

August 17, 2021

Cryptosecurity — a sector involving technologies that help secure digital wallets and transactions involving cryptocurrency — has already seen more...

Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce • Venture

US Crypto Companies, Venture Investors Voice Concern Over Infrastructure Bill

Chris Metinko

August 12, 2021

Even as the U.S. House readies to debate the proposed $1 trillion infrastructure bill, crypto companies and investors are worried that unclear and...

Crypto • Fintech & e-commerce

The Ripple Effects Of Bitcoin Legalization Worldwide

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August 11, 2021

Sesie Bonsi, founder and CEO of fintech platform Bleu, discusses the future of Bitcoin’s expansion globally with El Salvador's recent adoption of it...

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Why Ethereum Could Surpass Bitcoin In The Near Future

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August 4, 2021

The Ethereum network shows more promise due to its real-world applications and ability to store value. Ethereum represents the future of programmable...

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