Source: Ethena, which runs the USDe stablecoin, marketed as a “synthetic dollar” with a 9% yield and almost $6B in circulation, raised $100M in December 2024
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DefiLlama: crypto startup funding has crossed $100B since 2014; The Block Research: Coinbase Ventures has made 443 investments or ~4% of all deals since 2017
- Investment picked up amid a rebound in the crypto market — Tokens from startups are a potential bright spot for exits X: @crypto and @ryanjamesweeks X: @crypto : Crypto startups have drawn in rough...
Layer 1 blockchain startup ZetaChain raised $27M from Blockchain.com and others and plans to launch its mainnet soon; ZetaChain has 27K+ dApp contracts deployed
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Hong Kong-based Taiko Labs, which is focused on scaling Ethereum, raised a $10M seed led by Sequoia China and a $12M pre-Series A led by Generative Ventures
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Sources: Protego Trust Bank, which provides digital asset custody and trading services for institutional clients, raised a $70M Series A in 2021
Ryan Weeks / The Block : Tweets: @ryanjamesweeks Tweets: Ryan Weeks / @ryanjamesweeks : SCOOP: Chartered crypto bank @ProtegoTrust is targeting a $2 billion valuation in its latest fundraising effort...
Interviews with 50+ people detail Bolt's meteoric rise, which involved overstating tech and performance, as its valuation went from $250M to $11B in three years
The start-up has had a meteoric rise, thanks to its charismatic co-founder, Ryan Breslow. But he sometimes stretched the truth to get there. Tweets: @robinwauters , @brad262run , @rmac18 , @bizcarson...
In 2020, 60% to 70% of 9-year-old YouTuber Ryan Kaji's $30M annual revenue came from merchandise licensing deals, passing YouTube ad revenue for the first time
Bloomberg : Tweets: @efeng , @business , @grady_booch , @business , and @lucas_shaw See also Mediagazer Tweets: Eric Feng / @efeng : “The most successful YouTube operations see ad revenue as a dimini...