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3:21am, 9th August, 2023

Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Softbank, leading VCs face lawsuit for “abating” FTX fraud

The lawsuit alleged that the VC firms made many deceptive and misleading statements about FTX while encouraging customers to invest in the exchange for their personal gain.

Crypto Biz: Binance slashes costs, Ripple ready for US banks and crypto VCs return

4:55pm, 21st July, 2023

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Crypto Biz: Binance slashes costs, Ripple ready for US banks and crypto VCs return

This week’s Crypto Biz looks at Binance’s ongoing efforts to curb declining profits, Ripple’s expectation that U.S. banks may soon adopt XRP and the first signs of venture capital returning to crypto.

Crypto VCs share lessons on startup success at EthCC

10:27am, 19th July, 2023

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Crypto VCs share lessons on startup success at EthCC

"A multitude of expansion factors curated at the [VC] group level" helps startups get traction, says Tony Cheng of Foresight Ventures.

What is the ZK industry up to? Rollups, multichain bridges and VCs

10:01am, 6th July, 2023

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What is the ZK industry up to? Rollups, multichain bridges and VCs

As an emerging technology, how can zero-knowledge proofs remedy many issues across the crypto space?

Crypto VCs made $2.6B worth of deals in the first quarter of 2023

3:40am, 12th May, 2023

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Crypto VCs made $2.6B worth of deals in the first quarter of 2023

Valuation trends in the report are mixed, with seed rounds up 33.3% and late-stage rounds up 209.2% compared to 2022. Meanwhile, early-stage rounds are down 16.7%.

12 factors VCs should focus on when vetting crypto and blockchain companies

10:19am, 9th May, 2023

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12 factors VCs should focus on when vetting crypto and blockchain companies

Due diligence when vetting crypto and blockchain companies comprises considering both traditional business factors and unique imperatives.

Over 100 VCs, investors voice solidarity with Silicon Valley Bank

3:55am, 12th March, 2023

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Over 100 VCs, investors voice solidarity with Silicon Valley Bank

Approximately 125 VCs and investors signed a statement supporting Silicon Valley Bank as a way to limit the fallout of the bank’s collapse and subsequent extinction of tech companies.

Failed tech bank SVB held over $5B for prominent crypto VCs: Report

12:59pm, 11th March, 2023

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Failed tech bank SVB held over $5B for prominent crypto VCs: Report

It is unclear how much assets custodied on behalf of crypto VCs are stuck in Silicon Valley Bank.

FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner

2:58am, 21st January, 2023

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FTX VCs liable to ‘serious questions’ around due diligence — CFTC Commissioner

The lack of recordkeeping of FTX coupled with “an auditor no one’s ever heard of” forces the CFTC to ask questions about the mindset of the institutional investors.