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Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald (CoinDesk TV)
Investment Firm Valkyrie Branches Into Venture Capital With Focus on Israeli Crypto Startups
Veteran venture capitalist Lluis Pedragosa is leading the new team with a $30 million target fund.
Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald (CoinDesk TV)

Trust Machines co-founder Muneeb Ali (CoinDesk archives)
Bitcoin App Developer Trust Machines Hires Coinbase, BNY Mellon Veterans
Manas Mohapatra and Asiff Hirji joined the firm in legal and advisory roles.
Trust Machines co-founder Muneeb Ali (CoinDesk archives)

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’Stripe for NFTs’ NFTPort Raises $26M Series A
The round was co-led by Atomico and Taavet+Sten, the investment arm from the co-founders of Wise and Teleport.
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WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann in 2018, before the company's decline. Neumann is launching a new blockchain startup called Flowcarbon. (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)
Will Reality Have Its Revenge on Andreessen Horowitz's Giant New Crypto Fund?
In an era of rising interest rates, personality and charm should take a back seat to results. But Andreessen Horowitz is rolling the dice on charisma one more time.
WeWork founder and former CEO Adam Neumann in 2018, before the company's decline. Neumann is launching a new blockchain startup called Flowcarbon. (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)

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Crypto Trader Dexterity Capital Launches Token Consulting, Market-Making Arm
DCLiquidity aims to guide crypto founders through their project’s earliest days.
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Bitcoin Mining Startup Blockmetrix Raises $43M in Series B Round
The company had previously raised $7 million that went into deploying more than 1,000 mining rigs.
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Marc Andreessen, founder of a16z, a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrencies. (Credit: Kevin Maloney/Fortune Brainstorm Tech)
Will DAOs Replace Crypto Venture Capital?
Amid backlash over venture capital firms, decentralized autonomous organizations are emerging as a community-bootstrapped way to fund crypto projects.
Marc Andreessen, founder of a16z, a venture capital firm that invests in cryptocurrencies. (Credit: Kevin Maloney/Fortune Brainstorm Tech)

Kraken exchange co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell (Kraken)
Kraken Ventures Raises $65M for Early-Stage Crypto Fund
The fund will invest in financial infrastructure, Web 3, DeFi, artificial intelligence and machine learning startups.
Kraken exchange co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell (Kraken)

An illustration of the Avocado Guild metaverse. (Avocado Guild)
Animoca Brands Leads $18M Series A for Play-to-Earn Upstart Avocado Guild
The guild wants to empower members to participate in virtual worlds and Web 3.
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Crypto Exchange WOO Network Closes $30M Series A
WOO Network is betting on deep liquidity to break into the crypto exchange landscape.
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