Elrond-based “Open Metaverse” Data Platform Itheum Secures $1.5M Seed Round From Morningstar Ventures

Itheum has received a $1. 5 million seed investment from Morningstar Ventures, which will also fund additional incubation for the Elrond-based Itheum initiative in order to ensure proper growth from its early stages so that it may realize its full potential.

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Three Arrows Capital Deposited 10,000 ETH to FTX, Might Be Ready to Sell

Large crypto hedge fund continues to sell its previously received $400 million worth of Ethereum

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Ethereum co-founder Taylor Gerring bought an M3 Serum for $3.6 million, wants to livestream the Mega Mutant Ape reveal

Ethereum co-founder Taylor Gerring recently purchased a Bored Ape Mega Mutant Serum NFT for 888 ETH ($3,6 million) from a seller who received it for free by being a part of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community.

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DOGAMI (DOGA) Secures $6 Million from Ubisoft, Others to Build Its Petaverse on Tezos

DOGAMI (DOGA) has announced that it has successfully received $6 million in funding from investors including Ubisoft, Animoca Brands, The Sandbox co-founders, and a host of others. The funds will enable the DOGAMI team to further develop its ‘petaverse’ on Tezos.

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$2.2 million worth of crypto donated to controversial WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization, has received a donation of more than $2. 2 million. The donation was made in the form of cryptocurrencies. WikiLeaks is one of the most popular organizations globally.

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Largest electricity supplier in Siberia sues 85 illegal miners

Russian energy company Irkutskenergosbyt is demanding 73.3 million rubles ($1 million) from the owners of illegal mining farms, located in private houses. The company has already received nine court decisions for 18.7 million rubles.

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Three Arrow Capital, Which "Abandoned" Ethereum, Received $400 Million Worth of It in Two Days

The hedge fund CEO that promised to abandon Ethereum just received $400 million worth of it

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Badger DAO falls prey to DeFi exploit, losses estimated at $10 million

Badger DAO, a Bitcoin-focused DeFi platform, has been allegedly exploited. The platform tweeted earlier today that it received reports of "unauthorized withdrawals of user funds." It stated, "Our invThe post Badger DAO falls prey to DeFi exploit, losses estimated at $10 million appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Colony Aims to Level Up Avalanche After Raising $18.5M

Avalanche ecosystem accelerator Colony is celebrating its biggest raise to date, having welcomed $18.5 million of investment from a slew of VC firms. The company, which aims to lay the foundations for the next wave of decentralized applications (dApps) built on Avalanche, received capital from the likes of Shima Capital, Hashkey, GBV Capital, and Bixin […]

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RedFOX Labs Price Up 10% Amid Upcoming Reebok NFT Drop

RedFOX Labs’ price is up over 10% today as the market is showing bullish momentum. Recently, we’ve received details on the upcoming Reebok NFT drop, which will use RFOX tech. With a market cap of $396 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $21.

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Fidelity received $270 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum donations this year

Fidelity Charitable, the largest grantmaker in the US under the Fidelity Investments banner, has reportedly accepted approximately $270 million via crypto donations since the beginning of 2021, it said in a release.

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Niantic Receives $300M at $9B Valuation To Build Its Real-World Metaverse

Niantic announced today that they received a $300 million investment at a $9 billion valuation to help build its Real-World Metaverse. The investment was made by Coatue, a privately-owned hedge fund sponsor.

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Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares For $5B. Will He Buy Dogecoin?

News of Elon Musk selling Tesla shares has rocked the market lately. The billionaire had sold a total of 2. 15 million shares valued at $5 billion on Thursday. The sale comes after a widely received poll that the Tesla boss had earlier set up on Twitter to ask the community what they think about him selling off the shares.

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Matter Labs receives $50M in new funding for its Ethereum scaling protocol – zkSync

Matter Labs, the company behind zkSync, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling protocol, announced today it received USD $50 million in new funding (in addition to a USD $6M Series A in February of this year).

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$200 million ‘Bitcoin Fund’ receives approval for listing on Nasdaq Dubai

The Bitcoin Fund, the Middle East’s first listed digital asset-based fund has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) for its At-the-Market program on Nasdaq Dubai. The post $200 million ‘Bitcoin Fund’ receives approval for listing on Nasdaq Dubai appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Mr Beast Joins MetaWars’ Stellar Army of Backers

MetaWars is ready to launch to the stars after raising $2. 3 million in seed capital, with none other than major YouTube star Mr Beast completing the stellar list of seed investors. The hugely popular American content creator and philanthropist has been growing his cryptocurrency investment portfolio this year, and so the MetaWars team is especially delighted to have received his backing alongside seasoned venture capital firms after closing their strategic round.

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Label Foundation concludes $1.0 million Private Sale for ecosystem development

Label Foundation has received a major boost towards creating a next-generation ecosystem for the MOOC industry following its successful private sale funding round. The funding fund was led by HG VentuThe post Label Foundation concludes $1.

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Arcana Network Lands $2.3 Million Funding from Leading Investors in Strategic Round

Arcana Network, a protocol for decentralized storage and data privacy, has received funding from investors to the tune of $2.3 million in its latest investment round. The latest funding comes on the heels of the $375k that it was able to raise during its seed round in July 2021. Arcana Network was funded by several […]

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India Tops 100 Million Bitcoiners?

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New SEC General Counsel Paid By Citi and Citadel

Dan M. Berkovitz, the newly appointed General Counsel at the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has received more than $2 million from banks, including Citigroup and Citadel. Fresh out from...

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Kraken Receives $1.25 Million In Fines For Illegal Offerings

The U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange and bank Kraken received $1.25 million in fines from regulators for illegal trading activities. The post Kraken Receives $1.25 Million In Fines For Illegal Offerings appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Fat-fingered $22.5 million Ethereum gas fee returned to Bitfinex

The miner who received over seven thousand Ethereum as an incorrectly paid transaction fee has returned (most of) the funds. The post Fat-fingered $22.5 million Ethereum gas fee returned to Bitfinex appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Why Bitfinex Paid $27 Million For An Ethereum Transaction

In just another Monday on Crypto, users reported that Bitfinex paid a single miner the astonishing sum of $23 million to validate an Ethereum transaction. In what could potentially be the largest fee an ETH miner has ever received to validate a block, the reasons behind it remain as pure speculation. The crypto exchange sent […]

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Talen Energy Scores $175M for Data & Crypto Mining Operations

Power producer, Talen Energy Corp. received $175 million for expansion into renewable energy, data collection, and crypto mining. The post Talen Energy Scores $175M for Data & Crypto Mining Operations appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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AVAX received $230 million in funding from institutional investors, should you buy it now?

Avalanche AVAX/USD is a blockchain that focuses on high speed as well as low transaction costs. Developers can build and run decentralized applications for much cheaper when compared to other blockchains, and this is why it gained a high level of popularity.

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Cabital Secures $4 Million in Seed Funding as It Further Strengthens Its Offerings

The Singapore-based Cabital digital assets institution has received a significant boost following the successful conclusion of its seed funding round. The fundraising round witnessed marquee investors led by SIG, Dragonfly and GSR infuse $4 million in working capital, effectively pushing the company’s valuation to $40 million.

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373 Million XRP Shifted by Ripple and Top Exchanges

Ripple has received over 200 million XRP from an anonymous wallet and helped several crypto exchanges transfer 155 million XRP

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Coinbase To Buy $500 Million In Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Defi Tokens On Its Balance Sheet

Coinbase has announced plans to convert an additional $500 million of its balance sheet into crypto assets after the exchange received approval from its board of management, according to CEO Brian Armstrong.

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UK High Court Orders Binance to Investigate $2.6M Hack

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has received orders from the UK High Court to take steps against hackers who reportedly stole $2.6 million worth of crypto. The post UK High Court Orders Binance to Investigate $2.6M Hack appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Parami Raises $3 Million to Foster User Privacy on Web3 Applications

Parami, which is building a user-driven and tokenized advertising economy on Polkadot and Kusama, has received $3 million in funding from various crypto funds, including NGC Ventures and CMS Holdings, per a press release on August 13.

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2.4 Million ETH could be burned by the end of 2021 and price can hit $10k sooner than you think

A couple of days back, Ethereum officially activated a hard fork upgrade called “London” at Block 12,965,000. Unlike its previous improvement protocols, this one received more media attention and marked it as one of the most important developments in the Ethereum ecosystem.

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Funding for Crypto Gaming Companies Nears $500M in 1H of 2021

A new report states that blockchain gaming companies have received nearly $500 million in funding since the beginning of 2021. The post Funding for Crypto Gaming Companies Nears $500M in 1H of 2021 appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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The University Of Pennsylvania Continues to Hold Donated Bitcoin

The University of Pennsylvania confirmed today it still holds part of a $5 million donation it received earlier this year in Bitcoin.

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Coinbase Receives 13,003 BTC from Anonymous Whale Over Past 3 Hours

Coinbase crypto giant has received a transfer of $408.8 million in Bitcoin from an anonymous BTC wallet for a $3.6 fee

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Concerns raised as $10 million in Uniswap tokens got sold after alleged ‘insider’ proposal

The new policy organization, DeFi Education Fund, focused on promoting decentralized finance (DeFi) education and advocacy were supported through the Ethereum (ETH) DeFi protocol Uniswap and it deployed half of the funds received from the protocol’s treasury in a single transaction.

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US Feds just sold $19 million in Bitcoin. Here’s why

The Department of Justice’s Northern District of Ohio received a significant return on the confiscated Bitcoin (BTC) forfeited after Mark Alex Simon’s conviction, accused of manufacturing and distribution of fraudulent identity documents or authentication features and conspiracy to launder money, according to Toledo’s local news.

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Bitcoin Water Trust, With Unique HODL Charity Model, Quickly Raises $1.3 Million In BTC

The Bitcoin Water Trust, a fund that accepts and holds bitcoin donations for charity: water, has received over 33.75 BTC since inception.

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$1.3M worth of BTC donated to Bitcoin-hodling charity in less than 3 weeks

The Bitcoin Water Trust has already received more than $1.3 million worth of BTC donations despite launching just three weeks ago.

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Market reaction lukewarm to latest MicroStrategy Bitcoin buy

Despite Bitcoin's recent price slide, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor remains committed to his company's Bitcoin treasury philosophy - but announcements of another $500 million purchase have received a lukewarm market reaction.

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Solana (SOL) hits headlines again after acquiring $314 million in funding

Solana blockchain has been in the news for the right reasons lately. The platform recently partnered with Rock Capital to set up the Solana Eco Fund to expand its operations in Korea. This time, the platform is hitting headlines due to another massive funding it received recently to develop its technology.

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Microstrategy Received $1.6 Billion in Orders For Their Bitcoin Offering

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BurgerSwap Experiences Flash Loan Attack, Loses $7 Million

The total amount received by the attackers was 8,800 WBNB, a 493 WBNB swapped to 108,700 BURGER on BurgerSwap. The post BurgerSwap Experiences Flash Loan Attack, Loses $7 Million appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Ark Investment Maintains Faith in Bitcoin, Invests $20M in BTC

According to a filing with SEC, Ark Invest, a hedge fund focusing on innovative development, has purchased $19,872,939 worth in bitcoin. Kellen Carter, Chief Compliance Officer of Ark Invest said that the ARK Cryptocurrency US Fund LLC requires a minimum investment of one million dollars as it has already received close to 20 million dollarsRead More

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Ex-Ripple exec Jed McCaleb dumped over $310 million in XRP this month

Jed McCaleb, former CTO and co-founder of payment network Ripple (XRP) and current CEO of Stellar (XLM), has sold roughly 275 million XRP since early May as part of his daily “dumping. ” The great XRP dump According to blockchain explorer XRPScan, McCaleb received just over 442 million XRP from Ripple on May 2.

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The Wharton School Will HODL its Largest-Ever Donation Received in Bitcoin

The University of Pennsylvania has received its largest-ever donation of $5 million in Bitcoin. The university hasn’t disclosed the donor's identity, but the donation has been made to support the activities of a research center at its Wharton school of business.

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Bit.Country Raises $4 Million in Seed Investments to Let Users Build Their Own Metaverses

Bit. Country, a platform specifically designed for allowing users to create personalized metaverses, has received $4 million in investments during its first funding round. Among the participants of the funding event were Web3 pioneers, gaming industry leaders, influencers, and 56 other metaverse supporters from around the world.

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‘Ivy League’ school Wharton gets $5 million in Bitcoin as donation

The University of Pennsylvania received a $5 million donation via Bitcoin recently for its finance programs, the school said in a release today. The post ‘Ivy League’ school Wharton gets $5 million in Bitcoin as donation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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University Of Pennsylvania Receives Anonymous $5 Million Bitcoin Donation

The University of Pennsylvania received a $5 million donation in bitcoin to support financial innovation at its Wharton business school.

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Hackers Have Received Over $81M in Crypto since January Due to Ransomware: Chainalysis Report

Blockchain and crypto analytic firm Chainalysis has released its mid-year findings, which show that ransomware victims have paid approximately $81 million worth of crypto this year. The company noted that the $81 million figure is likely to rise in the coming days as more ransomware addresses are identified and, as such, the figure should be […] The post Hackers Have Received Over M in Crypto since January Due to Ransomware: Chainalysis Report first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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