XRP hits 7-year peak amid bullish sentiment, FTX plans payouts: Finance Redefined - Crypto, 2024, trump, ai, xrp, goat, vc, hype, Cointelegraph, solana, token, second, sec, cex, xdc, ftx

XRP hits 7-year peak amid bullish sentiment, FTX plans payouts: Finance Redefined

Cryptocurrency investor optimism is palpable ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, which is expected to bring more regulatory clarity to the industry.Bolstered by the prospect of more industry-friendly regulations, the X

Correlation between Bitcoin price and VC investment breaks down: Report - winter, 2024, bitcoin, vc, Cointelegraph, defi, Crypto, crypto

Correlation between Bitcoin price and VC investment breaks down: Report

Bitcoin’s bull market in 2024 failed to generate a commensurate uptick in venture capital funding, suggesting that institutional investors no longer have a blank-check approach to crypto and blockchain startups. According to a Jan. 16 report by Insig

Crypto Venture Capital Market Remained Difficult in 2024, Galaxy Digital Says  - CoinDesk, 2024, galaxy, glxy, vc, Crypto, crypto

Crypto Venture Capital Market Remained Difficult in 2024, Galaxy Digital Says

Crypto venture capital (VC) activity remains below the levels seen in previous bull markets despite the recent rally in digital assets, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) said in research report on Wednesday.Total capital allocated to VC funds in 2024 was $11.5 b

46% of crypto VC funds went to US startups in Q4, and Trump could boost that - crypto, galaxy, Cointelegraph, Crypto, second, trump, vc

46% of crypto VC funds went to US startups in Q4, and Trump could boost that

About half of all venture capital funding in the fourth quarter of 2024 went to cryptocurrency startups headquartered in the United States, and an incoming pro-crypto administration could push that further. Galaxy Digital’s Crypto and Blockchain Vent

Sigma Capital’s $100M fund plans to invest in 100 Web3 projects - web3, rwa, 2024, Cointelegraph, fund, polygon, manta network, crypto, Crypto, vc, core

Sigma Capital’s $100M fund plans to invest in 100 Web3 projects

Cryptocurrency venture capital firm Sigma Capital has launched a $100 million investment fund, tipping plans to invest in Web3 startups across the United Arab Emirates and globally. According to the announcement, the capital will be used to invest in

Hyperliquid’s $7.5B airdrop marks shift from centralized token listings - hype, token, Crypto, hyper, launch, 2024, second, cex, Cointelegraph, vc

Hyperliquid’s $7.5B airdrop marks shift from centralized token listings

The decentralized launch of the Hyperliquid (HYPE) token may usher in a “new era” for onchain fair launch cryptocurrencies following some disappointing token launch events on centralized exchanges.After staging the most valuable airdrop in crypto his

The Best AI Agent Coins to Buy Now — Analysts Claim 13X Potential - crypto, near, bitcoin, x, mind, icp, apy, ocean protocol, satoshi nakamoto, meme, paal ai, virtuals protocol, NewsBTC, solx, render, fai, vc, tao, ai, Crypto, pepe, fet, virtual, six, paal, freya, one, four, singularitynet

The Best AI Agent Coins to Buy Now — Analysts Claim 13X Potential

When deciding how to beef up your crypto wallet balance, it’s natural to look at big currencies like Bitcoin or meme coins. But have you considered the best AI agent coins?The top AI coins are currently hot, cheap to buy, and promise potentially big

The Funding: Are VCs clashing with platforms like Cobie’s Echo? - Crypto, legion, vc, echo, 2024, The Block

The Funding: Are VCs clashing with platforms like Cobie’s Echo?

The rise of community-focused fundraising platforms seems to be creating friction with some VCs. Echo, an angel investing platform founded by popular crypto trader Jordan Fish, also known as Cobie, has alleged that certain VCs are pushing back on Ech

The Funding: Are VCs clashing with platforms like Cobie’s Echo? - vc, 2024, legion, Crypto, echo, The Block

The Funding: Are VCs clashing with platforms like Cobie’s Echo?

The rise of community-focused fundraising platforms seems to be creating friction with some VCs. Echo, an angel investing platform founded by popular crypto trader Jordan Fish, also known as Cobie, has alleged that certain VCs are pushing back on Ech

Aiccelerate DAO will add vesting structure in response to criticism of launch - vc, Crypto, dao, The Block, solana, block, 2024, crypto

Aiccelerate DAO will add vesting structure in response to criticism of launch

Aiccelerate DAO (AICC), a recently-announced investment DAO which seeks to support crypto-AI projects, has become the subject of controversy following its launch, which distributed 100% of the project's tokens to 245 advisors and insiders, some of wh

0G Foundation raises $30M selling AI nodes - second, Cointelegraph, vc, Crypto, web3, ai, node

0G Foundation raises $30M selling AI nodes

0G Foundation has raised more than $30 million selling nodes used for operating its decentralized artificial intelligence platform, the company told Cointelegraph on Jan. 9. The Web3 AI platform sold almost 85,000 nodes to approximately 8,500 operato

0G Foundation raises $30M selling AI nodes - Crypto, web3, second, ai, node, Cointelegraph, vc

0G Foundation raises $30M selling AI nodes

0G Foundation has raised more than $30 million selling nodes used for operating its decentralized artificial intelligence platform, the company told Cointelegraph on Jan. 9. The Web3 AI platform sold almost 85,000 nodes to approximately 8,500 operato

Former Nasdaq exec joins Arbitrum developer to head its venture studio Tandem - Crypto, 2024, arbitrum, vc, The Block

Former Nasdaq exec joins Arbitrum developer to head its venture studio Tandem

Offchain Labs, the team behind the Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum, has appointed Ira Auerbach as head of Tandem, its partner studio and venture capital arm. Auerbach previously served as Nasdaq's head of digital assets and held leadership roles at

Stableton, Swiss Leader in VC Direct Secondaries, Partners with Alta to Expand Access to Global High-Growth Pre-IPO Investments - Reuters, Crypto, art, 2024, vc, asia, cfa

Stableton, Swiss Leader in VC Direct Secondaries, Partners with Alta to Expand Access to Global High-Growth Pre-IPO Investments

SINGAPORE, Jan 9, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Stableton, the Swiss leader in VC direct secondaries and award-winning growth equity fintech platform, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Alta, Asia's leading digital securities exchange for al

How Hyperliquid’s insanely lucrative airdrop launch changed the game - vc, dydx, fomo, celestia, aevo, perp, solana, gmx, one, Crypto, vertex, hype, 2024, Cointelegraph, jup, second, jupiter, tia, trump

How Hyperliquid’s insanely lucrative airdrop launch changed the game

Hyperliquid has been lauded for delivering the best and most lucrative airdrop launch in crypto history back in November, by excluding VCs and rigorously encouraging community involvement.Still, experts caution that other projects trying to copy the

Agora’s Nick van Eck Is All-In on Stablecoins - asia, vc, like, Crypto, pyusd, CoinDesk, ausd, aave, usdt, usdc, web3, one, bitcoin

Agora’s Nick van Eck Is All-In on Stablecoins

Having travelled extensively through many emerging markets, Nick van Eck, the CEO and co-founder of stablecoin issuer Agora, is keenly aware of the problems that currency debasement and a lack of sound financial systems can create for citizens of the

Most Solana Founders Dislike AI Agents and Pump.fun, Survey Shows - multichain, jito, ethereum, 42, ai, vc, solana, one, Beincrypto, Crypto, base

Most Solana Founders Dislike AI Agents and Pump.fun, Survey Shows

A recent survey polled 42 Solana founders and received candid answers on a very wide range of crypto-related topics. The responses showed high favorability for Solana meme coins and a belief that the blockchain’s payment capacities are underrated.The

Crypto VCs reveal what they’re looking for in 2025 - donald trump, crypto, Cointelegraph, world, vc, 2024, Crypto

Crypto VCs reveal what they’re looking for in 2025

Deng Chao, CEO of institutional asset manager HashKey Capital, recently told Cointelegraph that crypto projects will attract more capital from venture capitalists in 2025. These VCs are eyeing stablecoin products, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization,

Crypto VCs reveal what they’re looking for in 2025 - vc, 2024, Crypto, donald trump, crypto, world, Cointelegraph

Crypto VCs reveal what they’re looking for in 2025

Deng Chao, the CEO of institutional asset manager HashKey Capital, recently told Cointelegraph that crypto projects will attract more capital from venture capitalists in 2025. These VCs are eyeing stablecoin products, real-world asset (RWA) tokenizat

Dragonfly partner predicts ‘AI agent’ craze will continue throughout 2025 — but die off eventually - tether, ux, vc, one, base, jupiter, trump, Crypto, 2024, ai, The Block, crypto

Dragonfly partner predicts ‘AI agent’ craze will continue throughout 2025 — but die off eventually

Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi predicted that the "AI agent" craze will dominate this year as it’s the most social — but that the novelty will eventually wear off.Qureshi said these are not really agents. They are more like chatbots with m