May 15, 2024
Investors

US cyber investors pledge spyware is off limits — with a catch

Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch On Monday, the Biden administration announced that six new countries had joined an international coalition to fight the proliferation of commercial spyware, sold by companies such as NSO Group or Intellexa. Now, some investors have announced that they too are committed to fighting spyware. But at least one of

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Funds

Ethereum-based token streaming protocol Superfluid raises $5.1 million in strategic funding

Superfluid, an Ethereum-based token streaming protocol that enables real-time crypto transfers, has raised $5.1 million in a strategic funding round. Fabric Ventures led the round, with Multicoin Capital, Circle Ventures, Safe Foundation, The LAO, Taavet+Sten, and others participating, Superfluid said Thursday. The round closed late last year, Superfluid co-founder and CEO Francesco George Renzi told

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Investors

Former BlockTower investors raise $6.5 million for crypto yield marketplace Superform

Superform Labs, a crypto startup founded by two former BlockTower Capital investors and a former Microsoft product manager, has raised $6.5 million in seed and angel funding rounds. Polychain Capital led the seed round, with BlockTower Capital, Maven 11, Circle Ventures, and other firms participating, Superform said Wednesday. Angel investors in the round included Arthur

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Finance

Hong Kong finance firm VSFG targets to apply for spot Ethereum ETF in Q2

Venture Smart Financial Holdings Ltd. (VSFG), a Hong Kong-based financial services firm, is preparing to apply for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) in anticipation of potentially launching its spot bitcoin ETF in the first quarter. In a Friday interview with The Block, VSFG Chairman Lawrence Chu said that the firm is in the final

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