The main goal of VCs is to "suck as much value as possible” from Ethereum, but they remain necessary bridges for global capital entering the crypto industry, according to Lubin.
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Investing in cryptocurrency is a high-risk/high-reward activity, whether that entails day-trading in the open market, buying into institutional investment funds or investing in particular blockchain enterprises.
In recent years, the blockchain space has attempted to disrupt venture funding and investment through a particularly powerful use case in crowdfunding. An influx of hype and amateur investment reached a peak during the 2017 to 2018 initial coin offering, or ICO, bubble in which projects raised billions of dollars in return for assets of questionable value or utility, quickly putting the industry in the sights of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and similar regulatory authorities.
There is ongoing discourse on and experimentation in how to fund open-source protocol development that doesn’t involve the traditional route of venture capital and that better aligns the incentives of all stakeholders, from the developers to the users.
Seeing where investment capital is going in the space can provide a gauge of market sentiment around industry trends and potential high-growth areas.
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Large Bitcoin mining companies are looking to expand into AI services for new sources of revenue amid the post-Bitcoin halving pressure.
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Grok 4 generated a 500% gain on the first day after identifying the crypto market bottom and switching to leveraged long positions.
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Onchain investors were more bearish about the Binance liquidity cascade, while crypto ETP traders largely shrugged off the Friday crash, according to CoinShares.
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BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETP debuts on the London Stock Exchange as UK regulators ease rules on crypto-linked investment products.
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Institutional investors have a positive outlook for Bitcoin over the next three to six months, with multiple forces contributing to a bullish Q4 for crypto.
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency is weighing reforms that could let banks hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and operate licensed crypto exchanges.
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BitMine has $1.5 billion worth of Ether following the market crash, as Tom Lee remained bullish despite saying the DAT bubble may have burst.
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HMRC sent nearly 65,000 warning letters to crypto investors last year, more than double the previous year, as the UK steps up efforts to trace undeclared capital gains.
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Bitcoin ETFs lost $1.22 billion this week as BTC fell, but Schwab reported its clients now own 20% of all US crypto ETPs.
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The Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Index turned negative as BTC’s RSI hit its lowest level since April, but it could also mark the beginning of a slow recovery.
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Bitcoin treasury firms saw NAV premiums collapse as retail lost billions, but the reset created entry points for a new era of skilled asset managers, say researchers.
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The founder of the Chinese cryptocurrency exchange plans to announce the trust within a few weeks, with the backing of Ether supporters.
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Public companies now hold over 1 million Bitcoin worth $110 billion on their balance sheets, but only early adopters with disciplined strategies have seen major gains.
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The fund, to be run by Arthur Hayes and two associates, plans to use $40 million to $75 million for each acquisition of up to six crypto companies.
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