AssangeDAO concludes raise with $53M to help Julian fight for freedom

The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) supporting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s legal plight has concluded its raise, generating a whooping 17,422 Ether (ETH) worth roughly $53.7 million. As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the AssangeDAO intends to use the fund to bid on a one-of-one NFT from a drop called “Censored” by digital artist Pak in collaboration […]

Synthetix announces $12 million raise led by Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, and IOSG

The Synthetix DAO has added some new, perhaps surprising voices to its governance.  Today the synthetic asset protocol announced a $12 million dollar fundraise led by venture capital firms Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, and IOSG. The funds purchased SNX tokens directly from the DAO treasury, and will be “providing liquidity, engaging in the Synthetix governance process […]

Following V2 plans, Balancer raises $5 million from Three Arrows & DeFiance

Balancer Labs announced today a $5 million investment round led by DeFi (decentralized finance) mainstays Three Arrows Capital and DeFiance Capital. The two VCs now join Pantera Capital and Alameda Research in investing, bringing Balancer’s series A round to a total of $12 million raised.  The investment might come as a surprise to some, given […]

Telos’ ‘T-Bond’ NFTs aim to breathe liquidity life into projects young and old

On Wednesday the Telos blockchain announced the launch of a new tool designed to help low-liquidity projects fundraise: a NFT product known as a “T-Bond.”  In an interview with Cointelegraph, Douglas Horn — the author of the Telos whitepaper and the CEO of GoodBlock, a development company who assists with Telos core development — said […]