Tag: funding

Bitcoin Hyper Secures $2 Million in Presale Funding for BTC Layer 2 Network

Bitcoin Hyper Secures $2 Million in Presale Funding for BTC Layer 2 Network

Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER) has been trending as a promising BTC Layer 2 (L2) project. So far it has raised an impressive $2 million in crypto investments during its presale! This funding milestone underlines the increasing attention and investment into Layer 2 solutions built to expand what Bitcoin can do and...

Reaper Actual Raises $30.5M: What It Means for Blockchain FPS

Reaper Actual Raises $30.5M: What It Means for Blockchain FPS

Distinct Possibility’s recent $30.5 million investment in ‘Reaper Actual’ indicates an extraordinary time for blockchain-integrated first-person shooter (FPS) games. This major funding milestone demonstrates increasing confidence in the potential of blockchain technology to transform the gaming industry. This article will explore some of the capabilities of ‘Reaper Actual. Secondly, it...

Funding Flows to Innovative Social and Dating Startups

Funding Flows to Innovative Social and Dating Startups

Several startups focused on disrupting the dating app and social networking landscape have secured significant funding, signaling renewed investor interest in platforms fostering genuine connection and community. Whether it’s through AI-augmented matching, integrating Web3 capabilities, these companies are using unique methods to solve emerging and dynamic user needs and appetites.Sharkoupsky’s...

AI Agent Market Experiences Volatility Despite Strong Funding and On-Chain Growth

AI Agent Market Experiences Volatility Despite Strong Funding and On-Chain Growth

The artificial intelligence (AI) agent market proved to be one of the most lucrative, yet volatile markets in 2025. AI agent projects have attracted eye-popping sums, with pre-seed and seed stage ventures drawing significant investor dollars. Even with the massive wave of cash and increase in on-chain activity, the crypto...

Across Protocol's $23M DAO Transfer: A Governance Crisis?

Across Protocol's $23M DAO Transfer: A Governance Crisis?

Are the new decentralized mechanisms and systems at their heart simply a euphemism for creating centralized control, with more steps involved? The drama surrounding Across Protocol is no less heated. Its $23 million DAO transfer to Risk Labs forces us to face some inconvenient truths about the state of DAO...

Across Protocol's $23M: Did the Community Get Betrayed?

Across Protocol's $23M: Did the Community Get Betrayed?

It was supposed to be different. Another brick in the wall of this new world of decentralized finance, developed with trust, transparency, and community in mind. You place your trust, and perhaps your financial future as well, on it. You were excited about the idea of an adventurous new financial...

T-Rex Aims to Revolutionize Online Rewards with $17M Pre-Seed Funding

T-Rex Aims to Revolutionize Online Rewards with $17M Pre-Seed Funding

It’s why T-Rex, a new Web3 rewards startup, is poised to change the way people engage online. Secondly, it empowers users to transform their online activities into real-world, tangible rewards. The company, now in stealth mode, raised $17 million in pre-seed funding from notable investors including Framework and Arbitrum. Now,...

Dao5 Secures $222M Fund to Fuel Institutional Blockchain Growth

Dao5 Secures $222M Fund to Fuel Institutional Blockchain Growth

Crypto investment firm Dao5 on Friday, May 1, 2025, announced the closing of a $222 million fund. Naturally, the fund will focus on the aforementioned investing in blockchain projects most likely to see institutional and government uptake. This strategic move comes as a welcome sign that capital is moving away...

Dig It's $10M Gold Rush: Is This Web3's Golden Ticket or Fool's Gold?

Dig It's $10M Gold Rush: Is This Web3's Golden Ticket or Fool's Gold?

Flashy Fun’s “Dig It,” which is offering up to $10 million in gold rewards, has definitely got me excited! It’s difficult not to get caught up in the promise of converting digital taps into real world treasure. Before we all run to our phones, let’s add a little reality check...

Dig It: First 'Play for Gold' Game Lets You Earn Real Gold!

Dig It: First 'Play for Gold' Game Lets You Earn Real Gold!

And we must remember that the gaming and crypto world is ever-changing. It provides new creative mechanisms for gamers to interact with their digital worlds and earn rewards. Dig It, a new Web3 game, is leading the charge with “Play for Gold” (P4G) enabling players to earn Nuggets tokens redeemable...

Hope or Hype? Omar Zaki's Story Demands Crypto Soul-Searching

Hope or Hype? Omar Zaki's Story Demands Crypto Soul-Searching

Omar Zaki. The name may evoke all kinds of different visions, depending on when you came to the world of crypto. Boy wonder? Visionary? Or perhaps now, a cautionary tale? Whatever your initial reaction, Zaki's story, with American CryptoFed DAO, demands we take a long, hard look at ourselves as...

Omar Zaki's Crypto Fall: 3 Hard Truths the Industry Ignores

Omar Zaki's Crypto Fall: 3 Hard Truths the Industry Ignores

Omar Zaki. Remember the name. He’s much more than just another cautionary crypto tale—he’s a flashing neon sign warning of deeper crypto fissures. Yet, his story—with the SEC now looking closely at American CryptoFed DAO—is not the cautionary tale of one young man’s mistakes. It’s not about pointing fingers, it’s...

Omar Zaki's Crypto Tale: Hype, Hope & Hard Lessons Learned

Omar Zaki's Crypto Tale: Hype, Hope & Hard Lessons Learned

The whole cryptocurrency space is like the new gold rush. It offers unimaginable wealth to those courageous enough to plunge beneath the waves. But beneath this sea of potential profit lies a deep well of risk that is important to understand. Omar Zaki’s tragic story should underscore the importance of...

GMX's $42M Vote: GLV Tokens vs. Stablecoins - Which Wins?

GMX's $42M Vote: GLV Tokens vs. Stablecoins - Which Wins?

The GMX community recently faced a significant decision: how to reimburse liquidity providers (LPs) after a protocol incident. The vote, centered around a $42 million reimbursement, pitted two options against each other: GLV tokens and stablecoins. With so much at stake, Emily Tran sat down to weigh the advantages and...