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FTX, Lightspeed, Solana Ventures to Invest $100M in Web 3 Gaming

FTX, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Solana Ventures are investing $100 million in Web 3 gaming development. The funding will go towards gaming studios and technology integra...

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Nov 5, 2021 at 11:15 p.m. UTC

Nov 5, 2021

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Indonesia's Pintu Exchange Raises $35M in Extended Series A Led by Lightspeed Venture

Funding will go toward hiring efforts, improving Pintu's market position, undertaking educational campaigns and delivering new products.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Aug 9, 2021 at 3:00 a.m. UTC

Aug 9, 2021

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Lightspeed, Pantera Join $20M Raise for Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

The Series B will fund a push into Asia and the launch of a derivatives business.

By Ian Allison

Jan 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 20, 2021

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Lightspeed Venture Invests $2.8M in Crypto Market Maker Wintermute

Funding will go towards expanding its liquidity products across the crypto derivatives market.

By Paddy Baker

Jul 7, 2020 at 4:52 p.m. UTC

Jul 7, 2020

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Bain, Lightspeed Back First ICO With $133 Million Basis Funding

There are many stablecoins, but only one that has one investor who busted a central bank and another who used to help run one. Also, Google and Bain.

By Brady Dale

Apr 18, 2018 at 11:29 a.m. UTC

Apr 18, 2018

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10 VC Firms Betting Big on Bitcoin and the Blockchain

With more than $800m so far invested in the bitcoin industry, CoinDesk highlights some of the leading firms driving these headline-grabbing rounds.

By Pete Rizzo

Jul 19, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2015

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CoinSummit Venture Capitalists Seek 'Killer' Bitcoin App

Notable industry investors assembled at CoinSummit for a candid talk about what kinds of companies have the most appeal.

By Carrie Kirby

Mar 25, 2014 at 9:23 p.m. UTC

Mar 25, 2014

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China

OKCoin Raises $10 Million to Become China's 'Largest Exchange'

OKCoin, the exchange claiming to be China's largest by trading volume, has announced a $10m Series A funding round.

By Marc van der Chijs

Mar 16, 2014 at 4:34 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2014

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Why Lightspeed Venture Partners Sees Bitcoin as a Good Investment

The company has a global reach and a track record investing in bitcoin startups. We look at why.

By Daniel Cawrey

Feb 20, 2014 at 11:28 a.m. UTC

Feb 20, 2014

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