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ANZ Bank Completes Carbon Credits Trading as Part of Australia's CBDC Pilot
ANZ partnered with Grollo Carbon Ventures to trade Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU).
Venture Capital Bitkraft Raises $220.6M for Second 'Token' Fund: Filing
The firm didn’t comment on the new SEC filing, but did outline its crypto investment strategy.
ROOK Token Surges Ahead of $50M Treasury Split Between Community and MEV Tech Builders
A proposal would divvy up Rook’s nearly $50 million crypto treasury between Rook Labs, which builds MEV technology, and the new Incubator DAO.
A Mysterious A16z Tweet Sparked a Rally in Crypto Project Optimism's OP Token
The tweet spurred speculation that the notable venture capital firm could launch its own Optimism-based layer 2 blockchain. A16z crypto’s CTO tweeted: “not an L2.â€
Pfizer-Backed VitaDAO Votes on Creating For-Profit Company to Fund Longevity Research
The DAOs native token, VITA, rose 3% on news the community was considering the proposal.
AI-Focused Blockchain CryptoGPT Raises $10M Funding at $250M Valuation
CryptoGPT recently rolled out AI assistant "Alex" and is developing its ZK rollup layer 2 blockchain and a data-to-AI engine, which collects, encrypts and transfers data for commercial applications.
Crypto Exchange Bitget Starts $100M Asia-Focused Web3 Fund
The firm started its fund as more crypto projects seek non-U.S. jurisdictions.
M11 Credit Resumes Crypto Lending on Maple Finance After FTX-Spurred Pause
The firm introduced an upgraded credit underwriting process and appointed a new head of credit. The developments came after M11 Credit suffered $36 million of loan defaults on lending protocol Maple Finance following FTX’s November collapse.
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Calls His Maelstrom Capital a ‘Very Patient’ Fund
Hayes wants Maelstrom to outperform bitcoin and ether, which won’t be easy.
