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€
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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.
Ether Holds Near $1.9K as Shanghai Fork Approaches
ETH’s price slid 1.5% on Thursday, the day after reaching its nine-month high. The Ethereum upgrade is expected to occur April 12.
U.S. Adds 236K Jobs in March Versus Forecasts for 239K
Bitcoin was little changed at $27,900 in the minutes following the roughly in-line report.
DeFi Protocol Balancer Experiences Budget Cuts, Headcount Slashes Ahead of Strategy Pivot
The protocol’s service providers have let go of two front-end engineers as they focus on overhauling the platform’s brand.Â
Bitcoin Should Be Central to Regulation of Digital Assets
U.S. lawmakers should recognize the unique qualities of Bitcoin as they set out market structure for the crypto economy, says John Rizzo.
Avalanche’s Cortina Upgrade Goes Live on Protocol’s Testnet; AVAX Token Rallies
The change improves support for exchanges and may bring faster development, Avalanche says.
Why Didn’t You Sell the News of Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
There was not a mass unlock of staked ETH, as some predicted, boding well for Ethereum and liquid staking derivatives.
Multicoin Leads $4M Strategic Round for Web3 Co-Ownership Platform Lore
The platform, now in public beta, allows groups of people to share non-fungible tokens (NFT) for expanded access and utility.
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.