Pantera Capital

Pantera Capital

Zcash’s Electric Coin Company Shifts to Non-Profit Status Following Stockholder Vote

Zcash developer Electric Coin Company will transition to a new non-profit, with a majority of shareholders electing to donate their equity.

Tech  ·  12 October 2020
Investments

Pantera Capital’s First Venture Fund Did Pretty Well. Its Second Fund? Not So Much

Pantera Capital’s venture capital returns, which have fallen by almost threefold, are beating startup investors but lagging the stock market.

Business  ·  8 October 2020
Investments

Pantera Capital Crypto Funds Report 100% Returns Amid DeFi Craze

Investments in decentralized finance (DeFi) drove returns exceeding 100% this year to Pantera Capital’s bitcoin index and altcoin hedge funds.

Markets  ·  25 September 2020
Volatility

Ex-Pantera Partner’s New Crypto Fund Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’

Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin.

Business  ·  24 September 2020
CoinFlash

New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital

PowerTrade is a new mobile-based cryptocurrency options trading platform set to launch this year.

Business  ·  17 September 2020
DeFi

Polkadot-Based Acala Raises $7M as DeFi Grabs Land on Another Blockchain

Acala, a DeFi startup building on the Polkadot blockchain, has closed a $7 million simple agreement for future tokens (SAFT) led by Pantera Capital.

Tech  ·  27 August 2020
CoinFlash

Pantera Tells SEC Its Crypto Fund Has Raised Nearly $165M

Pantera has informed the SEC its crypto fund has received a total of $164.7 million from investors with portfolios worth over $5 million.

News  ·  17 August 2020
CoinFlash

Pantera Capital Leads $2.6M Seed Round for DEX Protocol Injective

The protocol, incubated by Binance Labs, sets out to solve some of the issues facing users of decentralized exchanges.

Business  ·  29 July 2020
Crypto Hedge Funds

Pantera Capital Crypto Hedge Funds Are Losing Double Digits, but Bitcoin Fund Is Up 10,000% to Date

Pantera Capital internal documents show the investment firm's bitcoin fund vastly outperforming its more exotic crypto-asset funds.

Business  ·  15 May 2020
Pantera Capital

Coinstar Plans Massive Expansion of Coinme Bitcoin ATMs as Usage Spikes 40%

Coinstar, the coin counting kiosk maker hosting 3,500 Coinme bitcoin ATMs, is considering doubling that count after a surge in usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

News  ·  8 May 2020
Pantera Capital

NEAR Protocol Launches Following $21M Token Sale Led by Andreessen Horowitz

NEAR announced Monday the closing of a $21.6 million token sale involving a16z, Pantera and others. It also revealed the stealth-mode launch of the NEAR mainnet on April 22.

Tech  ·  4 May 2020
Funding Rounds

Pantera, Square Join $14M Series A for Real-Time Payments Startup Transparent

The Seattle-based Transparent sets out to bring real-time settlement to financial infrastructure through a cryptographically secured, distributed payment network.

Business  ·  5 February 2020
Orchid

Pantera Partner Paul Veradittakit’s Crypto Predictions for 2020

And a look-back at how his 2019 predictions fared.

Tech  ·  3 January 2020
Venture Capital

Pantera Leads $5 Million Round for Decentralized Derivatives Market

A protocol built to put financial middlemen out of business has secured a $5 million seed round from Pantera, Ripple's Xpring, Hashed and others.

Markets  ·  2 October 2019
Tezos

Tezos Co-Creator Commits to Donating Millions in Future XTZ Proceeds

The co-founder of the Tezos blockchain has singed the Founders Pledge to contribute a significant amount of wealth to charitable causes.

Markets  ·  5 August 2019