Polychain

Polychain Leads $21M Round for Retail-Oriented DEX

Shipyard’s Clipper DEX aims to attract retail traders with low trading fees.

Business  ·  13 July 2021

Crypto Derivatives Platform dYdX Raises $65M in Paradigm-Led Series C

The San Francisco-based DEX builder has processed $2.2 billion in trades and is now “hugely profitable.”

Business  ·  15 June 2021
Coinbase

Industry Group Led by Polychain, Coinbase Seeks to Get Ahead on Staking Regulations

The Proof of Stake Alliance has released a set of recommendations for entities securing a proof-of-stake network to avoid drawing the ire of regulators.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 May 2020
Polychain Capital

Investors in Polychain Capital’s Crypto Hedge Fund Saw 1,332% Gains – If They Stomached the Dips

An investor document obtained by CoinDesk charts the dramatic ups and downs of the first four years of Polychain Capital’s cryptocurrency hedge fund.

Business  ·  30 March 2020
Facebook

New Celo Alliance Has Same Aims as Libra – And Some of the Same Partners

Dozens of blockchain companies and investors are committing to promote Celo tokens in some fashion by joining the cLabs “Alliance for Prosperity.”

News  ·  11 March 2020
Polychain Capital

Polychain Capital Targets $200M for Second Venture Fund, Slide Deck Reveals

Cryptocurrency investment firm Polychain Capital is targeting $200 million for a second venture fund.

Business  ·  14 February 2020
Staking

There’s Now a DAO for Deciding Which Blockchains to Stake On

StakerDAO will allow participants to vote on where to best earn rewards as validators in a given proof-of-stake network.

Markets  ·  30 October 2019
Polychain Capital

Polychain’s Assets Drop $376 Million Since August, SEC Filings Show

Polychain, one of the most elite funds serving startups in the crypto industry, is no longer a billion-dollar operation.

Markets  ·  11 April 2019
Funding Rounds

A16z, Polychain Invest $25 Million in Crypto Payments Startup Celo

Mobile-friendly cryptocurrency payments startup Celo has raised millions from A16z and Polychain in a private token sale.

Business  ·  3 April 2019
Exchanges

Polychain, DCG Invest in Crypto Futures Exchange CoinFLEX

Venture capital firms Polychain and Digital Currency Group have invested an undisclosed sum in cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX.

Business  ·  13 March 2019
Coinbase

Major Crypto Companies Form DC Lobbying Group

A number of major cryptocurrency firms are forming the Blockchain Association to lobby Washington, D.C. lawmakers on regulations in the space.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 September 2018
Investments

$102 Million: A16z, Polychain Back Blockchain Project Dfinity’s Funding Round

A16z crypto and Polychain Capital lead a $102 million funding round for decentralized cloud foundation Dfinity.

Business  ·  29 August 2018
Investments

Polychain, Outlier Ventures Back Blockchain Startup’s Plan for Web 3.0

Haja Networks aims to create a new set of database protocols which will help build an infrastructure for the Web 3.0.

Business  ·  12 June 2018
Investments

Blockchain Project Raises $61 Million from A16Z, Polychain Capital

Swiss blockchain project DFINITY Stiftung has raised $61 million from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and token hedge fund Polychain Capital.

Business  ·  7 February 2018