Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August

Peter Thiel went to zero in ETHZilla, and the ETH treasury company trade just got a lot more real On Feb. 17, an amended 13G/A posted to ETHZilla’s investor site listed Peter Thiel and Founders Fund-related vehicles at zero shares and 0.

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Lighter secures $68M in new funding round backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Robinhood

Lighter's funding boost highlights growing corporate interest in DeFi, potentially accelerating mainstream adoption of decentralized finance. The post Lighter secures $68M in new funding round backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Robinhood appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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BitMine Stock Surges Post-Market as Peter Thiel Reveals 9% Stake

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invests heavily in BitMine Immersion Technologies, aligning with other firms to build Ethereum-focused treasuries as ETH gains momentum. The post BitMine Stock Surges Post-Market as Peter Thiel Reveals 9% Stake appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Ubyx raises $10M to build global stablecoin network as senate advances GENIUS Act

Ubyx Inc. , a stablecoin infrastructure startup led by former Citigroup exec, has secured $10 million in seed funding from major backers including Galaxy Ventures and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Ubyx Inc.

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Sentient’s open-source AI outperforms Perplexity, targets web3 devs

Sentient, backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, has announced Open Deep Search, an open-source AI framework that outperforms Perplexity in reasoning and search capabilities. The launch aims to democratize access to advanced artificial intelligence and fuel web3 innovation through Sentient…

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Sentient closes $85M seed round for open-source AI

The round was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund alongside Pantera Capital, Framework Ventures and others.

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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Leads $85M Seed Investment Into Open-Source AI Platform Sentient

The round was co-led by Pantera Capital and Framework Ventures.

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Peter Thiel’s VC, Vitalik Buterin back $70 million raise for Polymarket

Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm Founders Fund co-led a $45 million Series B raise for Polymarket. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also backed the Series B round. The predictions marketplace also announced it raised $25 million in a Series A round, led by General Catalyst and Polychain.

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Polymarket raises $70m backed by Peter Thiel’s VC firm

Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, Founders Fund, led the effort to raise $70 million in investment for Polymarket

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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invests $70M in election betting platform

Amid increasing U.S. regulatory scrutiny, popular crypto-based betting platform Polymarket secures funding to expand its global operations despite restrictions.

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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, Vitalik Buterin Back $45M Investment in Polymarket

The series B funding round comes during a breakout year for the crypto-based prediction market platform, and brings its total funding close to $75 million.

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Lagrange Labs closes $13.2M to build out ZK proofs based on EigenLayer

Lagrange Labs, a cryptography startup specializing in zero-knowledge proofs, raises $13.2M seed round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund. The post Lagrange Labs closes $13.2M to build out ZK proofs based on EigenLayer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Fund Queitly Made A Monster Bet On Bitcoin, Ether Before Price Jump

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By The Numbers: Bitcoin Received $200 Million Investment From This Financial Giant

According to a Reuters report, Founders Fund, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, is once again betting big on the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The VC firm is reported to have made significant profits on their last Bitcoin investment and would be hoping that this next market cycle also brings immense rewards.

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Former PayPal CEO Peter Thiel's Founders Fund Bought $100 Million of Bitcoin

The fund bought the BTC during late summer and early fall this past year, when the price was below $30,000.

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund reportedly spent $200m on crypto

San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund spent $100 million on Bitcoin, and another $100 million on Ethereum last year. In the summer of 2023, when Bitcoin (BTC) was trading below the $30,000 mark, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund began actively…

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Pantera Alum Joey Krug Joins Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

Krug has moved from co-CIO at a crypto-focused fund to building a crypto strategy at a generalist venture capital giant.

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Silvergate Under DOJ Investigation for Alleged Money Laundering Through FTX

Silvergate Bank, the crypto lender that recently received a $200 million investment from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, is under investigation by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) for its dealings with cryptocurrency exchanges FTX and Alameda Research The post Silvergate Under DOJ Investigation for Alleged Money Laundering Through FTX appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Early meeting of E-Gold founders may hold clue to Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity — Peter Thiel

Did Satoshi Nakamoto work on E-Gold? If so, Peter Thiel thinks he has a way to narrow down the identity of Bitcoin’s creator.

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BitDAO raises $230 million through a Peter Thiel-led funding round

Decentralised autonomous organisation BitDAO has secured $230 million (£164. 88 million) through a funding round led by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. Thiel-founded companies Pantera Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Founders Fund also invested in the startup.

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Chips Off The Old Block: EOS Founders Reward Early Investors

Block. one has handsomely rewarded the faith of early investors. Yesterday, the company that built the EOS platform announced a buyback of ten percent of its shares. Its earliest investors include the likes of Peter Thiel, Alan Howard, and Louis Bacon.

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2018 Thiel Fellows Include Four Blockchain Startup Founders

Every year, 20 individuals get the prestigious opportunity to have their dreams supported by the Thiel Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by PayPal co-founder and renowned entrepreneur Peter Thiel.

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