BlockTower Capital

https://www.blocktower.com

Last activity: 22.10.2024

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BlockTower is a leading cryptoasset investment firm, applying professional trading, investing and portfolio management to an emerging digital asset class.

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Aug 1, 2024	Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital	Morpho did not disclose a valuation based on the funding, which was raised by a private token sale. Morpho previously raised $18 million in 2022, when the DeFi firm’s CEO, Paul Frambot, was still in his third year at college. Morpho, a dece...
Oct 13, 2022	Crypto Asset Manager BlockTower Launches $150M Venture-Capital Fund	Crypto-focused asset-management firm BlockTower has launched a venture capital arm with a new $150 million fund to back decentralized-finance (DeFi) and blockchain-infrastructure projects. The fund has operated in stealth since December and...
Jan 7, 2022	DeFi platform Goldfinch raises $25m to continue emerging market lending	Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) led a $25 million funding round that will help Goldfinch continue to offer uncollateralised DeFi loans to businesses in emerging markets. Removing the crypto collateral requirement unlocks a new level of b...
Jan 7, 2022	DeFi platform Goldfinch raises $25m to continue emerging market lending	Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) led a $25 million funding round that will help Goldfinch continue to offer uncollateralised DeFi loans to businesses in emerging markets. Removing the crypto collateral requirement unlocks a new level of bo...
Aug 5, 2021	TrustToken Raises $12.5 Million, Andreessen Horowitz Among Backers	TrustToken, creators of TUSD, has raised a $12.5 million round of funding to scale TrueFi, its DeFi protocol for collateral-free loans which is powered by on-chain credit scores. The strategic funding round is led by Blocktower with partici...
Jul 14, 2021	BlockTower Capital : moves Headquarters to Miami	MIAMI, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BlockTower Capital, a leading institutional investment firm focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, announced that it has moved its headquarters from New York City to Miami. The entire...
Jun 9, 2021	A crypto company goes up against Ethereum	This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content How to ensure your marketers stay dynamic and agile From Optimizely The last year ha...
May 10, 2021	Privacy first DeFi Sienna Network raises $11.2 million, takes front-running head on	For those in the know, front-running is a problem when it comes to financial privacy in the world of crypto. Because of the nature of the blockchain-based world, that is, transparency, if you know where and when to look, and what to do (I’m...
May 3, 2021	Secret Network Raises $11.5M to Further Privacy and App Development	Several large venture capital firms have acquired a stake in SCRT, the native token of Secret Network, a layer 1 blockchain featuring privacy-preserving smart contracts. The position, amounting to $11.5 million, was led by Arrington Capital...
May 3, 2021	In the race toward Web 3 financial privacy, Secret Network attracts backing from key players	In the real world — the world on which the global economy runs — we don’t expose every aspect of our financial activity in public. We want to be able to select which parties can access our financial data and under what circumstances — for e...
Mar 9, 2021	BlockTower Capital Launches $25M Fund to Invest in DeFi Projects	Crypto asset investment firm BlockTower Capital has raised a $25 million fund for decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. The fund will facilitate investment in a wider range of longer-term, more illiquid assets, Axios reported March 4. Inve...
Mar 4, 2021	BlockTower Capital raises $25 million fund for decentralized finance	Sign up for our daily briefingMake your busy days simpler with Axios AM/PM. Catch up on what's new and why it matters in just 5 minutes. Enter your email address Please enter a valid email. Please enter a valid email. Subscription failedSub...
Jun 20, 2018	Investing In Token Focused Funds	At USV, we have been active in the blockchain/crypto sector since 2011. At this time, we have direct investments in nine companies/projects in the crypto space and one exited investment. Companies in the blockchain/crypto sector make up abo...
Dec 1, 2017	This is one of the best responses to Jamie Dimon calling bitcoin a fraud that we have heard so far	Ari Paul, CIO of cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital, talks with Business Insider executive editor Sara Silverstein about why he thinks Jamie Dimon called bitcoin a fraud. Following is a transcript of the video. Advertisement Adver...
Nov 28, 2017	The CIO of a crypto hedge fund explains the value in cryptocurrency - and why the market will explode over the next 2 years	Ari Paul, CIO of cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital, talks with Business Insider executive editor Sara Silverstein about the value in cryptocurrency and where he thinks the market is headed in the next two years. Following is a tr...
	Crypto startup Lighthouse Labs is creating a search engine to help people navigate the metaverse. Check out the 13-slide pitch deck used to raise $7 million from investors including Animoca Brands, BlockTower and Accel in under 5 months.	Cofounders of Lighthouse, Jonathan Brun, on the left and Justine Massicotte, on the right. Lighthouse This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Lighthouse Labs, a metaverse search e...
	Privacy first DeFi Sienna Network raises $11.2 million, takes front-running head on	For those in the know, front-running is a problem when it comes to financial privacy in the world of crypto. Because of the nature of the blockchain-based world, that is, transparency, if you know where and when to look, and what to do (I'm...

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FAQ about BlockTower Capital

How many startups has BlockTower Capital invested in?

BlockTower Capital has 1 portfolio company on Parsers VC.

What has the press written about BlockTower Capital?

Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning BlockTower Capital, among them “Crypto Lending Firm Morpho Bags $50M in Funding Round Led by Ribbit Capital” (Aug 1, 2024) and “Crypto Asset Manager BlockTower Launches $150M Venture-Capital Fund” (Oct 13, 2022).

Is BlockTower Capital still active?

Yes, BlockTower Capital is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 22, 2024.