When we launched W3 Studio a year ago, we put forth our vision for a nonprofit venture studio program. Our idea is to work with Black, Latinx, and Women founders in Atlanta at the earliest stage of company building. We want to grant these founders $200,000 each, which should be…

Here are three web3 stories you need to know from this week. Binance announces a complete exit from the U.S., agreeing to pay $3.4Bn to FinCEN and $968Mn to OFAC, in addition to settling with the Department of Justice. Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao is stepping down from the company…

Here are three web3 stories you need to know from this week. 🚀 Blockchain.com, a leading Crypto exchange, raised a $110MM Series E round. The valuation for this funding was down half from its $14B peak in March 2022. ✨ Disney unveils its NFT platform in collaboration with Dapper Labs…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Capital Raised 🔄 Stablecoin giant Circle continues to contemplate a 2024 IPO, after its SPAC plans were called off in 2022. 💸Faction Ventures announced a $285MM early-stage Crypto VC fund. Additionally, Standard Chartered and SBI Holdings establish a $100M Crypto…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. SBF Guilty 👤 Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all 7 charges brought against him. The jury deliberated for only 6 hours. Sentencing is set for March. Get more coverage on the trial arguments and SBF’s testimony. Legal 🏛️ Gemini sued…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Capital Raised 💼An Annapolis hedge fund, Runa Digital Assets, raises $42.5Mn to invest in cryptocurrency. 🔄BlockAid, an Israeli Web3 security startup, raises $33Mn and SynFutures, a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, raises $22Mn. 📈Triple-A, a Crypto payments startup, and Cube Exchange…

Our Diverse Web3 Builders series features Black, Latinx, and Women founders who are creating startups in the web3 sector. Today we bring you our conversation with Blake Stoner of Vngle, a grassroots news agency. The name Vngle stands for various angles, and their goal is to bring all sides of…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Legal 🧑‍⚖️ The judge in the SBF trial is getting fed up by lawyer antics. Get the trial updates here. ⚖️ The CFTC brings fraud charges against DeFi lender Voyager co-founder Stephen Ehrlich. 💼 A commodities advisor pleads guilty to…

Here are the top web3 stories from this week. Capital Raised 🚀 Coinbase Ventures leads the pack as the crypto VC firm with the highest activity, boasting a total of 372 deals to date. 💰 Membrane Labs, a crypto prime brokerage, raises $20Mn investment from prominent firms such as Brevan…