Theta Capital raises 5M to back early-stage blockchain startups

Theta Capital raises $175M to back early-stage blockchain startups

Theta Capital Management has raised $175 million for a fund-of-funds targeting early-stage blockchain startups through top-tier crypto VC firms. Amsterdam-based Theta Capital Management has raised over $175 million for its latest fund-of-funds, aimed at supporting early-stage blockchain startups through specialized venture capital (VC) firms. The new vehicle, Theta Blockchain Ventures IV, will channel capital into…

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SEC charges Unicoin and executives for alleged 0 million fraud

SEC charges Unicoin and executives for alleged $100 million fraud

The SEC alleged thousands of investors were drawn by “fictitious promises” that Uniconi’s crypto assets were backed by real-world assets. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged crypto platform Unicoin and three of its executives, alleging they made false and misleading statements about its crypto assets that raised $100 million from investors. The SEC…

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Trump signs bill criminalizing nonsensenual AI deepfake porn

Trump signs bill criminalizing nonsensenual AI deepfake porn

Donald Trump has signed a bill backed by first lady Melania Trump that makes it a federal crime to publish nonconsensual AI-generated explicit images. US President Donald Trump has signed a bill criminalizing nonconsensual artificial intelligence-generated deepfake porn, which also requires websites to take down any illicit images within 48 hours. Trump signed the bill…

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US Senate moves forward with GENIUS stablecoin bill

US Senate moves forward with GENIUS stablecoin bill

The US Senate voted 66-32 in a procedural vote to move forward the stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act, which will head to a debate on the Senate floor. The US Senate has voted to advance a key stablecoin-regulating bill after Democrat Senators blocked an attempt to move the bill forward earlier in May over concerns about President…

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Crypto.com and Canary Capital to launch US CRO fund

Crypto.com and Canary Capital to launch US CRO fund

It’s the first US-regulated investment fund holding the Cronos chain’s native token, CRO. Crypto.com and asset manager Canary Capital are launching a US investment fund designed to provide exposure to the Cronos blockchain’s native token, CRO, the cryptocurrency exchange said in a statement. The Canary CRO Trust will hold the Cronos (CRO) token in a…

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