Apollo and VanEck Just Backed a DeFi Protocol: Morpho’s $175M Raise Is the Clearest TradFi Surrender Signal Yet

Morpho Association raised $175 million on June 9 in one of the largest funding rounds in DeFi history, at a $2 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital. But the names that matter most…

VanEck Begins Crypto AI Venture Fund With Ex-Circle Leaders

VanEck, an established asset management firm with over $115 billion in assets under management, is making a strategic entry into the venture capital sector. With a new $30 million early-stage fund, the firm aims to support startups in the fintech,…

Bitcoin Advocates Heartbroken as SEC Disapproves VanEck’s Spot BTC Trust Product – But Hope is Not Lost!

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again disapproved a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal, this time from asset manager VanEck. The proposal sought to create the VanEck Bitcoin Trust, which would have been traded on the…