Yogita Khatri

4 days ago | theblock.co | Yogita Khatri

Avantis, a Base-based decentralized exchange for leverage trading, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Pantera Capital. Other investors in the round include Symbolic Capital, SALT Fund and Flowdesk, Avantis said Tuesday. While the round closed in mid-2024, Avantis chose to announce it now to align with the protocol's growth, Harsehaj Singh, CEO of Lumena Labs, the core contributor to Avantis, told The Block.

5 days ago | theblock.co | Yogita Khatri

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) copycats are on the rise, and venture capital is backing the trend. These are firms set up to hold bitcoin, ether, Solana, XRP, or other crypto on their balance sheets, in addition to — or, sometimes, in place of — their original business models. Some investors see room to outperform the assets themselves. Others warn the model could fall apart if markets turn. Markets are rewarding these companies for now, and that's fueling the surge.

1 week ago | theblock.co | Yogita Khatri

Markets • May 29, 2025, 1:05PM EDT Ethereum's recent Pectra upgrade helped push ether's price and market capitalization, but recent upgrades haven't resulted in stronger onchain activity, according to JPMorgan analysts.

1 week ago | theblock.co | Yogita Khatri

Freysa AI, a crypto-AI project building on the Base blockchain, has quietly raised $30 million in funding as it aims to "equip every human with a personal AI twin." But the project hasn't disclosed its founding team, corporate entity, or investors — details The Block has now confirmed. The Block has learned that Selini Capital and Coinbase Ventures are two of the backers of Freysa AI. The Block has also confirmed that the entity behind the Freysa AI agent is called Eternis AI.

1 week ago | theblock.co | Yogita Khatri

Latest Crypto News May 27, 2025, 10:00AM EDT • Deals May 27, 2025, 9:37AM EDT • Companies May 27, 2025, 9:01AM EDT • Sponsored See More Latest Crypto News Deals • May 27, 2025, 10:00AM EDT UPDATED: May 27, 2025, 9:58AM EDT Quick TakeCobie’s Echo has launched Sonar, a new ICO platform for public token sales, with Plasma as its first project. Plasma is offering 10% of its XPL token supply to the public and planning to raise $50 million in the sale, co-founder Paul Faecks told The Block.