Stan Colenbrander, Author at Cryptonary

Binance launches a $500M fund to invest in Web3 startups

Binance Labs, the investment arm of Binance, has unveiled a $500 million fund in collaboration with global investors to invest in crypto and web3 start-ups....

01 Jun 2022

Stan Colenbrander

The United Kingdom is facing stricter stablecoin regulations

The U.K government wants to address the risks associated with stablecoins in response to the recent collapse of TerraUSD (UST). U.K. Government proposes stablecoin regulations...

31 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Singapore’s regulator will research the potential of DeFi

On Tuesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced plans to explore use cases for decentralized finance (DeFi) in an initiative named “Project Guardian.” Project...

31 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

India has almost finalized its crypto consultation paper

According to Reuters, the Indian government has nearly finished its consultation paper on cryptocurrencies, which will address its position on crypto regulations. India’s crypto consultation...

30 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Three Arrows Capital’s Su Zhu admits he was wrong about “Supercycle”

Su Zhu, the co-founder of Three Arrows Capital, admitted that his “Supercycle Thesis” was wrong, but he remains optimistic. The Supercycle didn’t take place Su Zhu, the co-founder...

27 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Cathie Wood’s Ark and 21Shares take another shot at spot Bitcoin ETF

Cathie Wood’s investment firm, ARK Investment Management, is making another attempt to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. Cathie Wood’s...

26 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Binance’s license in Bahrain has been upgraded to provide more services

Crypto exchange Binance announced that the Central Bank of Bahrain had granted it a Category 4 license, allowing it to provide a wider variety of...

26 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

StarkWare raises $100 million at a whopping $8B valuation

Ethereum Layer 2 developer Starkware raises $100 million at a valuation of $8 billion; the company shared on Wednesday. StarkWare quadruples valuation The startup has...

25 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Andreessen Horowitz raises $4.5B for new crypto investments

Andreessen Horowitz has announced the launch of a new $4.5 billion fund to invest in crypto and blockchain startups. Crypto Fund IV The new fund...

25 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Google is looking for new talent to lead the global Web3 team

Even though the crypto market has slowed, Alphabet’s Google is currently looking for a full-time talent to lead its Global Web3 marketing efforts. A new...

25 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

ECB worries that crypto risks could spread to the rest of the economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) issued a report on Tuesday expressing concerns about the involvement of financial institutions in the crypto industry. ECB warns that crypto risks may spill over With...

24 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander

Policy & Regulation

Central African Republic wants to have its own crypto hub

According to a report by Reuters, the Central African Republic has announced plans to build a “crypto hub” to attract crypto investors and increase crypto use in the country. Project Sango The Central African Republic has announced aspirations to become a global crypto hub. Project Sango...

24 May 2022

Stan Colenbrander