Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Italy's forward-looking move on cryptocurrencies Digital assets from 1 January 2023 will be taxed when cash out in fiat and when transferred to third parties, such as for the purchase of goods or services. Regulation
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Axelar's $60 million fund for building Web3 start-ups The interchain communication protocol, Axelar, announced a $60 million funding programme Web3
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Reflective Ventures Reflective Venture Partners was a Seattle venture capital firm created in 2018 out of a partnership with RChain Cooperative, with the aim of investing more than 190 million dollars in blockchain startups. The RChain cooperative is now dissolved and the fund is no longer active. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Pantera Capital Pantera Capital is the oldest US investment firm dedicated exclusively to blockchain and digital assets: in 2013 it launched the first US crypto fund, with Bitcoin at 65 dollars. Today it manages around 5 billion dollars across venture capital, liquid tokens and hedge strategies. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs is one of the world's largest investment banks (New York, 1869) and one of the most active traditional institutions in digital assets: cash-settled crypto trading for institutional clients and the GS DAP tokenisation platform, whose spin-off is planned for 2026. It does not offer cr… CompaniesBanking
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Coingecko CoinGecko is one of the leading independent cryptocurrency data aggregators, founded in Singapore in 2014 by TM Lee and Bobby Ong. Since August 2025 the CEO has been Bobby Ong, and in 2026 the company confirmed it is weighing "strategic opportunities" including a possible sale. CompaniesAnalytics
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Blockchain Capital Blockchain Capital, founded in 2013 by brothers Bart and Brad Stephens, is one of the oldest venture capital firms dedicated to blockchain, with roughly 2 billion dollars under management. Its early investments include Coinbase, Kraken and Ripple. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago BlockVC BlockVC was a Chinese blockchain investment firm founded in 2016 by Kevin Hsu, very active between 2018 and 2020. Today it shows no recent public activity and its historic domain is up for sale: anyone encountering it cited as a "leading blockchain fund" is reading dated material. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Bloccelerate Bloccelerate VC is a Seattle venture capital fund specialising in blockchain and Web3 startups, led by founder Kate (Mitselmakher) Laurence. It is still active with its second fund of 20 million dollars, closed in 2022. CompaniesVenture Capital
Riccardo Curatolo · 4 years ago Ascensive Assets Ascensive Assets is a private investment firm founded in 2019 and dedicated exclusively to digital assets, known for its early-stage bets on DeFi and web3 gaming. The last publicly known deal dates back to mid-2024: the firm's current activity is undocumented. CompaniesAsset management
