Powerful new players are inspiring furious catch-up among traditional VC firms in the sector. All the while, the corporate venture fund has been reshaped by lots of the top cryptocurrencies, now using historic revenues to bankroll their version of a web3 future.
FTX has been a guiding force in the industry this year as it has rocketed towards its position as one of the top exchanges. FTX US, the firm's American entity, has been pushed to challenge Coinbase on American turf by the firm's global strength.
The $2 billion multistage coin fund has placed bets in a number of major projects. FTX CEO Sam Bankman- Fried is an investor at the firm.
On November 17th, we will be having a discussion with Amy Wu, founder of FTX, about her outlook on the increasingly volatilecryptocurrencies, as well as how she can survive a cold winter.
At Lightspeed Venture, where she was the lead partner, she pursued deals in companies like Offchain Labs. Prior to working at Discovery, he was the CFO at Insight Venture Partners.
Huge amounts of capital are flowing into the space even as investors worry about a downturn.
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