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Crypto Startups Moonlight as VC Investors – The Information

At least eight highly valued crypto startups — ranging from exchange Gemini to peer-to-peer payments group Circle — have launched VC arms


A US regulator has sued Gemini Trust Company, founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, for allegedly making false or misleading statements in connection with the self-certification of a bitcoin futures product.
Tyler Winklevoss, centre, and Cameron Winklevoss, right, are cofounders of crypto exchange Gemini. File photo: AFP.

 

The venture capitalists and hedge funds competing to back crypto startups are increasingly facing a third set of rivals: other startups, The Information reported.

In just the past year, at least eight highly valued crypto startups—ranging from the Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange Gemini to peer-to-peer payments startup Circle—have launched venture capital arms to invest in other crypto startups.

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.