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While the overall crypto markets have been in a rough spot lately, web3 venture capitalists have never had more conviction — or more funding at their disposal — to back startups and teams building in the space. The big question on their minds is whether tokens and startup valuations have bottomed out, or if they […]

Dragonfly GP talks web3’s current and future state at TC Sessions: Crypto by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Hi all! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly sum up some of the most read TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. The goal? Even when you’re swamped, a quick skim of WiR on Saturday morning should give you a pretty good understanding of what happened in tech this week. Want […]

Elon Musk buying Twitter after all, the ‘next Mark Zuckerberg’ and fare thee well, Stadia by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch

The U.S. venture capital market is the biggest in the game, but the global startup industry is so large – and distributed – now that a healthy heartbeat doesn’t mean there aren’t problems elsewhere.

US VC funding is holding up, but globally things are far from fair by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

As Elon Musk again nears a deal to buy Twitter, speculation is resurfacing around how the billionaire plans to transform the social network. Musk’s tweet this week offered a clue: “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app.” While Musk didn’t elaborate on what X would look like, many reckon he’s aspiring […]

Elon Musk’s X app for ‘everything’ might be a non-starter in the US by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Cloudflare recently announced a $1.25 billion funding program for startups that use its Workers software with VCs footing the bill.

Could corporates be good matchmakers for startups and VCs? by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch