This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Pichi Finance, Sybill, Hyperbolic, Raad Labs, and zkLink.
VC Roundup: Investments in Web3 startups top $1B in July [cointelegraph]
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Elon Musk accepts challenge to fight president of Venezuela [cointelegraph]
After ducking Mark Zuckerberg, Musk has now agreed to fight 61-year-old Nicolas Maduro on live TV.
Republican supported by crypto Super PAC loses Arizona primary [cointelegraph]
Defend American Jobs used roughly $600,000 in a media buy for Republican Blake Masters, just one of three Arizona candidates crypto PACs supported in 2024.
Celestia on pace to surpass Ethereum in data storage — Research [cointelegraph]
Celestia has been steadily winning market share in data storage from Ethereum since May.
CleanSpark's mining expansion continues with Wyoming facilities [cointelegraph]
The US miner is now the second-largest by market cap, after flipping Riot Platforms.
Montenegro Appellate Court upholds Do Kwon extradition to South Korea [cointelegraph]
Since 2023, the decision to send the Terraform co-founder to South Korea or the United States has been contested in Montenegrin courts.
US, UK accelerate quantum computing programs after China breakthrough [cointelegraph]
China’s room-temperature time crystals could radically affect the timeline for the arrival of useful quantum computers.
Arbitrum-based DuelNow receives $11M funding as Web3 betting heats up [cointelegraph]
DuelNow is the latest in a string of Web3 gambling venture deals amid surging activity on Polymarket.
How to become a global citizen, with or without crypto — Nomad Capitalist [cointelegraph]
International migration may spike in the future due to geopolitical instability, financial collapse or changes to the climate.
Morpho secures $50M funding led by Ribbit Capital for onchain lending [cointelegraph]
Morpho Labs has raised $50 million from over 40 investors, including Ribbit Capital, which also invests in Revolut, NuBank, Coinbase, Robinhood, Mercado Libre, Figure, and Uniswap.