What Happened in the Crypto Market Today? Crypto Startups Raise $100 Billion | T-Mobile Mining Bitcoin | MicroStrategy to Buy $700M BTC

MicroStrategy plans to allocate a portion of the net proceeds, estimated at $687.8 million after deducting initial purchasers’ discounts, to acquiring more Bitcoin for its treasury.

The company has already amassed a significant amount of Bitcoin and is now the world’s largest corporate holder of BTC with roughly 214,400 coins valued at approximately $14 billion as of the latest filings.

The notes will carry a 2.25% annual interest rate and mature in June 2032, with MicroStrategy retaining the option to redeem them early under specific circumstances after June 2029.

Crypto Startup Funding Surpasses $100 Billion Over a Decade

The cryptocurrency industry has witnessed a decade of venture capital pouring in, with estimates placing the total funding north of $100 billion after a recent pick-up in investment amid a cryptocurrency market rally.

Data from DeFiLlama suggests the total raised could be as high as $101 billion since 2014, while The Block Research puts the figure closer to $95 billion starting from 2017. Venture capital and token sales have been crucial fuel for the crypto sector’s growth, but the billions invested haven’t always translated into success stories.

Traditional exits, like major acquisitions or public listings, have been scarce and, according to Pantera Capital’s Paul Veradittakit have “taken longer than I think you normally expect from traditional VC. Coinbase’s 2021 direct listing stands as a rare exception.

Adding to investor scars are high-profile failures like FTX and BlockFi, which have led some big players like Tiger Global and Temasek to retreat from the space, with the latter writing down a hefty stake in FTX after its collapse, and saying last year it had no plans to invest in crypto exchanges.

Looking at dealmaking, Coinbase Ventures leads the pack with the most investments since 2017, with the most recent quarter seeing a rise in crypto venture funding to $2.5 billion, coinciding with a broader crypto market rally.