Spotlight Emerging Technologies

Welcome to the fifth edition of 2022 BVV monthly Newsletter on the latest insights and updates on emerging technologies and digital assets.

The (Almost) Mission Impossible of Raising A First-Time Fund

Historically, launching a first-time fund has been an epic endeavor. Despite this, academic research on the topic is limited. For this reason, I decided to dive deep and look at what history tells us. Backed by numbers from the past decade both in Europe and the U.S., I tried to analyze this area. Subsequently I tried to assess some of the reasons that make launching a new venture capital (VC) fund so daunting . Read more

Spotlight: Industry News and Events

Blockchain/ Web 3.0

• US SEC to add staff as it ramps-up anti-crypto scam efforts CoinDesk
• Meta will test digital collectibles on Instagram starting this week Cointelegraph
• Ethereum developers tip that the long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake will most likely happen this August Cointelegraph
• Utility tokens vs. equity tokens: Key differences explained Cointelegraph
• Metaverse-as-a-service will be the basis of the next internet era of Web3 Cointelegraph
• Could GameFi and carbon currencies reverse blockchain's climate stigma? Cointelegraph
• ECB: One in ten households in eurozone population centers now own cryptocurrency Cointelegraph
• eBay debuts sports-themed NFT collection btcpeers.com
• Top 3 cryptocurrencies that are faring the best in the 2022 bear market Cointelegraph
• Will Banks Allow Blockchain to Create “The Great Sidestep” with P2P Transactions? Coinquora
• Andreessen Horowitz has launched the largest crypto fund ever With $4.5B Blockworks

FinTech

• Swiss Fintech Awards Reveals Its Top 10 Fintech Startups List for 2022 Fintechews.ch
• The rise of embedded finance Fintechnews.org
• The key question for 2022: can fintech build viable businesses using open banking APIs? Fintechnews.org
• How FinTech can help promote well-being in 2022 Fintechnews.org
• Research: digital banking adoption is expected to grow to around 70% in the future Fintechnews.org

Cybersecurity

• Top 5 cybersecurity challenges in 2022 Fintechnews.org
• Cybersecurity Risk Management – 6 Best Practices Cybersecuritynews.com
• New Bluetooth Bug Could Let Hackers Remotely Unlock Smart Locks, Laptops & Smartphones Cybersecuritynews.com
• Malware Analysis: Trickbot Thehackernews.com
• 7 Key Findings from the 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report Thehackernews.com

Updates From Our Portfolio

Measure Protocol, UK-based consumer behavioural data scale-up,?has successfully raised Series A funding allowing to continue the development of its technology and to scale-up its marketing and sales efforts. Read more

AlgoTrader has been named, together with other 9 Swiss companies, one of the world's 100 wealthtechs, innovative technology solution prviders, shaping the future of the invesment industry. Read more

Coinfirm has added close to 1 million crypto tokens to its award-winning AML platform, offering full coverage of coins and tokens across 17 blockchains. Read more

Coadjute shortlisted for the "PropTech Innovator of the Year" Award at the 2022 Property Awards London Read more