{"id":86458,"date":"2026-04-26T16:16:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=86458"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:16:38","slug":"weekend-round-up-blockchain-capitals-700-million-target-sanders-crypto-critique-and-bitcoins-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=86458","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Round-Up: Blockchain Capital&#8217;s $700 Million Target, Sanders&#8217; Crypto Critique And Bitcoin&#8217;s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This week was a whirlwind of activity in the crypto world. From\u00a0<strong>Blockchain Capital<\/strong>\u00a0setting its sights on a hefty $700 million despite a struggling crypto market, to Senator\u00a0<strong>Bernie Sanders<\/strong>\u00a0blasting the Trump family\u2019s crypto dealings, the news was buzzing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, seasoned trader\u00a0<strong>Peter Brandt<\/strong>\u00a0made some bold predictions about Bitcoin\u2019s future, Bitcoin ETFs saw a significant influx, and meme coins experienced a surprising rally. Let\u2019s dive into the details.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blockchain Capital\u2019s Bold Move<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the broader downturn in the cryptocurrency market, Blockchain Capital is ambitiously aiming to raise $700 million for two new funds. The firm is targeting its seventh early-stage vehicle and a second growth fund, both of which are expected to close within the next five to six months. Interestingly, other crypto-focused VC firms have also managed to raise capital in recent months despite the market\u2019s struggles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/private-markets\/26\/04\/52015842\/blockchain-capital-targets-700-million-for-new-funds-despite-broader-crypto-market-declines\"><em>Read the full article here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sanders Slams Trump Family\u2019s Crypto Profiteering<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Senator Bernie Sanders has sharply criticized the Trump family\u2019s reported &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/cryptocurrency\/26\/04\/52052867\/weekend-round-up-blockchain-capitals-700-million-target-sanders-crypto-critique-and-bitcoin?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Weekend\" round-up: blockchain capital million target sanders crypto critique and bitcoin future>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was a whirlwind of activity in the crypto world. From\u00a0Blockchain Capital\u00a0setting its sights on a hefty $700 million despite a struggling crypto market, to Senator\u00a0Bernie Sanders\u00a0blasting the Trump family\u2019s crypto dealings, the news was buzzing. Meanwhile, seasoned trader\u00a0Peter Brandt\u00a0made some bold predictions about Bitcoin\u2019s future, Bitcoin ETFs saw a significant influx, and meme [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-86458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}