Crucible Capital eyes deals at the nexus of energy and compute

Meltem Demirors, a veteran of the energy and digital asset industries, has launched Crucible Capital, a $50 million fund anchored by Laser Digital, part of Nomura, and Welara, a crypto-native multi-family office.

Why it matters: As the world's grid adds new energy sources and as giant data centers guzzle demand, there's an opportunity to use blockchain technology to make sense of that torrent of supply and demand.