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BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
20.8.2020
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months
Robinhood Raises $200M in Funding Round, Now Valued at $11.2B
18.8.2020
Robinhood has secured an additional $200M in funding in a Series G funding round, bringing its total valuation to $11.2B
Asset Manager NYDIG Raises $5M for Third Bitcoin Fund in 2020
12.8.2020
NYDIG has set up another bitcoin fund, raising $5 million from accredited investors – it's unclear what differentiates this one from its previous funds
DEX Aggregator 1inch Raises $2.8M From Binance Labs, Galaxy Digital and More
11.8.2020
Launched by software engineers from Porsche and NEAR Protocol, the startup has raised $2.8 million in a funding round led by Binance Labs
Chia Network Raises $5M to Rival New Crop of DeFi-Friendly Base Layers
11.8.2020
Chia Network, led by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, just raised another $5 million in an equity round led by Slow Ventures
IDEX Raises $2.5M to Rebuild Hybrid Exchange for Algorithmic Traders
6.8.2020
The seed investment will be used to re-launch the Ethereum-based exchange so algorithmic traders can better use the platform
Dapper Labs Raises $12M From VC Firms and NBA Players, Nets $1.2M in NFT Sales
6.8.2020
CryptoKittes’ creator Dapper Labs has secured $12 million in investment from blockchain venture capital notables and pro-NBA players
ETH Lite: Reflexer Labs Raises $1.7M to Build a Somewhat-Stable Coin for DeFi
5.8.2020
Reflexer Labs, a new decentralized finance project aimed at softening volatility, has closed a $1.68 million seed round led by Paradigm
Samson Mow's Infinite Fleet Game Raises $3.1M on BnkToTheFuture
5.8.2020
Exordium Limited raised more than $3M through sales of its EXO security token for Infinite Fleet from investors including Adam Back and Charlie Lee
DeFi-Focused Derivatives Platform Hedget Raises $500K in Seed Funding
4.8.2020
The round was led by FBG Capital and NGC Ventures, both Asia-based venture firms
KeeperDAO Raises Seven-Figure Seed Investment From Polychain, Three Arrows
31.7.2020
The funding comes at a time when DeFi has seen an explosion in growth
Polkadot Raises $43M in 72-Hour Private Sale: Source
27.7.2020
A second private sale of the Polkadot token (DOT) has netted some 3,982.07 BTC worth an estimated $43.3 million as of press time, according to sources
Crypto Bank Hopeful Bitcoin Suisse Raises $48M in First-Ever Round
24.7.2020
Bitcoin Suisse said some of the funding will go on new product offerings if its banking license applications are successful
NBA Point Guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Contract Raises $1.3 Million
24.7.2020
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has finished the token sale of his contract that is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. The sale of Dinwiddie’s tokenized contract raised $1.3 million which was only a tenth of what the project hoped to sell ($13.5 million). Even though the Brooklyn Nets guard...
Cambrian Raises $4M to Run $25M Crypto Quant Fund
23.7.2020
Cambrian has landed $4 million of operating capital from high-flying technology and finance investors to help run its $25 million data-driven crypto-trading fund
Hedera Hashgraph in Micropayments, Avalanche Raises USD 42m + More News
22.7.2020
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Avalanche Blockchain Protocol Raises $42M in 4.5-Hour During Public Sale
22.7.2020
Blockchain project Avalanche raises $42 million in a public sale, with the mainnet launch now being expected to come by the end of August
South African Exchange Valr Raises $3.4 Million in a Series A Funding Round
22.7.2020
A South Africa based cryptocurrency exchange, Valr has just raised $3.4 million in a Series A funding round led by 100x Group, the parent company to Bitmex. The funding round, in which 4Di Capital also participated, however, does not change Valr’s controlling shareholder structure. In...
Report Cuts China’s Bitcoin Mining Capacity to 50% of World Total, Raises US’ to 14%
18.7.2020
A new report by crypto research company Bitooda claims that China accounts for only 50% of global Bitcoin mining capacity, and the U.S. 14%. The data is in sharp contrast with earlier findings from the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), which put China’s share...
Bitcoin Pioneer LN Markets Raises Capital, Builds 'Liquidation Killer'
17.7.2020
LN Markets, the first bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange built on top of the Lightning Network (LN), reached USD 6m in total aggregate trading volume and is now raising capital in order to accelerate its growth.
The platform was launched in December 2019 in Beta, while their Alpha version went...