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North Korea’s Cyber Activities and Crypto Theft Fuel Half of Foreign Currency Revenue: UN
21.3.2024
North Korea has been actively involved in "malicious" cyber activities, contributing to nearly half of its foreign currency revenue and funding its weapons programs.
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Web 3 Startup Tensorplex Labs Raises $3M Seed Funding to Decentralize AI
21.3.2024
Tensorplex said decentralization is an antidote to the risk of tech giants monopolizing artificial intelligence, making them prone to biases or censorship
SEC Requests More Funding to Regulate Crypto Sector
21.3.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has submitted its 2025 budget request, which will partly fund the securities watchdog’s efforts to regulate the crypto sector. “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with noncompliance,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler...
Morph EVM Raises $20M Funding Led by DragonFly Capital
21.3.2024
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Layer 2 firm Morph, has raised $19 million in a seed funding led by DragonFly Capital.
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Nigerian Startup, Zone, Raises $8.5M in Seed-Funding Round
20.3.2024
Zone, a Nigerian payment fintech startup that leverages the blockchain, recently raised $8.5 million in a seed funding round. An undisclosed portion of the funds will be allocated to cover costs associated with the trial of Zone’s cross-border payment capabilities in 2025. Zone to Expand...
Tokenize Xchange Secures $11.5 Million in Series A Funding to Expand in Singapore
19.3.2024
With $11.5 million Series A funding led by Trive, Tokenize Xchange aims for expansion in Singapore and plans to secure a total of $33 million by the end of 2024.
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Web3 Fashion House mmERCH Secures $6.4m in Seed Investment Ahead of Innaugural Collection
14.3.2024
Blockchain-enabled Web3 fashion startup mmERCH announced its $6.4 million seed funding round at a $25.7 million post-money valuation led by Liberty City Ventures Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the Colby Mugrabi-led fashion house.
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Steve Cohen’s Point72 Ventures Leads $10M Funding Round in Crypto Exchange D2X
14.3.2024
Point72 Ventures, an early-stage venture fund backed by Steve Cohen, is leading a $10 million Series A funding round in D2X, a Netherlands-based crypto derivatives exchange.
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Cleartoken Secures $10M in Funding to Pioneer UK’s First Digital Asset Clearing House
13.3.2024
On Monday, the crypto clearing house startup Cleartoken revealed that it raised $10 million from strategic investors including Nomura’s Laser Digital, Flow Traders, and LMAX Digital. Cleartoken Nets $10M to Launch U.K. Digital Asset Clearing Services The horizontal clearing house for the digital...
Ethereum Challenger Monad Labs in Talks to Raise $200 Million
13.3.2024
The smart contract platform, Monad Labs is in talks to raise over $200 million via a funding round that is likely to be led by venture capital firm Paradigm. A successful funding round will see Monad Labs’ valuation rocket to $3 billion. Monad Labs Building Platform to Challenge Ethereum...
ClearToken Raises $10M From Institutional Investors Including Nomura’s Laser Digital
13.3.2024
The crypto clearing house plans to start preliminary settlement services in the U.K. this year, subject to regulatory approval
Blockchain-Based Game MetalCore Receives $5 Million in Latest Funding Round
13.3.2024
Studio369's MetalCore secures $5 million in the latest funding round for its web3 combat MMO set in a dystopian alien world, key investors including Delphi Digital, BITKRAFT Ventures.
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Coinbase Plans $1B Bond Sale That Avoids Hurting Stock Investors, Copying Michael Saylor's Successful Bitcoin Playbook
13.3.2024
The convertible notes Coinbase wants to sell include provisions aimed at aiding its stock investors
Web3 gaming on rise: Funding, partnerships, and emerging trends
12.3.2024
Web3 gaming has gained momentum, with several titles entering the market. The fundamental distinction between traditional and Web3 gaming is that of its backend operations. Traditional gaming utilizes centralized infrastructure to enhance the user experience. On the other hand, the Web3 gaming...
Eclipse Labs Raises $50M for Blockchain Scaling Solution Ahead of Mainnet Launch
11.3.2024
Eclipse Labs, a multilayered blockchain builder, has raised $50 million in funding to fuel the launch of its innovative solution for scaling the Ethereum network. The announcement was made on March 11 via the X (formerly Twitter) handle, just weeks before the highly anticipated mainnet launch.
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Arbitrum Proposal to Fund Tornado Cash Developers Defense Withdrawn
11.3.2024
A proposal aiming to contribute to funding the legal defense of the developers of Tornado Cash, the Ethereum-based mixing platform, was removed by the Arbitrum community over apparent legal concerns. Devansh Mehta, lead of the working group of the Arbitrum treasury, criticized the move, stating...
Blockchain Builder Eclipse Labs Raises $50M Ahead of Layer-2’s Mainnet Debut
11.3.2024
Eclipse mixes tech from Ethereum, Solana and other blockchains
Arbitrum Community Reverses Decision on Funding Tornado Cash Developer Legal Defense
11.3.2024
The Arbitrum DAO has retracted a proposal that aimed to provide financial support for the legal defense costs of Tornado Cash's developers.
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Speculation Intensifies Over US Banking Sector’s Fate as Fed’s BTFP Closure Looms
10.3.2024
This weekend, many are intrigued by the potential outcomes following the cessation of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), launched amidst the significant banking collapses in March 2023. Some argue that the banking turmoil is far from over, suggesting it has merely...
Crypto Billionaire Arthur Hayes and BRC-20 Creator Domo Invest in Bitcoin Ordinals Wallet Oyl’s $3M Raise
8.3.2024
BitMEX founder and American crypto billionaire Arthur Hayes joined anonymous developer Domo, creator of the Bitcoin BRC-20 token standard, in a $3 million pre-seed funding round for Bitcoin Ordinals wallet Oyl. Crypto asset manager Arca led the round. Other backers include Kanosei and FlamingoDAO....