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Bybit announces second round of layoffs in 2022 to survive bear market
4.12.2022
Ben Zhou, the co-founder and CEO of Bybit, announced a reorganization plan amid a prolonged bear market, which involves a steep reduction in the workforce
Bitget Takes on World Cup 2022 with Messi to Inject Confidence in Social Trading
1.12.2022
The leading exchange expands the team globally as Messi leads Argentina to the round of 16. World Cup 2022 in Qatar is one of the most expensive World Cups in history, with an estimated cost of $US 220 Billion invested, more than 15 times spent. According to Bloomberg, crypto and blockchain...
Market maker Keyrock closes $72 million in Series B funding round
30.11.2022
Investors in the round included Ripple, SIX Fintech Ventures, and Middlegame Ventures
Cameroonian Fintech Ejara Raises $8 Million in Series A Investment Round
30.11.2022
Just over 12 months after raising $2 million, the Cameroonian fintech whose app allows users to buy and store crypto assets recently said it had received $8 million in its Series A investment round. According to Ruth Foxe Blader, partner at Anthemis, Ejara aims to become the one-stop platform where...
A16z Leads $15M Round for Game Studio Roboto Games
29.11.2022
The studio, founded by Web2 veterans, plans to add Web3 elements to its forthcoming survival/crafting MMO game
XDAO closes $2.3 million seed round
28.11.2022
On November 26th, XDAO announced that it had raised a $2.3 million seed round. XDAO is a Singapore-based firm that develops and manages tools for creating Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Investors like Hello Telos, PANONY Group, Grizzly Capital, Afford Capital, YellowRocksVC, Crypto...
Sam Bankman-Fried Cashed Out $300M in Previous Funding Round: WSJ
18.11.2022
In a previously undisclosed detail, most of the $420 million raised in October 2021 went directly to Bankman-Fried, the Journal reported
Fiat-to-Crypto Company Ramp Raises $70 Million to Solve the Crypto Onboarding Problem
14.11.2022
Ramp, a fiat-to-crypto company, has announced it has raised $70 million as part of its Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Mubadala Capital and Korelya Capital, with Balderton Capital and Cogito Capital participation. The company explained that these funds would allow it to improve...
From a $32 Billion Valuation to Financial Troubles: An In-Depth Look at the Rise and Fall of FTX
10.11.2022
During the last two days, the cryptocurrency community has been dealing with the FTX fiasco after Binance revealed that it was backing out of the deal to acquire the rival exchange. Between Nov. 8-9, the crypto economy shed more than $230 billion in value as FTX’s troubles shook investors....
Egyptian Fintech Raises $31 Million in Series B Funding Round
10.11.2022
Moneyfellows, an Egyptian fintech startup specializing in digitizing money circles, recently announced the close of its Series B funding round that raised $31 million. The funds will be used to finance Moneyfellows’ expansion into other markets as well as accelerate the fintech’s...
UK Asset Management Giant Abrdn Leads Archax $28.5M Funding Round
9.11.2022
Abrdn, one of the U.K.'s biggest asset-management firms, has backed a $28.5 million Series A funding round into digital asset exchange Archax. Abrdn became the firm's largest external shareholder earlier this year
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs raises $70M in expanded Series B round
9.11.2022
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo led the expansion round, bringing the total amount raised to $130 million
Abu Dhabi Fintech Startup Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding Round
9.11.2022
Abu Dhabi-based fintech, Pyypl, announced on Nov. 7 that it had raised $20 million in Series B funding and this brought the total of funds raised to nearly $40 million. Pyypl has said it plans to use the recently raised funds to develop and add new features to its proprietary technology....
Sepana raises $10 million round funding by Hack VC & Pitango First
8.11.2022
A decentralized web search startup Sepana announced today that it had raised a $10 million funding round supported by Hack VC and Pitango First. Balaji Srinivasan, Lattice Capital, and others also took part in the startup round, but Sepana refused to share its valuation. Daniel and David Keyes...
Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Eyes US, Europe Expansion With $7M Funding Round
7.11.2022
The interim funding round values the business at 180 million euros
Microsoft Backs Wemade’s Blockchain Push in $46 Million Investment Round
5.11.2022
Software giant Microsoft has made a $14.8 million investment in Wemade, a Korea-based blockchain gaming services company that has recently launched its own stablecoin, named Wemix. The company was part of a $46 million investment round, that also saw the participation of two more companies: Shinhan...
Braavos raises $10M at Pantera Capital’s investment round
2.11.2022
Motty Lavie, the Braavos CEO, announced that a self-custodial crypto wallet Braavos had raised $10M in a funding round intending to offer self-custody in a more user-friendly way. A self-custodial crypto wallet Braavos raises $10M with the backing of Pantera Capital, a crypto-focused investment...
Pantera Leads $10M Funding Round for StarkNet-Based Crypto Wallet Braavos
31.10.2022
The startup aims to offer the freedom of self custody with the easier user interface of custodial wallets
Blockchain.com Seeks New Funding at $4 Billion Valuation – 70% Decline From Previous Round
28.10.2022
Major crypto company Blockchain.com is allegedly in talks over down-round fundraising that could see its valuation slashed by more than 70%.
The crypto exchange reportedly aims to raise funds at a fraction of the $14 billion valuation it achieved earlier this year, Bloomberg reported Thursday...
Aptos wallet Martian raises a pre-seed round of $3 million
28.10.2022
Aptos blockchain’s crypto wallet, Martian, has raised $3 million. This figure is achieved through a pre-seeded round of funding, which again was duly made by Race Capital, who happens to have been the lead investor. What is indeed very credit-worthy is that the entity Aptos blockchain itself...