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Blockchain Object Storage Company Filebase Raises $2M, Aims to Incorporate Filecoin and Arweave Networks
26.4.2021
Filebase, a blockchain-based object storage company built on top of the Sia network has revealed the business has closed an initial seed round gathering $2 million from investors. Interest in decentralized storage networks has blossomed in recent months and Filebase expects the growth of global...
Torum Closes Million Dollars Private Round to Create Social Media Platform With NFT and DeFi
23.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Torum, a social media platform specially designed for cryptocurrency users, is proud to announce that the project is now backed by some of the most promising VCs in the crypto industry. The $1.45M private round was participated by 13 private investors which consist of AU21 Capital...
South African Crypto Platform Revix Raises $4.1 Million
20.4.2021
The South African cryptocurrency investment platform, Revix, has reportedly raised about $4.1 million from its latest capital raise round. According to the firm, part of the raised capital will be used “to launch Revix’s mobile application, a variety of Fourth Industrial Revolution...
Coalition of US Senators Press President Biden for a Fourth Round of Stimulus Checks
19.4.2021
While Americans are still getting their third stimulus payments, discussions of tacking on a fourth round of direct payments to Joe Biden’s trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal have started trending. Just recently, a coalition led by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and over a dozen...
BENQI Closes $6M Round to Create Algorithmic Liquidity Market on Avalanche
14.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BENQI, a liquidity market operating on the Avalanche network, has completed a private funding round. A total of $6 million was raised in a round led by Ascensive Assets. A number of leading investors on blockchain and the emerging Avalanche ecosystem also participated. These include...
Blockchain and Crypto Startups Raise $2.6 Billion in Q1 of 2021— Figure Surpasses 2020 Total by $300 Million
6.4.2021
According to data analysis firm, CB Insights, about $2.6 billion was raised by some 129 blockchain-focused start-ups during the first quarter of 2021. This figure easily surpasses the $2.3 billion raised from a total of 341 deals that were seen in the whole of 2020. Large Capital Raising Rounds...
Kattana Completes $1.3M Private Funding Round, Announces IDO on Polkastarter
2.4.2021
Kattana announced an upcoming Initial DEX Offering (IDO) that will be hosted on April 9 on Polkastarter, the leading cross-chain protocol and first choice for many IDOs. An IDO is a new fundraising model that relies on decentralized liquidity exchanges which offer immediate liquidity at every price...
Kattana Completes $1.3M Private Funding Round, Announces IDO on Polkastater
2.4.2021
Kattana announced an upcoming Initial DEX Offering (IDO) that will be hosted on April 9 on Polkastarter, the leading cross-chain protocol and first choice for many IDOs. An IDO is a new fundraising model that relies on decentralized liquidity exchanges which offer immediate liquidity at every price...
Moonbeam Network Receives Fresh Capital Injection After Purestake Fundraising Success
31.3.2021
Following an initial seed capital round of $1.4 million, Purestake has raised a $6 million strategic round of financing from a consortium of investors to accelerate development, as the team aims to bring the Moonbeam network live in the second half of the year. Ethereum-Compatible Smart Contract...
Michael Jordan, Will Smith join $305M funding round for NBA Top Shot maker Dapper Labs
31.3.2021
Basketball legend Michael Jordan and Hollywood icon Will Smith are among a group of investors in Dapper Lab’s latest funding round
Pantera Capital backs Liquidity Protocol’s $6M Series A funding round
29.3.2021
Liquidity Protocol, which provides interest-free borrowing on the Ethereum network, plans to expand its ecosystem and hire more resources following the latest funding round
Recur raises $5 million for perpetual cross-platform NFT royalties
27.3.2021
A seed round in a new NFT platform is a promising step towards universal NFT royalties
Crypto-focused software firm Lukka raises $53M in funding round
26.3.2021
Lukka said it planned to add additional features for customers dealing in derivatives, DeFi products, and other products of the crypto space
Blockchain.com Raises $300 Million, Firm’s Post-Money Valuation Now $5.2 Billion
24.3.2021
The crypto financial services provider Blockchain.com revealed on Wednesday that the company has raised $300 million in a financing round. Blockchain.com’s latest funding round follows the $120 million raise the company obtained last month. Blockchain.com Is Now Valued at $5.2 Billion...
Platform News: Prefers Contrast, MathML, :is(), and CSS Background Initial Values
19.3.2021
In this week’s round-up, prefers-contrast lands in Safari, MathML gets some attention, :is() is actually quite forgiving, more ADA-related lawsuits, inconsistent initial values for CSS Backgrounds properties can lead to unwanted — but sorta neat — patterns.
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Andreessen Horowitz leads $23M round for NFT marketplace OpenSea
18.3.2021
Will this new funding round pave the way for OpenSea to become the Amazon of NFTs?
Fireblocks crypto startup raises $133M in funding round with BNY Mellon
18.3.2021
BNY Mellon, the oldest bank in the United States, continues to aggressively invest in the digital asset industry
Bitcoin mine heat-recycling firm MintGreen closes seed round led by CoinShares
17.3.2021
Coinshares is teaming up with MintGreen to recycle heat waste from Bitcoin mining
Crypto lending firm BlockFi raises $350M in new funding round
11.3.2021
The company is now valued at $3 billion
BlockFi Valued at USD 3B Following USD 350M Round
11.3.2021
BlockFi co-founders: Flori Marquez and Zac Prince
The US-based major financial services company focused on cryptoassets, BlockFi, was valued at USD 3bn following its recent USD 350m Series D fundraising round.
It was led by new investors including Bain Capital Ventures, partners of DST Global...