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Fireblocks to Acquire Crypto Payment Platform for a Reported $100 Million
20.2.2022
Digital asset custody service provider Fireblocks has announced it will acquire First Digital, a fellow Israeli company, for $100 million. The acquisition, which is said to be Fireblocks’ first, comes less than three weeks after the company revealed it raised $550 million in Series...
Fireblocks acquires stablecoin payments platform First Digital
16.2.2022
Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov said his company wants to “help every business become a crypto business,” referring to their ability to accept digital payments
Crypto infrastructure firm Fireblocks valued at $8B following $550M raise
27.1.2022
Extreme market volatility for assets like Bitcoin and Ether hasn’t stopped venture capital from pouring billions into blockchain businesses
Aave launches its permissioned pool Aave Arc, with 30 institutions set to join
6.1.2022
The lending platform added a permissioned liquidity pool to its other decentralized offerings as a way to entice institutional participants to have regulatory compliance in DeFi
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
5.1.2022
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional...
Aave's Permissioned DeFi Arc, Polymarket Stays, P2E Drones in Metaverse + More News
5.1.2022
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Blockchain Industry to Surpass $67 Billion by 2027: Fintech Report Names 2021’s Most Influential Blockchain Companies
17.11.2021
Financial technology (fintech) has exploded during the last two years and cryptocurrency and blockchain firms have bolstered the billion-dollar industry. A recently published study by Utility Bidder indicates that the industry is predicted to surpass $382 billion by 2027. Moreover, fintech firms...
Fireblocks Onboards Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as Advisor
19.8.2021
Source: Screenshot, Jay Clayton, CNBC Television / YouTube
Digital asset security and asset transfer platform Fireblocks has announced that Jay Clayton, Former Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined the company’s advisory board, stating that Clayton's previous...
Former SEC chair Jay Clayton joins Fireblocks advisory board
19.8.2021
In his new role, Clayton wil aid Fireblocks in navigating the regulatory hurdles for developing and deploying digital asset infrastructure, especially around capital markets
Fireblocks Custody Company Raises $310 Million, Reaches $2 Billion Valuation
27.7.2021
Fireblocks, a blockchain infrastructure firm, raised $310 million in its most recent funding round, reaching a valuation of $2 billion. The company, which specializes in the custody of digital assets, is interested in bringing traditional assets to the blockchain realm. Fireblocks expects this...
Blockchain unicorn Fireblocks raises $310M
27.7.2021
The investment round was co-led by Sequoia Capital, Stripes, Spark Capital, Coatue, DRW VC and SCB 10X. Launched in 2020, SCB 10X is the venture capital arm of Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s oldest bank
Third Bank Invests in Fireblocks Making It a Double Unicorn
27.7.2021
Michael Shaulov, Co-founder and CEO of Fireblocks. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/ Galaxy Digital
Digital asset security and asset transfer platform Fireblocks said it has "solidified" its unicorn status after raising USD 310m in Series D funding, boosting its valuation to...
Aave to launch permissioned deployment for institutions in July
5.7.2021
In response to “extensive demand from various institutions,” Aave’s permissioned deployment will go live this month
Compound Launches Treasury to Introduce Institutions to Defi
30.6.2021
Compound, one of the leading defi-based protocols, is launching a new service called Treasury. Compound’s Treasury is a new product designed to help institutions enter the defi space. Launched in partnership with Circle and Fireblocks, it skips the uber astounding rates conventional defi...
StakeHound Sues Fireblocks Over ETH 38K Staking Wound
23.6.2021
DeFi company and major Ethereum (ETH) staking pool StakeHound has accused Fireblocks, a heavily-backed crypto custodian, of losing ETH 38,178 (USD 76m), which Fireblocks denies.
StakeHound confirmed that after “attempts to resolve this issue with Fireblocks have unfortunately not been successful”...
Fireblocks faces lawsuit over deleted keys to $72M Ether wallet
23.6.2021
The crypto-custody firm claims that it was the client’s responsibility to back up the private keys
First Digital Trust announces $2.15M funding for Asian digital payments service
22.4.2021
The funding will be used to develop debit and credit card payment rails in Asia
Badger DAO integrates with institutional DeFi gateway Fireblocks
8.4.2021
The Bitcoin-on-Ethereum project gets a major institutional breakthrough via Fireblocks
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
BNY Mellon Doubles Down On Its Bitcoin Plans, Invests In Fireblocks
18.3.2021
The oldest bank in the US, New York Mellon Corp., joined other investors and made a strategic investment in digital asset storage, transfer, and issuing platform Fireblocks.
Today, Fireblocks said they raised USD 133 in Series C funding led by Coatue, Ribbit, and Stripes with strategic investment...