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Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year
19.3.2022
Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective is to invest in fintech, crypto, and Web3 startups globally. The investment arm will target digital assets and later-stage companies starting from Series A upwards. Funding Over...
Optimism Raises $150 Million in Series B Funding Round Led by Paradigm and A16z
18.3.2022
Optimism, an L2 (Layer 2) rollup solution for Ethereum, has raised $150 million in its Series B funding round coming from big companies in the venture capital (VC) scene. The funding round was led by A16z and Paradigm, with the former also having invested during the previous funding round....
Japanese Fintech Firm Kyash Raises $41 Million, Jack Dorsey’s Block Participates in Funding
18.3.2022
A Tokyo-based financial technology company called Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D funding round which saw participation from the Block (formerly known as Square). The investment into the Japanese mobile financial app firm is the Block’s first investment in the Asia Pacific...
Crypto Biz: Have you considered a career in crypto? March 11-17
17.3.2022
Companies like Visa and Nomura Holdings have set up dedicated crypto departments as they continue to embrace digital assets
Jack Dorsey’s Block joins $41M funding for Japanese fintech Kyash
17.3.2022
This latest raise brings Kyash's valuation to approximately $107.7 million
Ripple to give out 1 billion XRP in developer grants
17.3.2022
The first two waves of the XRPL grant have offered $6 million in funding to 50 open source projects built on the XRP ledger
Exodus crypto wallet starts trading on SEC-registered platform
17.3.2022
Exodus reported nearly $96 million in revenues for the fiscal year of 2021, which is a 350% increase year-over-year
MetaBlox Concluded the Seed Round, Plans for the Future
16.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, Canada – MetaBlox has completed their seed round and have raised over $2 million ​​from some of the most highly regarded firms in Web3. The seed funding is co-led by Synergis Capital and CollabCurrency, followed by NFT Technologies, SNZ holdings...
DeFi Analytics Firm Treehouse Raises $18M Seed Funding
16.3.2022
Treehouse aims to provide retail investors the infrastructure needed for them to make informed decisions on their DeFi positions
Aptos, Led by Meta’s Ex-Employees, Gets $200 Million to Build a Scalable Blockchain System
16.3.2022
Aptos, a new startup created by some of Meta’s former employees involved in the Diem project, has announced it has raised $200 million for its upcoming goal of creating a scalable blockchain system. The investment, conducted in a strategic funding round, involves some well-known VC names...
Investors Inject $450 Million Into Consensys, Ethereum Incubator Now Valued at $7 Billion
15.3.2022
The Ethereum software firm Consensys has announced the incubator has raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Parafi Capital. The latest financing brings the company’s valuation to over $7 billion, following the $200 million Series C raise Consensys secured last November....
ConsenSys raises $450M in Series D funding, doubles valuation in four months
15.3.2022
“Next round will be our Series ETH, where we will assist investors in getting fully crypto native,” says Joseph Lubin, founder and CEO of ConsenSys
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
15.3.2022
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that was raised in the year 2020. Nigerian startups continue to account for the biggest share of funds raised by the continent’s fintechs in 2021. 2021...
Crypto quant firm Gauntlet valued at $1B following Series B
14.3.2022
The company has found a strong niche in the DeFi sector, with projects like Aave and Compound among its biggest clients
Cega Receives $4.3 Million in Funding for Exotic Structured Crypto Products
9.3.2022
The next DeFi (Decentralized Finance) evolution is being built by Cega by introducing non-native capabilities to cryptocurrency. Cega Finance has raised $4.3 million from Dragonfly for this initiative. The product developed by Cega is a decentralized app created on the Solana blockchain that...
Bitcoin’s sub-$40K range trading and mixed data reflect traders’ uncertainty
8.3.2022
The market gave up last week’s gains from Bitcoin’s surge to $45,000, but derivatives metrics suggest retail traders are more bullish than market makers and whales
VC Roundup: Web3 infrastructure developers attract major investors
7.3.2022
Venture capital from Pantera, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research, ConsenSys and Crypto.com is making its way to Web3 projects
NFT Infrastructure Provider Rarify Gets $10 Million Investment in Series A Funding Round Led by Pantera Capital
5.3.2022
Rarify, a startup that helps third parties include NFT elements in their tech platforms, has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital, a leading cryptocurrency-based venture capital firm. The company has now reached a reported valuation of $100 billion...
City-building startup Praxis secures $15M in Series A Funding
4.3.2022
“A more vital future” — Praxis is one step closer to building a crypto-powered city utopia, after a funding round from leading crypto VCs
Paradigm Among Investors as Praxis Raises $15M in Series A Funding Round
4.3.2022
Other investors include Sam Bankman Fried's Alameda Research and Three Arrows Capital