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NFT Marketplace Rarible Raises Over $14 Million, Plans to Launch on Flow Blockchain
24.6.2021
The non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Rarible has revealed the company has raised $14.2 million in a Series A funding round. Rarible details the funds will be leveraged to take NFTs to the mainstream and announced integration with the consumer-centric blockchain called Flow. Rarible Raises...
NFT marketplace Rarible closes $14M fundraising round led by CoinFund
23.6.2021
Rarible said it will use the funds to hire new team members, and announced the launch of a marketplace on the Flow blockchain
Visa, Paypal Invest in Crypto-Focused Blockchain Capital’s New $300 Million Fund
23.6.2021
Visa Inc. and Paypal have invested in Blockchain Capital’s new fund. The venture capital firm focuses exclusively on the crypto ecosystem and blockchain technology. Blockchain Capital Raises $300M for Its New Fund Blockchain Capital announced Tuesday that it has raised $300 million for...
Asian Algorithmic Trading Company Amber Group Reaches Unicorn Status
23.6.2021
Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading company, has attained “unicorn” status. The company managed to raise $100 million in its Series B funding round. With the new influx, the company is now valued at one billion dollars, making it a unicorn. Amber Group’s strategy...
Waste Coal-Converting Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Digital Mining Raises $100 Million
23.6.2021
On Tuesday, Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc., an ESG-friendly cryptocurrency miner announced it has raised $105 million in two private equity securities funding rounds. Stronghold’s operations convert waste coal into alternative energy in order to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....
Blockchain Capital secures $300M funding from PayPal, Visa
22.6.2021
Blockchain Capital has attracted investment from PayPal, Visa, and other investors to the tune of $300 million for its Fund V LP
Coinbase-backed Securitize secures $48M in Series B funding
21.6.2021
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value and Blockchain Capital have led a funding round for Securitize
Former LA Dodgers owner earmarks $100M for blockchain-based social media
21.6.2021
The use of blockchain could discourage bad behavior because people would be tied to their posts forever, Frank McCourt said
Crypto-finance company Amber Group valued at $1B following $100M raise
21.6.2021
The Series B funding round was led by China Renaissance, with participation from several crypto venture funds, including Tiger Brokers, Tiger Global Management, Arena Holdings, DCM Ventures and Gobi Partners
Yield Guild Games Raises $4 Million to Power Its Play-to-Earn Proposal
17.6.2021
Yield Guild Games, an online gaming guild, has raised $4 million to power its play-to-earn proposal in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Bitkraft, a venture capital company specializing in e-sports investments. Other blockchain and crypto-related companies also participated....
Decentralized Gaming Platform DeFi11 Eyes Expansion After $3.5M Raise
17.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. DeFi11, a decentralized gaming ecosystem, is introducing major changes to both revamp the platform and make it fairer to users as part of an expansion fuelled by recent funding. 17th June 2021, New Delhi, India – Fantasy sports have gained massive popularity in recent years....
PayPal, Salesforce contribute to TRM Labs’ $14M investment round
17.6.2021
The venture funds of both companies joined Bessemer and others in financing another strategic investment round for TRM Labs
Bitdao Collects $230 Million in Private Capital From Investors
17.6.2021
As the decentralized finance movement proves its staying power and resilience, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organizations, Bitdao, has concluded a private fundraising round to promote mass adoption of open finance. DAO to Allocate Capital Towards Improving Defi...
Yield Guild Games doubles down on play-to-earn model with $4M funding round
16.6.2021
The Series A funding round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, an esports-focused venture capital firm. A.Capital Ventures, IDEO, CoLab, Mechanism Capital and ParaFi Capital also participated in the raise, as did several angel investors
Bybit-backed BitDAO Announces USD 230M Funding Round to Fuel R&D
16.6.2021
The recently created decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) BitDAO says it has raised over USD 230m from a private sale funding round.
In a press release shared with Cryptonews.com, the DeFi group stated that it had received support from the likes of Peter Thiel, the Founders Fund, Pantera...
Bitwise secures $70M in Series B funding from major Wall Street investors
16.6.2021
Bitwise has attracted significant investment from major American institutional investors to the tune of $70 million
New DAO launches after $230M funding round including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard
16.6.2021
A new decentralized autonomous organization, BitDAO, announced its launch with a $230 million private sale and major contributions from Singapore-based Bybit
Defi Derivatives Exchange Dydx Raises $65 Million – Project Plans to ‘Launch a Mobile Application’
16.6.2021
The decentralized exchange (dex) Dydx announced the organization has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Paradigm. The Dydx announcement notes that the additional capital will be leveraged to “significantly improve liquidity” on the dex platform “through...
DeFi exchange dYdX raises $65M in Series C fundraiser
15.6.2021
The dYdX platform allows users to trade perpetual contracts with exposure to various crypto markets. It claims to have built the fastest decentralized exchange through layer-two solutions
Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups
11.6.2021
A long-running backer of the crypto industry, billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard recently invested in two digital asset startups