Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital has led a $ 5.5 million Series A for Clause, a digital contract management startup that uses blockchain tech.
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Hashed Leads $2.5 Million Round for Blockchain Gaming Startup Pixowl
Animoca Brands (ASX:AB1) subsidiary Pixowl, which is developing a decentralized blockchain gaming platform called The Sandbox, recently completed a $ 2.5 million fundraising round led by Hashed, a Korean blockchain accelerator and investment fund. According to the announcement, Animoca and Pixowl plan to develop a metaverse similar to Enjin (ENJ) where virtual worlds and games will […]
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Will Smith Joins $46 Million Fundraising Round for Gen.G Esports
Gen.G Esports, a global esports organization that fields teams in League of Legends, PUBG, Clash Royale and Heroes of the Storm, recently closed a $ 46 million fundraising round with participation from Keisuke Honda’s Dreamers Fund, Stanford University, Will Smith, Dennis Wong, and others. According to the announcement, the additional capital will go towards supporting Gen.G’s ongoing expansion across the globe, the development […]
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Bolt Labs Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round to Boost Lightning Privacy
With $ 1.5 million in seed funding secured, Bolt Labs wants to bring privacy features to the lightning network and other blockchain solutions.
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Beaxy’s Third Round of Listings Includes Dogecoin (DOGE) and Zcoin (XZC)
Beaxy, an upcoming all-in-one crypto exchange platform, has unveiled the final round of pre-listings before its much-anticipated launch. Round 3 listings are here 😎 – but there’s more. You decide who gets listed first! Vote for which team has your favorite projects in the poll below and the team that wins will go live for […]
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Pantera Leads $3.5 Million Round for Lightning-Powered SparkSwap DEX
Pantera-backed SparkSwap has launched to offer pro traders litecoin-to-bitcoin atomic swaps using the lightning network.
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Weekend Esports Event to Watch: StarCraft II WCS Winter Round of 8
Blizzard (ATVI) has revealed the streaming details for this weekend’s upcoming StarCraft II World Championship Series Winter Round of 8, which features pro players from both Europe and the Americas. Winter is coming?! 😠 COMING?! 😡 No no, my friends – Winter is HERE! 😁 The WCS Winter Top 8 for both Europe and the Americas […]
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Crypto Investment App Donut Raises $1.8 Million Seed Round
Donut, a Berlin-based startup building a cryptocurrency investment app, recently announced that it has closed a $ 1.8 million seed round led by Redalpine. Last week we were proud to announce our Seed funding round. But this is just the beginning of our journey to democratise access to digital assets … 🍩 To learn more and […]
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In the Daily: Amun Funding Round, Coinsource Two-Way ATM, Etoro Wallet
In this edition of The Daily we cover a funding round by a Swiss startup that lists crypto instruments on the SIX exchange, an expansion of the Coinsource ATM network using a new business practice, and a new feature added to the Etoro wallet.
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Amun Raises $ 4 Million in Initial Funding Round
Swiss crypto asset investments startup Amun AG has announced it has completed its first funding round. The round raised $ 4 million for Amun, and brought on board a number of known industry figures including Adam Draper, founder of Boost VC, Graham Tuckwell, founder of ETFS Capital, and Greg Kidd, co-founder of Hard Yaka. The round also saw participation of four family offices from the U.S., Switzerland and the Middle East.
In the Daily: Circle Acquisition, Tagomi Funding Round, Tradingview Crypto Index
In this edition of The Daily we cover a few examples of the evolving institutional crypto investment world. Circle has completed an acquisition of a regulated broker, cryptocurrency prime brokerage Tagomi closed a $ 12 million funding round, and charting portal Tradingview added a crypto index.
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Circle Looks to Expand With $250 Million Funding Round
Digital Currency Group-backed Circle is reportedly planning to raise $ 250 million to further expand its crypto offerings despite last year’s bearish price action. According to a recent report by The Information, which cites an individual familiar with the matter, the fundraising round will combine equity and debt financing. Circle has raised $ 246 million to date […]
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Crypto Data Startup Coin Metrics Closes $1.9 Million Seed Round
Coin Metrics, a cryptocurrency analytics startup that provides real-time market data and APIs, announced Wednesday that it has closed a $ 1.9 million seed round led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Fidelity Investments, Highland Capital Partners and Dragonfly Capital. With the raise, Coin Metrics aims to expand on their advancements in blockchain analytics, which […]
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Blockchain Fund Launches With $22 Million Round Backed By Roger Ver
Switzerland-based Pangea Blockchain Fund is launching after closing a $ 22 million seed round backed by crypto investor Roger Ver.
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Blockchain Capital Leads $1.7 Million Round for Crypto Compliance Startup
Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has led a $ 1.7 million seed round for San Francisco-based crypto compliance startup TRM Labs.
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Bakkt Completes First Round of Funding With $182.5 Million
Intercontinental Exchange’s upcoming cryptocurrency trading platform, Bakkt, has raised $ 182.5 million from a dozen investors. The funds will help develop an institutional-grade regulated crypto exchange, clearing and warehousing services for physical delivery and storage. The company now expects to provide an updated timeline on launching bitcoin daily futures contracts in early 2019.
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Coinbase Ventures Backs $3 Million Round for Trading Data Startup Nomics
Nomics has raised $ 3 million from Coinbase Ventures and other investors for its plan to index 95% of all crypto trading data points.
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After $4M Funding Round, BlockFi Eyes Savings Account, Crypto Credit Cards
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, the New York-based startup that provides crypto collateralized loans, has raised additional funds to expand its services. The startup announced that it has received an additional $ 4 million in its recent funding round in a company blog post.
The recently revealed funding round comes some months after the company raised $ 52.5 million in a round led by Galaxy Digital, including $ 1.55 million in funding from ConsenSys Ventures and PJC prior.
Akuna Capital led today’s funding round, with participation from other investors, including Digital Galaxy Ventures, Susquehanna Government Products, Morgan Creek Digital and others.
French Esports Team Closes $22.7 Million Investment Round
Team Vitality, a Paris-based esports team, has reportedly closed a $ 22.7 million investment round from London-based entrepreneur Tej Kohli, a self-made billionaire and philanthropist. According to the announcement, Team Vitality plans to use the funding to build out its office and training facility, in addition to expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia and China. The investment itself, […]
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Bitcoin Shopping Rewards Startup Lolli Closes $2.25 Million Seed Round
Lolli, a new browser rebate extension that rewards users with Bitcoin (BTC), announced this week that it has closed a $ 2.25 million seed round from notable investors, including Bain Capital Ventures and Digital Currency Group. I'm excited to announce our seed round with some amazing partners! 💜 Thankful for my team, the Lolli community, our […]
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Bain Capital Backs $2.25 Million Round for Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli
Bitcoin rewards platform Lolli has raised $ 2.25 million in seed funding from investors including Bain Capital Ventures.
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