Funding Rounds
Circle’s New VC Fund Backs $4.4M Funding Round for Japanese Stablecoin Issuer
The investment in JPYC, whose coin is pegged to the Japanese yen, is the fund’s first.

Crypto Exchange Bitmart in Talks to Raise $20M at $300M Valuation: Report
New York-based private equity firm Alexander Capital Ventures is in talks with Bitmart to lead the Series B funding round.

FTX, Lightspeed Lead $21M Funding Round in Gaming Studio Faraway
Faraway’s Mini Royale will be the first multiplayer title to integrate Solana-based FTXPay with NFTs and wallets.

FTX Leads $150M Funding Round in African Payments Firm Chipper Cash
The cross-border payments company is now valued at roughly $2 billion.

Crypto Investment Firm Sanctor Capital Raises $20M for First Fund
Veterans of Crypto Briefing started Sanctor earlier this year with a focus on GameFi.

Animoca Brands Backs Upland’s Real Estate-Based Metaverse With $18M Raise
The property game is home to more than 100,000 landowners across 13 virtual cities.

Digital Currency Group Achieves $10B Valuation in $700M Secondary Sale
Two SoftBank funds, GIC Capital, Ribbit Capital and CapitalG, the private equity arm of Google’s holding company, Alphabet, took part.

Crypto Bank Anchorage to Command $2B+ Valuation in New Funding Round, Sources Say
The custody firm raised an $80 million Series C in February but did not disclose its valuation at the time.

CoinList Valued at $1.5B as Lending, Staking Join Business Mandate
Following a $100 million funding round, the token sale platform is planning to invest heavily in two of its newer business lines.

‘Data Pipeline’ Protocol KYVE Raises $2.8M From Industry Insiders
Hypersphere Ventures, CMS Holdings and a slew of layer 1 foundations are backing a pair of youthful founders.

