Funding Rounds
American Express Invests in Institutional Trading Platform FalconX
FalconX announced Wednesday that American Express Ventures made the investment as an extension of a fundraise earlier this year, but did not disclose an amount.
Multicoin Capital Leads $1.15M Seed Round for DeFi Protocol Swivel Finance
The decentralized protocol says its offerings of fixed-rate lending and interest-rate derivatives will place it in a unique position in Defi.
YIELD Raises $4.9M in Bid to Simplify DeFi
YIELD sets out to simplify the process of investing in DeFi products.
Algorand-Linked Axelar Raises $3.75M in Seed Funding to Help Blockchains Communicate
Axelar is a decentralized protocol designed by the founding members of Algorand to make it easier for dapps to work across blockchains.
‘Chainlink Killer’ API3 Closes $3M Funding Round With Placeholder and Pantera
API3, a firm aiming to provide an alternative to oracle service Chainlink, has raised $3 million in a private funding round led by Placeholder.
Opium Raises $3.3M to Make Exotic Crypto Derivatives Available to All
Opium has closed a $3.25 million funding round for its BYOD (build your own derivative) platform
Blockchain Firm Figment Raises $2.5M in Funding Round Led by Bonfire Ventures
Figment said the latest round will enable it to continue developing its blockchain staking, governance and developer tools.
Franklin Templeton Joins Series A Round for Crypto Custodian Curv
Franklin Templeton previously tapped Curv to help safeguard its fund by building a transaction signing and management system.
Predictions Platform Polymarket Raises $4M From Polychain, Naval Ravikant and More
The decentralized information marketplace, currently in beta, said the investment will help it improve the user experience.
Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway BTC Direct Raises Almost $13M in Series A Funding
BTC Direct said it plans to use the funds to expand its workforce and develop new products, among other things.
