Funding Rounds
Investors Flock to India's DeFi Scene Months After Central Bank Ban Overturned
DeFi protocols UniLend Finance and PlotX announced Tuesday they had both successfully completed their seed rounds.

Robinhood Raises Cool $660M in Extended Funding Round
Following a retail bonanza this summer, trading app Robinhood says it has raised $660 million in an extended Series G round.

DeFi Yield Farming Aggregator APY.Finance Raises $3.6M in Seed Funding
The aggregation platform raised the seed funding from a roster of investors that includes Alameda Research, Arrington XRP Capital and CoinGecko.

DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Raises $2.7M Seed Round From Deep Roster of Crypto Investors
ParaSwap has raised $2.7 million in seed funding from 32 investors including Blockchain Capital, Alameda Research, CoinGecko and more.

New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital
PowerTrade is a new mobile-based cryptocurrency options trading platform set to launch this year.

DeFi Protocol Linear Finance Raises $1.8M in Seed Round
NGC Ventures, Hashed, CMS Holdings, Genesis Block and Kenetic Capital led the round.

Bitfinex Invests in Derivatives Exchange Built With Bitcoin's Lightning Network
The raise came after the new trading platform reached nearly $10 million in aggregate trading volume.

Retail Trading Platforms Pile Into $5M Funding Round for Zero Hash Crypto Settlements Firm
Three trading platforms focused on the retail market have participated in the $4.75 million Series C for a crypto settlement service.

Crypto Banking Firm Cashaa Eyes India Expansion After $5M Raise
The crypto-friendly banking firm raised $5 million from Dubai-based blockchain investment and advisory firm 01ex.

DeFi Studio Framework Labs Leaves Stealth Mode With $8M in Seed Funding
Framework Labs says it's already playing a key role in projects including Uniswap and Chainlink.

