Funding Rounds

Funding Rounds

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Korean Banks Back $7.4 Million Funding Round for Blocko

Blocko, a blockchain firm working on enterprise applications of the tech, says it's raised $7.44 million from investors including Shinhan Bank.

Korean won, note and coins

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Coinbase Backs $4.3 Million Raise for New Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Blade, a crypto derivatives exchange that hasn't yet launched, has already won backing from major investors including Coinbase.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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Sony Co-Leads €13 Million Raise for Crypto Banking Startup Bitwala

Bitwala raised almost $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group.

bitwala, app

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Multicoin Leads $20 Million Round for Speed-Focused Solana Blockchain

Claiming it can handle many more transactions per second than existing blockchains, Solana has raised capital to ramp up development.

Kyle Samani of Multicoin (CoinDesk)

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Robinhood Raises $323 Million From DST, Sequoia, and Ribbit Capital

The $323 million in funding from crypto notables, including Ribbit Capital and Sequoia, brings Robinhood's valuation to $6.7 billion.

Robinhood has been a retail trading darling of the pandemic era.

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Visa, Blockchain Capital, a16z Back $40 Million Series B Round for Crypto Custodian Anchorage

Institutional crypto custody provider Anchorage just raised $40 million in a Series B round backed by Blockchain Capital, Visa and a16z.

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Galaxy Digital Leads $5.5 Million Round for Contract Management Startup

Crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital has led a $5.5 million Series A for Clause, a digital contract management startup that uses blockchain tech.

Peter Hunn Clause

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'Monopoly'-Style Blockchain Property Trading Game Raises $2 Million

Uplandme, a "Monopoly"-like property game built on the EOS blockchain, has raised $2 million in seed funding.

monopoly_board_shutterstock

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Budweiser Owner Invests in Blockchain Startup Working to Alleviate Poverty

Budweiser's parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, is doubling down on its interest in using blockchain tech to assist unbanked workers.

budweiser

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Overstock's Medici Ventures Leads $7 Million Round for Blockchain Voting Startup

Blockchain-based mobile voting platform Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Overstock's Medici Ventures and Techstars.

Voting