Funding Rounds
Privacy Crypto Beam Gets Funding from 'Japanese LinkedIn' Recruit
Privacy-oriented crypto Beam has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Japan’s equivalent to LinkedIn, Recruit Co., Ltd.
Ripple, Barclays Accelerator Back $1.7 Million Round for Remittance Firm
Barclays' accelerator program, Ripple and others have backed a $1.7 million round for a new remittance startup that will use XRP.
Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round for Staking-as-a-Service Startup
Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos.
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.
Central Bank Veteran's Blockchain 'E-Money' Startup Raises $2 Million
ConsenSys has joined a $2 million funding round for a blockchain startup led by a former chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland.
Peter Thiel Backs $2.1 Million Round for Crypto Investment Startup Layer1
PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has backed a $2.1 million seed round for crypto investment startup Layer1.
Tim Draper Invests $1.25 Million in Bitcoin Payments Processor OpenNode
U.S.-based venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested $1.25 million in OpenNode, a bitcoin-only payments processing startup.
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.
Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Backs $4 million Raise for Crypto-Lender BlockFi
BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million from Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and others.
Fidelity, Bitmain and More Invest $27 Million in Crypto Trading Platform ErisX
ErisX has closed a $27.5 million Series B funding round to build a regulated crypto spot and futures market.
