Funding


Finance

KuCoin Raises $150M in Round Led by Jump Crypto at $10B Valuation

The crypto exchange will use the capital to expand its product lineup.

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Finance

Susquehanna Leads $10M Funding in Metaverse Platform StarryNift

The pre-Series A funding round included Binance Labs, Alameda and other crypto-centric investment teams.

Starrynift plans to launch its Starryverse multiverse later in May. (japatino/Getty Images)

Finance

Nyan Heroes Raises $7.5M to Develop Play-to-Earn Game

The investment brings the company's valuation to $100 million.

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Finance

Arianee Raises $21M to Bring Luxury NFTs to the Metaverse

The “utility NFT” pioneer is working with The Sandbox following a hefty Series A.

Panerai is an Arianee customer. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Panerai)

Finance

Katie Haun’s New Crypto Fund Leads $50M Raise for NFT Protocol Zora

The funding round values the NFT tooling startup at $600 million.

Venture capitalist Katie Haun appears on stage at the 2022 FTX/SALT Crypto Bahamas conference. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sports NFT Platform Stakes Raises $5.3M for ‘Digital Bragging Rights’

The platform lets users bet against each other’s sports picks, with winners minting their takes as NFTs.

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Finance

Argo Blockchain Borrows $70M From NYDIG to Buy Mining Rigs

The miner is getting more machines for its Helios facility in Texas.

A crypto mining farm (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

(Crypto) Action! Indie Movie Studio Received $10M in Bitcoin for Shares in October

Angel Studios’ 2021 fundraise featured Uncorrelated Ventures and Gigafund, the Elon Musk-aligned VC.

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Finance

Gate Ventures on Track to Close $200M Crypto Fund by Q3

The VC arm of Gate.io will invest in layer 1 and layer 2 protocols that can help build an open internet.

Money (Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Finance

Founders Fund, Pantera Invest in DeFi Investment Bank Ondo Finance

Ondo, founded by former Goldman Sachs traders, will use the $20 million round to expand its structured products offerings.

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