Funding
SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm
The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022.

Pantera Capital Eyes ‘Mature’ Crypto Companies With New $200M Fund
The Pantera Select Fund will focus on “revenue-generating companies,” the crypto VC firm said in an investor letter.

Sky Mavis Raises $150M Round Led by Binance to Reimburse Ronin Attack Victims
The funds from the round along with Sky Mavis and Axie Infinity funds will be used to refund users.

Ethereum Scaler Boba Network Valued at $1.5B in $45M Series A
In addition to easing Ethereum’s transaction load, Boba injects off-chain machine learning into the contracts powering DeFi.

Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin
The Taproot-powered “Taro” protocol aims to bring low-fee stablecoin and asset transfers to the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

Electric Capital Leads $4.5M Investment in Near Exchange Trisolaris
Jump Crypto and Dragonfly Capital also invested in the decentralized exchange on the Near protocol.

Staking Solution Chorus One Launches Up to $30M Proof-of-Stake Investment Fund
The company will invest the money in PoS networks, protocols and related products over the next three years.

Southeast Asian VC Firm SeaX Ventures Closes $60M Tech Fund
The fund will invest $500,000-$5 million in technology companies, which includes blockchain and Web 3.

Twitch Co-Founder’s Gaming NFT Marketplace Raises $35M
Fractal is ramping up development with the help of big-name backers.

Eldridge, A16z Lead $620M Financing Round for Fintech Cross River Bank
Coinbase, Stripe, Affirm and Rock Loans are among Cross River’s more than 80 customers.

