Funding
Modular Blockchain Astria Raises $5.5M for Shared Sequencer Network
Astria's aim is to enable anyone to deploy their own censorship-resistant rollup without having to rely on a centralized sequencer.
Delphi Labs Raises $13.5M for Web3 Accelerator
P2P led and Jump Crypto joined the incubator’s first external funding round.
Crypto Payroll Company Franklin Closes $2.9M Seed Round
The payroll company is the second spin-off project developed internally at boutique Web3 marketing firm Serotonin, founded by Ethereum mainstay Amanda Cassatt.
Immersion Cooling Firm LiquidStack Secures Series B Funding to Build Manufacturing in U.S.
The company says it can reduce the carbon footprint and land and water use of bitcoin miners through its technology.
Payments Processor Stripe Secures $6.5B in Funding at $50B Valuation
Stripe's valuation has fallen about 47% from its 2021 fund raise of $95 billion.
VC-Backed NFT Social Platform Metalink Launches Mobile App
Funded by notable Web3 figures Guy Oseary, Gary Vaynerchuk and MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright, Metalink aims to be the first mobile platform where NFT collectors can talk, track and transact.
Digital Art Platform and Residency Program Wildxyz Raises $7M
Notable investors such as Reid Hoffman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cozomo de Medici participated in the seed funding round.
Web3 Infrastructure Startup Portal Raises $5.3M
The company emerges from stealth with a roster of backers, including Katie Haun’s investment firm.
Bitcoin’s Future Hinges on Donations, and That’s Got People Worried
It costs up to $200 million a year to keep Bitcoin’s code maintained and functioning. Can developers find the resources they need in a plunging market? Frederick Munawa checks in.
DWF Labs Invests $25M in Privacy Tech Startup Beldex
The funds will help promote the ecosystem of decentralized applications that protect user data.
