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Finance

FTX-Backed Crypto Unicorn LayerZero Bought Out Stake

The interoperability protocol sent a memo to investors outlining its buyout strategy.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Thoma Bravo Leads $70M Fundraise for Blockchain Intelligence Firm TRM Labs

Goldman Sachs, PayPal Ventures, Amex Ventures and Citi Ventures also participated.

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Finance

Ramp Network Raises $70M to Provide Crypto Payments Infrastructure

The round was co-led by UAE wealth fund Mubadala Capital and Korelya Capital.

Game7 presenta un programa de ayuda de US$100 millones para juegos basados en blockchain. (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Eyes US, Europe Expansion With $7M Funding Round

The interim fundraising round, a precursor to a Series A round, valued the firm at $180 million.

Unstoppable Finance has raised $12.8 million to develop its DeFi wallet. (analogicus/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Wallet Blocto Launches $3M Fund for Aptos-Based Projects

The layer 1 blockchain from ex-Meta employees made its mainnet debut last month with a limited ecosystem.

Aptos founders Mo Shaikh (left) and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)

Finance

Evmos, Connector of Cosmos and Ethereum Blockchains, Raises $27M in Token Sale

Polychain Capital led the funding raise to accelerate the cross-chain decentralized app platform

Evmos, a connector between the Cosmos and Ethereum blockchains, raised $27 million. (Billy Huynh/Unsplash)

Finance

Porter Finance Team Returns for Second Shot at DeFi Bonds Project

Months after Porter Finance was shuttered due to lack of demand, three of the four team members say they still feel the potential for on-chain bond issuances is massive.

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Tech

Brink Emerges as the Top Funder of Bitcoin Core Development, BitMex Research Says

The nonprofit has funded the highest number of active Bitcoin Core developers and reviewers.

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Finance

Bain Capital Crypto Leads $3.3M Round for Privacy-Focused Identity Protocol

Notebook Labs aims to accelerate DeFi adoption with its crypto identity protocol.

Notebook Labs co-founders Nathaniel Masfen-Yan, Dhruv Mangtani and Solal Afota. (Notebook Labs)

Tech

Kollider Raises $2.4M to Build ‘Lightning-Native’ Financial Products

The bitcoin derivatives exchange already has bitcoin-backed synthetic stablecoins and a Lightning-enabled bitcoin wallet in the pipeline.

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