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SoftBank Leads $60M Funding Round for B2B Payments Platform Tribal
Tribal will use the money to continue building out its teams in Latin America, and also plans to release some crypto-related products later this year.
Digital Currency Group Achieves $10B Valuation in $700M Secondary Sale
Two SoftBank funds, GIC Capital, Ribbit Capital and CapitalG, the private equity arm of Google’s holding company, Alphabet, took part.
SoftBank to Invest $75M in Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish
The Block.one subsidiary is set to go public via a SPAC merger this year.
Revolut Valued at $33B in $800M Fundraising Led by Softbank
The figure is six times Revolut's $5.5 billion valuation of February 2020.
Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin Exchange Raises $200M From SoftBank
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest exchange and one of the largest in Latin America, has raised $200 million in series B funding from the SoftBank Latin America Fund. "The Hash" panel discusses the booming interest for cryptocurrencies in Latin America and the implications for global crypto markets.
SoftBank Invests $200M in Brazil Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin
The company contemplates acquisitions in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
Binance in Talks to Launch Crypto Trading Joint Venture in Japan
The exchange said it is discussing a strategic partnership with a Softbank subsidiary and Japan-based exchange TaoTao to work together to provide "trading services" in the country.
SoftBank to Develop Cross-Carrier Blockchain Payments With IBM Tech
SoftBank is working with IBM to develop cross-carrier blockchain tech to enable smartphone users to make local payments when traveling abroad.
SoftBank Eyes Blockchain to Solve Issues With Online Authentication
Japanese telco SoftBank is exploring blockchain tech as a way to improve upon current centralized and fragmented ID and authentication services.
