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Hemi Labs Raises $15M to Launch Modular Blockchain in Round Led by Binance Labs

[yesterday 1:00 PM] The Hemi testnet is now live, with a mainnet launch planned for the fourth quarter.

Tokenized RWA Platform Huma Finance Gets $38M Investment, Plans Expansion to Solana and Stellar’s Soroban

[Sep 11 9:00 AM] Huma's payment-finance platform aims to address the liquidity needs of trade financing using blockchain technology for faster settlement.

Sonic SVM, Gaming Project on Solana Blockchain, Plans $12.8M Node Sale

[Sep 6 1:00 PM] The project is taking advantage of an increasingly popular fundraising method known as "node sales" just months after a traditional $12 million fundraise.

Bridge Fundraising for Stablecoin-Based Payments Network Totals $58M: Report

[Aug 30 10:53 AM] Bridge, founded by Square and Coinbase alumni, recently raised $40 million in a round led by Sequoia and Ribbit.

SOON closes funding round for Solana-based layer 2

[Aug 27 4:15 PM] Backers hail from Solana Labs, Coinbase Ventures and Celestia, among others.

Whatever happened to the 10 biggest projects from the ICO era?

[Aug 24 1:01 PM] Projects that raised millions in the ICO era have struggled to gain traction.

Tim Draper Invests in Ark Labs to Make Bitcoin Payments Easier

[Aug 22 1:00 PM] Bitcoin scaling proposal Ark is getting closer to reality. After a year of research focused on refining the reference implementation, Ark Labs announced today the completion of a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round led by Tim Draper and his firm…

Bitcoin Lightning Startup TMRW Raises $1.3 Million Funding

[Aug 21 12:31 PM] Miami-based Bitcoin startup TMRW has raised $1.3 million in pre-seed Funding to develop its social payments app powered by the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Maple VC led the funding round, and Bitcoin angel investors like Brad Mills joined the…

Fabric, Startup Building 'VPU' Chips for Cryptography, Raises $33M

[Aug 19 2:33 PM]

Digital Assets Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $10M in Series A Funding

[Aug 14 2:30 PM] The company plans to reach $16 million by the end of a second closing.

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Announces $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

[Aug 13 6:30 PM] Core Scientific, Inc., a prominent digital infrastructure provider for bitcoin mining, has revealed its intent to issue $350 million in convertible senior notes. This offering is anticipated to close in September 2029, with the raised capital…

Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev seeks more funding for legal appeal

[Aug 11 10:08 AM] Pertsev’s case is a pivotal moment for the crypto community and advocates of digital privacy.

Morgan Creek Digital to Raise up to $500M for New Web3 Venture Capital Fund

[Jul 12 1:00 AM] The new fund will target early stage opportunities in AI, blockchain technology, chips and data.

Blockchain Startup Rome Raises $9M to Serve Ethereum Layer-2s Through Solana

[Jul 9 5:00 AM] Shared sequencers and data availability (DA) are services that Rome could provide, as blockchain builders increasingly rely on "modular" networks to handle Ethereum's myriad components and functions.

Ora, Aiming to 'Unlock Design Space for AI Dapps,' Raises $20M

[Jun 26 9:00 AM] The project, founded in 2022, says it aims to incorporate AI into decentralized applications with its "on-chain AI oracle."

Report: Pantera Capital Eyes Fresh Funds for New TON Token Investment

[Jun 22 9:12 AM] Pantera Capital, an American investment firm, is reportedly preparing to raise funds for a new investment in toncoin (TON). This news follows Pantera’s earlier significant investment in TON, marking one of its largest investments to date. Pantera…

Crypto Sector Secures $317M in Venture Capital Deals in Early June

[Jun 16 2:36 PM] With the first half of June concluded, there have been 37 venture capital deals and fundraising events in the crypto sector. Collectively, these investments totaled $317.87 million, with Avail, a modular blockchain project, leading the pack with…

Trump Campaign Now Accepts Crypto Donations via Coinbase

[May 21 3:02 PM] Former U.S. President and presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign now accepts cryptocurrency donations through Coinbase Commerce. The new fundraising page enables federally permissible donors to contribute using any cryptocurrency supported…

Binance-backed Magic Square IDO platform to democratize retail investor access

[May 17 7:13 AM] IDO launchpads are becoming a popular way to raise funds for projects, with some IDOs reaching nearly half a billion dollars.

Humanity Protocol Raises $30M at $1B for Decentralized Identification to Rival Worldcoin

[May 15 9:17 AM] While Worldcoin's technology is based on iris scans, Humanity Protocol uses palm prints.

Inside Crypto's 'KOL' Economy: Influencer-Investors Get Special Treatment in Token Deals

[May 9 11:26 AM] Paid shills are nothing new to crypto. Now they're on the cap table, driving growth for protocols and leaving retail traders in the dark.

The Protocol: From 'Node Sales' to 'Address Poisoning,' the Money's in Crypto

[May 8 11:50 AM] In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we dive into the crypto industry's fundraising method du jour – it's all about the decentralization! PLUS: Polyhedra says its ZK prover is 2x faster than anyone else's.

Crypto Principal Trader Arbelos Markets Raises $28M Led by Dragonfly Capital

[May 8 6:25 AM] Before starting Arbelos Markets last year, Tang served as chief investment officer at quantitative digital asset investment firm LedgerPrime while Lim was head of trading strategy at Galaxy and head of derivatives at now-defunct crypto lender…

Galaxis Raises $10M, Doubling Down on Belief That NFTs Will Provide Real Value Everywhere

[May 7 5:30 AM] As it gears up for its token launch, Galaxis, a Singapore-based Web3 platform, has raised $10 million with participation from Chainlink, Ethereum Name Services (ENS), Rarestone Capital, Taisu Ventures and ENS co-founder Nick Johnson, it announced…

P2 Ventures Commits $50M Via Hadron FC to Startup Founders in Polygon Ecosystem

[Apr 17 5:00 AM] P2 was spun out out of Polygon Labs last year and now is allocating funds and mentorship to support project founders, including those focused on the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. A Hadron FC contributor said the community offered the right "capital…

Bitcoin Layer 2 Mezo Emerges From Stealth With $21M Raise Led by Pantera

[Apr 9 5:47 AM] Mezo is a permissionless Bitcoin economic layer that uses a neutral smart contract infrastructure to offer a wide range of applications.

Crypto Venture Capital Fundraising Jumped Over 50% in March Amid Rally

[Apr 2 12:42 PM] Most capital went into infrastructure and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, data by RootData shows.

Cleartoken Secures $10M in Funding to Pioneer UK’s First Digital Asset Clearing House

[Mar 13 3:30 PM] On Monday, the crypto clearing house startup Cleartoken revealed that it raised $10 million from strategic investors including Nomura’s Laser Digital, Flow Traders, and LMAX Digital. Cleartoken Nets $10M to Launch U.K. Digital Asset Clearing…

ClearToken Raises $10M From Institutional Investors Including Nomura’s Laser Digital

[Mar 13 4:56 AM] The crypto clearing house plans to start preliminary settlement services in the U.K. this year, subject to regulatory approval.

Optimism Sells $89M OP Tokens in Private Transaction

[Mar 8 2:53 AM] The tokens have been sold to an undisclosed buyer and will be vested for two years.