Index Product Provider Amun Makes Play for Solana With SOLI Token Launch
The SOLI index token delivers low-cost, diversified exposure to Solana ecosystem projects while also capturing a 6% staking yield. Original Source
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DeFi Infrastructure Provider Qredo Raises $80M at $460M Valuation
10T Holdings, a crypto firm led by hedge fund manager Dan Tapiero, led the round. Source
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Crypto Payments Service Provider BCB Group Raises $60M Series A
The round was co-led by Foundation Capital with participation from BACKED VC, PayU (the e-payments business of Prosus), Digital Currency Group, Nexo, Wintermute, Menai Financial Group, Circle, Tokentus Investment, Cowa, Profluent Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures. Source
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Trading Technology Provider BlockFills Raises $37M for Expansion
BlockFills, a Chicago-based digital asset trading technology company, has raised $37 million in Series A round to fuel its expansion plans.The funding round was led by a number of institutional investors like Susquehanna Private Equity, CME Ventures, Simplex Ventures, C6E, Nexo Inc. and others.BlockFills aims to be a one-stop shop
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Nigeria Based Storage Provider Says It’s Too Risky for the World to Rely Centralized Cloud Storage Platforms – Interview Bitcoin News
In the past year, internet giants like Amazon and Google all experienced outages which were blamed on errors and failed upgrades. The occurrence of such outages and their impact around the world again highlighted the importance of having a decentralized internet. Also, just like how the Covid-19 pandemic showed the
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Binance Gains Bahrain Approval to Become Crypto Asset Service Provider
Bahrain has become the first Middle East-North Africa country to give Binance approval in principle to establish itself as a crypto-asset service provider.Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, still has to complete the full application process to acquire a license from the Central Bank of Bahrain. The
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Joins Oracle Provider Chainlink as Strategic Advisor
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has joined Chainlink Labs as a strategic advisor, the blockchain project announced Tuesday.Chainlink develops oracle networks to connect real-world data with smart contracts built on blockchains.Using node operators such as Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems, Swisscom and the Associated Press, Chainlink’s network triggers and secures more than
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Aave’s Push for Institutional DeFi Gets Second KYC Provider Proposal
Securitize, a technology provider for issuing tokenized securities, is bringing its system of identity verification to decentralized finance (DeFi) as the world of “degens” inches closer to Wall Street.The firm, regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a holder of U.S. broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS) licenses,
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Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Buys Electrical Equipment Provider ESS Metron for $50M
Riot Blockchain (RIOT), one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining companies, is buying electrical equipment provider ESS Metron for $50 million, consisting of up to 715,41 Riot shares and $25 million in cash, according to a press release.Denver-based ESS Metron is a key supplier to Riot’s Whinstone, Texas, facility and
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CoinShares Acquires Crypto Investment Provider Napoleon for $15.7M
Digital asset manager CoinShares agreed to buy French crypto investment product provider Napoleon Crypto SAS for €13.9 million ($15.7 million).The transaction will be settled in cash and shares with the issuance of 363,636 new shares at €10.80 ($12.2) each, CoinShares announced Wednesday.The deal is expected to be completed in the
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