Fundraise

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith (CoinDesk)
Blockchain.com Closes $110M Raise: Bloomberg
The exchange's valuation in the $110 million round was less than half of its previous $14 billion valuation, according to the report.
Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith (CoinDesk)

Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands (CoinDesk)
Animoca Brands Raises $20M for Metaverse Project Mocaverse
The investment was led by CMCC Global and included contributions from Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures and GameFi Ventures.
Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands (CoinDesk)

Socket co-founders, Rishabh Khurana and Vaibhav Chellani (Socket)
Coinbase, Framework Venture Funds Invest $5M in Socket Protocol, in Bet on Blockchain Interoperability
The fundraise comes as "cross-chain" protocols from the companies including LayerZero and Chainlink have attracted investors, despite the bear market – assuming a future where...
Socket co-founders, Rishabh Khurana and Vaibhav Chellani (Socket)

Bitstamp is reportedly in talks to raise funds for expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Bitstamp Raising Funds for Asia, Europe Expansion: Bloomberg
Bitstamp is one of the oldest crypto exchanges, founded in 2011.
Bitstamp is reportedly in talks to raise funds for expansion. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
CryptoQuant Parent Raises $6.5M Round Led by Atinum Investment
The latest round brings the company's total capital raise to $9 million.
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Photo of Northstake CEO Jesper Johansen
Northstake Raises $3M to Boost Institutional Crypto Staking
The 2.8 million-euro fundraise comes from PreSeed Ventures, Morph Capital, The Aventures Fund, Funfair Ventures and Delta Blockchain Fund.
Photo of Northstake CEO Jesper Johansen

Flashbots is beefing up its hiring ahead of a reported Series B funding round. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Flashbots Confirms Top Strategy Researcher Obadia to Depart Amid ‘Strategic’ Hiring Push
Obadia cited personal reasons for his departure but warned of "serious challenges" for Flashbots in a letter posted to Twitter.
Flashbots is beefing up its hiring ahead of a reported Series B funding round. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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DeFi Project Ref Finance Closes $4.8M Round Led by Jump Crypto
Alameda Research and Dragonfly Capital also participated in the round.
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