Fundraising

Utila's self-custodial wallet offers a simplified user interface, fast onboarding process and recently added enhanced tokenization capabilities to better serve token issuers,...

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2024

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Finance

Ethena

A Statement Said Ethena Labs Raised Millions From Some Big Names. Then Chaos Ensued.

"It was an honest mistake," said Ethena's co-founder.

By Krisztian Sandor

Feb 16, 2024 at 1:32 p.m. UTC

Feb 16, 2024

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Finance

Oobit

Crypto Payments App Oobit Raises $25M in Series A Funding Round Led by Tether

The round also included participation from Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana.

By Will Canny

Feb 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 5, 2024

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Finance

Fundraise

Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Inches Closer to 'Unicorn' Status With $40M Raise

The company said that its initial target for the funding round was $35 million.

By Sam Reynolds

Jan 25, 2024 at 6:43 a.m. UTC

Jan 25, 2024

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Finance

Ethererum

Ethereum Staking Platform Kiln Raises $17M for Global Expansion

The crypto firm plans to grow its business in Asia-Pacific with the opening of a new regional headquarters in Singapore.

By Will Canny

Jan 18, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2024

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Ryan selkis

Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Future of Crypto's Role in Politics

CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. Selkis built a political fundra...

By CoinDesk Staff

Dec 5, 2023 at 3:38 p.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2023

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Finance

Remittances

Solana-Based Stablecoin Remittances Get a Boost with CFX Labs' Fresh $9.5M Fundraise to Expand Globally

Remittances are one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins, offering fast, non-stop settlements and cheap transactions using blockchains as payment rail.

By Krisztian Sandor

Nov 15, 2023 at 2:38 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2023

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Finance

Funding rounds

Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as $35M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO

Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project...

By Jamie Crawley

Nov 7, 2023 at 3:57 p.m. UTC

Nov 7, 2023

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