# Citadel Securities takes in .15B investment from Sequoia and Paradigm

# Citadel Securities takes in $1.15B investment from Sequoia and Paradigm

“# Citadel Securities takes in $1.15B investment from Sequoia and Paradigm ” Citadel Securities announced that VC firms Sequoia and Paradigm made a $1.15 billion combined minority investment in the market maker, bringing its valuation to $22 billion. The partnership with Paradigm, a Web3-focused investor, signaled Citadel Securities’ shift toward new asset classes such as…

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# OpenSea competitor LooksRare exceeds 4M in sales

# OpenSea competitor LooksRare exceeds $394M in sales

“# OpenSea competitor LooksRare exceeds $394M in sales ” Daily volume on NFT marketplace LooksRare has already exceeded $394 million following the platform’s official launch on Jan. 10. The platform was able to bring in this customer base by offering only 2% fees on basic sales and zero fees on private sales, compared to competitor…

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# NYC restaurant claims it will open for NFT holders only

# NYC restaurant claims it will open for NFT holders only

“# NYC restaurant claims it will open for NFT holders only ” VCR Group, the hospitality company founded by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, announced the live token sale of its latest members-only private dining club in New York City, called Flyfish Club. Prospective seafood-restaurant-goers must purchase their membership on the blockchain, sold as a nonfungible token…

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# dYdx outline plans for full decentralization in late 2022

# dYdx outline plans for full decentralization in late 2022

“# dYdx outline plans for full decentralization in late 2022 ” dYdX, the layer-two derivates protocol, has published the fourth iteration of its roadmap detailing their intentions to evolve into an open-source, community-governed and fully decentralized exchange by the end of this calendar year. The platform currently runs on a hybrid model whereby a portion…

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# Komodo to introduce 12 blockchain protocols in the next version of AtomicDEX

# Komodo to introduce 12 blockchain protocols in the next version of AtomicDEX

“# Komodo to introduce 12 blockchain protocols in the next version of AtomicDEX ” On Wednesday, Komodo, a multichain architecture network, announced the introduction of 12 protocols on its non-custodial multi-coin software wallet and atomic swap-powered decentralized exchange AtomicDEX. The 12 protocols consist of Avalanche, Polygon, Harmony, Fantom, smartBCH, Ethereum Classic, Moonriver, KuCoin Community Chain,…

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# Seba Bank raises 9M in Series C funding

# Seba Bank raises $119M in Series C funding

“# Seba Bank raises $119M in Series C funding ” Seba Bank, a Swiss-based digital assets banking platform regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, announced on Wednesday that it had completed a successful Series C funding round of 110 million Swiss franc, or $119 million U.S. dollars. Notable investors in the round included cryptocurrency…

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