# DeFi, CeFi and institutions: AscendEX’s M raise highlights ambitions beyond exchange business

# DeFi, CeFi and institutions: AscendEX’s $50M raise highlights ambitions beyond exchange business

“# DeFi, CeFi and institutions: AscendEX’s $50M raise highlights ambitions beyond exchange business ” Global cryptocurrency and financial platform AscendEX recently concluded a $50 million Series B fundraiser that was backed by some of blockchain’s biggest venture funds, putting the company on track to bridge the gap between centralized finance and the budding world of…

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# The Sandbox raises M to expand its NFT metaverse

# The Sandbox raises $93M to expand its NFT metaverse

“# The Sandbox raises $93M to expand its NFT metaverse ” The metaverse continues to be the next attraction point of crypto for investors, with The Sandbox, an Animoca Brands subsidiary and nonfungible token (NFT) metaverse platform, raising fresh capital in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Marking SoftBank Vision Fund 2’s…

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# Avalanche creates 0 million fund to lure top crypto devs

# Avalanche creates $200 million fund to lure top crypto devs

“# Avalanche creates $200 million fund to lure top crypto devs ” The Avalanche Foundation has unveiled “Blizzard” — a fund offering more than $200 million in incentives to developers who build on the Avalanche (AVAX) network. The fund will provide liquidity to those early-stage projects that innovate decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, nonfungible tokens (NFTs),…

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# Sfermion raises 0M for NFT and metaverse ventures

# Sfermion raises $100M for NFT and metaverse ventures

“# Sfermion raises $100M for NFT and metaverse ventures ” Nonfungible token, or NFT, investment firm Sfermion has announced a secondary funding raise of $100 million — appropriately titled Fund II — from a number of established cryptocurrency investors including British billionaire Alan Howard, American entrepreneur Chris Dixon, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and…

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