# Amex Ventures backs M Abra raise

# Amex Ventures backs $55M Abra raise

“# Amex Ventures backs $55M Abra raise ” Cryptocurrency trading platform Abra has raised $55 million in funding to bootstrap the next phase of its growth strategy, bringing several high-profile investors on board from both inside and outside the blockchain industry.  Abra will use funds from the Series C investment to grow its product offerings…

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# PrimeDAO raises M to build cooperative platform for DAOs

# PrimeDAO raises $2M to build cooperative platform for DAOs

“# PrimeDAO raises $2M to build cooperative platform for DAOs ” PrimeDAO, a project seeking to facilitate greater coordination and cooperation between decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in the DeFi sector, has secured $2 million in seed funding. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the round featured participation from notable DeFi investment funds including Signum…

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# Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths

# Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths

“# Bitcoin billionaires back ‘moonshot’ scheme to resurrect woolly mammoths ” Bitcoin billionaires Tim Draper and the Winklevoss twins have backed a start-up dubbed “Colossal” that is aiming to resurrect woolly mammoths as part of the effort to fight climate change. The “de-extinction” focused bioscience firm closed a $15 million funding round on Sept.13, which…

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# Derivatives exchange dTrade raises .8M for market makers

# Derivatives exchange dTrade raises $22.8M for market makers

“# Derivatives exchange dTrade raises $22.8M for market makers ” Decentralized exchange dTrade has raised $22.8 million for a market-making fund designed to provide the ecosystem with higher liquidity, potentially setting the stage for wider DeFi adoption on Polkadot once the DEX launches later this year.  The funds will enable dTrade to launch with “deep…

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# Immutable raises M for its carbon-conscious NFT platform

# Immutable raises $60M for its carbon-conscious NFT platform

“# Immutable raises $60M for its carbon-conscious NFT platform ” Immutable, a layer-two nonfungible token (NFT) protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, has announced a $60 million Series B funding raise from a multitude of corporate venture firms, including Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research and Gary Vaynerchuk’s VaynerFund. The funding round was co-led by gaming investment…

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# NFT company Recur reaches 3M valuation following Steve Cohen-backed fundraiser

# NFT company Recur reaches $333M valuation following Steve Cohen-backed fundraiser

“# NFT company Recur reaches $333M valuation following Steve Cohen-backed fundraiser ” NFT company Recur has seen its valuation swell to $333 million after concluding a successful investment round endorsed by billionaire Steve Cohen’s family office.  The Series A raised $50 million, mainly through contributions from the Cohen-backed investment platform Digital, according to a statement….

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# BREAKING: Coinbase plans to raise .5B via debt offering

# BREAKING: Coinbase plans to raise $1.5B via debt offering

“# BREAKING: Coinbase plans to raise $1.5B via debt offering ” Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is planning to raise $1.5 billion via a debt offering, the company officially announced Monday. The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange is looking to use the capital raised to further grow the company’s balance sheet for general corporate…

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# Stanford researcher-led Pledge raises M for decentralized lending protocol

# Stanford researcher-led Pledge raises $3M for decentralized lending protocol

“# Stanford researcher-led Pledge raises $3M for decentralized lending protocol ” Decentralized lending protocol Pledge has secured $3 million in investments for its cross-chain ecosystem focused on long-term financing, highlighting the continued innovation in the DeFi sector.  The investment round was led by DHVC, a Palo Alto-based venture capital firm, with additional participation from U.C….

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