#Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo raises .5B in funding

#Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo raises $2.5B in funding

“#Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo raises $2.5B in funding” Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Wednesday it raised $2.5 billion in its fresh funding round in a year after a string of defections of executives rekindled concerns about the technology struggling to scale up. The funding led by Alphabet and other existing shareholders is the second outside funding…

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# DeFi exchange dYdX raises M in Series C fundraiser

# DeFi exchange dYdX raises $65M in Series C fundraiser

“# DeFi exchange dYdX raises $65M in Series C fundraiser ” Venture firms from across the blockchain industry have thrown their weight behind decentralized exchange developer dYdX, offering further evidence that investors are eyeing a further expansion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The Series C round generated $65 million in direct funding for dYdX,…

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# Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups

# Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups

“# Hedge fund manager Alan Howard invests in two crypto startups ” Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard continues backing the cryptocurrency industry with fresh investment in two digital asset startups. The co-founder of major asset manager Brevan Howard led a $25 million extension fund raise for London-based crypto services firm Copper.co. The company announced…

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# Polygon committing M to reach 1M users using 0x API

# Polygon committing $10M to reach 1M users using 0x API

“# Polygon committing $10M to reach 1M users using 0x API ” The network onboarding a large number of decentralized applications aims to hit one million users through 0x’s decentralized exchange liquidity aggregator API. In an announcement today, Polygon said its project would be committing $10.5 million towards securing decentralized finance infrastructure on its network…

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# Goldman Sachs backs M funding round for Blockdaemon

# Goldman Sachs backs $28M funding round for Blockdaemon

“# Goldman Sachs backs $28M funding round for Blockdaemon ” Goldman Sachs has backed a $28 million Series A funding round for blockchain infrastructure firm Blockdaemon. The funding was led by Greenspring Associates and included participation from crypto lending firm BlockFi, and crypto-asset broker Voyager Digital Ltd, along with a $5 million investment from Goldman…

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