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CoinSwitch Kuber has become the largest valued cryptocurrency platform in India following the close of a $25m Series B.

UK flexible space provider WeWork has revealed it will begin accepting payment in select cryptocurrencies after entering a partnership with BitPay and Coinbase.

Alto Solutions, the self-directed IRA platform for individuals to access and invest in alternative assets using their retirement funds, closed a $17m Series A funding.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has told the Bank of England (BOE) to look at the case for a potential Britcoin or central-bank-backed digital currency.

Brooklyn-headquartered blockchain technology firm ConsenSys raised $65m from major banks and financial services players including JP Morgan, Mastercard Inc and UBS Group AG to fund its growth and global expansion.

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.

Digital asset bank Avanti Financial Group completed its Series A funding round with $37m, bringing its total raised capital since inception to $44m.

Crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks has raised $133m to fuel its efforts towards providing traditional banks and FinTechs with digital asset custody, transfer and settlement infrastructure.

Multi-asset investing and trading platform eToro plans to go public through a merger with SPAC FinTech Acquisition Corp. V backed by Betsy Cohen, valuing the equity of the combined firm at around $10.4bn.

Cryptocurrency financial services provider BlockFi Inc. raised $350m taking its valuation to more than $3bn.