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Ottr, a new Web3 mobile app that makes holding crypto simpler and more secure, has raised $3.1m in pre-seed funding.

Volare Finance, which specialises in a web3 options protocol for crypto volatility markets, has closed its seed round on $6m.

ChainSafe, an R&D firm specializing in blockchain and web3 infrastructure, has bagged $18.75m in a Series A funding round.

The European Union has come one step closer to making crypto regulation a reality after it passed the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) bill.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a proposed framework for the international regulation of crypto-asset activities.

xalts, an investment management platform supporting the digital asset ecosystem, has raised $6m in funding.

Juno, a company that provides a checking account for crypto natives to earn, invest and spend both cash and crypto, has bagged $18m in a Series A.

Kim Kardashian has been given a $1.26m charge by the SEC for promoting a crypto asset without disclosing the pay-out she received for it.

Central banks in Israel, Norway and Sweden will team with the Bank of International Settlements to explore how CBDCs can be exploited for international retail and remittance payments.

Crypto firm FTX has won the auction for the assets of Voyager Digital, a bankrupt crypto lender, for $1.42bn.