Blockchain

Atato, a digital asset company, has raised $6m from a Series A funding round headed by AlphaLab Capital and FEBE Ventures.

Crypso, a community-led investing platform for crypto, has raised $3m in a seed financing round headed by Hashed Emergent. 

Aptos Labs has raised $150m in a funding round led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto.

The crypto industry has been on a white-knuckle rollercoaster over the last few years. Establishing a market presence back in 2013, the price of Bitcoin rose from just over $10,000 in 2017 to over $61,000 in October 2021. However, the market is now undergoing a crash. Was a failure to regulation to blame?

Meow, a compliant crypto yield offering for corporate treasuries, has scored $22m in a Series A funding round.

A recent study by Ripple has found that over 70% of respondents across five global regions believe central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could deliver major social change in the next five years.

BlockSec, a blockchain security startup, has bagged $8m in a seed funding round co-led by Vitalbridge Capital and Matrix Partners.

With backing from Munich Re, Chainproof, which aims to “insure the future of Web3” has officially launched.

Embedded financial technology firm Inswitch has partnered with crypto payment technology company Binance Pay to expand the latter’s offering in Latin America.

Technology and regulatory compliance can often seem unconnected to some. However, in a world where cryptocurrency continues to establish deeper roots in the mainstream, they are becoming more connected.