ChainSafe rakes in $18.75m from Series A
ChainSafe, an R&D firm specializing in blockchain and web3 infrastructure, has bagged $18.75m in a Series A funding round.
20 FinTech rounds from last week you can’t afford to be unaware of
FinTech companies, RegTech ventures, InsurTech startups and challenger banks raised money in the last week. This is what you can learn from the 20 FinTech rounds we reported on.
Will CBDCs deliver major social change?
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.
A1 is planning to accept cryptocurrency payments
Austrian A1, the mobile provider, has revealed plan to accept cryptocurrency payments.
Digital asset platform Finoa banks $22m in a Series A round
Berlin-based digital asset custody and financial services platform for institutional investors and corporations Finoa closed a $22m Series A funding round.
Crypto payments firm Request Finance collects seed funding
Crypto payments startup Request Finance has closed its seed round on $5.5m, as it looks to capitalise on popularity of crypto.
2021 a record year for cryptocurrency apps with 560% year-on-year growth
Research by app analytics and marketing platform App Radar has found 2021 was a red-letter year for cryptocurrency app downloads, with 82.9m made on Google Play alone.
Germany’s banks lash out against Libra whilst pushing for a digital euro
Could a digital euro be a better alternative to Libra? A leading group of German banks thinks so.
The Association of German Banks (Bankenverband) made...
ECB: digital euro will not be available until 2026 at least
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said EU citizens are unlikely to see a digital euro until 2026 at the earliest as the bank considers further design and distribution considerations.
Bitwise boasts of having surpassed having $500m in assets under management
Cryptocurrency index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management recently surpassed $500m in assets under management, up from $100m in October.