SOMA raises ?50,000 in Round One funding from Business Finland
SOMA, a blockchain solution to facilitate trade and social interactions, has received an initial investment from Business Finland.
LI.FI scores $17.5m in CoinFund-led Series A
LI.FI, a multi-chain liquidity and data gateway, has raised $17.5m in a Series A fundraise co-headed by CoinFund and Superscrypt.
Bunq, Volt partner to bolster open payment technology
Dutch challenger bank Bunq has partnered with London-based payments company Volt to provide a faster way for Bunq customers to transfer money from other accounts.
FBI establishes cryptocurrency unit
The FBI is setting up a cryptocurrency-focused unit that will look to work closely with the US Justice Department. The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team...
Ava Labs’ Avalanche project picks up $42m in initial coin offering
Blockchain FinTech Avalanche has picked up $42m in an initial coin offering of AVAX tokens which took a little more than four hours.The project...
Study finds $4bn illicitly laundered through DeFi exchanges
Cryptoasset risk management firm Elliptic has found that criminals have used DeFi exchanges amongst other things to launder more than $4bn in crypto.
Revolut reveals that cryptocurrency trading is returning to normal after a COVID-19 dip
Interest in trading in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped as the coronavirus started to spread around the world, but new data from Revolut indicates a return to normal levels.
North Korean hackers blamed for $100m heist
North Korean hacking group Lazarus is supposedly the prime suspect in a $100m hack of a cross-chain cryptocurrency bridge called Horizon Bridge.
CertiK claims to raise the largest funding round of any blockchain security platform
Blockchain security company CertiK has scored $37m in its Series B funding round, which was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital.
Well Fargo, Goldman Sachs and more pump $18m into Axoni
Axoni, a blockchain startup developing solutions for financial services, has picked up $18m in a Series A round. The funding was co-led by Wells Fargo and Euclid Opportunities.