March 4, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BlockFi, a crypto-financial services company, this week released its third edition of the Real Talk survey, a quarterly series focused on understanding changing consumer sentiment towards crypto, investing and other related topics. Real Talk: Women x Crypto 2.0 asked female Americans about their current motivations,… Read More

March 4, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Haruko today announced it has closed a $10 million seed funding round, led by Portage Ventures and White Star Capital. The company’s platform powers large institutions, enabling them to interact with crypto markets both on centralized exchanges and decentralized protocols. The company said it deploys… Read More

March 4, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Promise, a technology platform that provides options for people to pay back their government debt and receive qualified aid, recently announced the appointment of Jeff Press as Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Press will drive revenue, sales operations, strategic partnerships, and growth initiatives for… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

VISO Trust, an AI-based cybersecurity due diligence platform, has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, with additional participation from Work-Bench, Sierra Ventures, and Lytical Ventures. Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia, Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz, and former Splunk CEO Doug Merritt also participated in the round, with… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 12:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin Association for BSV today announced the launch of its first Bitcoin SV Bug Bounty Program, aimed at improving the security of the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain by ensuring the soundness of its underlying protocol. The BSV blockchain is designed to align with the original… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Animoca Brands, a blockchain gaming powerhouse is responding to the war in Ukraine but prohibiting Russian involvement with its business and properties, according to a Bloomberg article published today. A member of the Financial Times High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021 list, Animoca Brands develops digital… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 10:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tenderly, a blockchain development platform for Web3 developers, today announced $40 million in Series B funding, bringing its total raised to $58.6 million. This latest round was led by Spark Capital, with additional participation from existing investors Accel and Point Nine Capital. Other investors include… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 4:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

99minutos, a provider of logistics services for e-commerce vendors across Latin America, today announced a $82 million funding round led by OAK HC/FT, with participation from existing investors Kaszek and Prosus Ventures. Since its last funding round in May 2021, 99minutos’ operation and business have… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The roster for CoinList Seed’s Winter 2022 batch is proof positive venture capital funding for blockchain startups is as strong as ever, the company said. Between 2020 and 2021 VC funding for blockchain-based startups soared from $3.1 billion in 2020 to $25.2 billion only one… Read More

March 2, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paceline, a company that connects your health and your finances through its unified wellness platform, today launched the first credit card powered by movement – rewarding cardmembers not only for spending, but for staying active by hitting their weekly “streak” of 150minutes of exercise. The Paceline… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The BSV blockchain’s Switzerland-based industry association this week announced the formation of a BSV Blockchain Global Advisory Council. The council brings together senior professionals and thought leaders from diverse industries who support the growth of blockchain technology. While they may be blockchain-agnostic, council members will advise… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 8:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hyperproof, a compliance operations platform company, has released its 2022 IT Compliance Benchmark Report, a survey containing comprehensive benchmarks on how companies manage IT risks and compliance efforts in a time when requirements are increasing in complexity. The responses, collected in December of 2021, come from 1,014… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paperwork, a financial wellness company that helps people organize and manage their financial lives, recently announced it has closed $2.5 million in seed funding in a raise led by Kickstart Fund with participation from Launchpad Capital, AARP, StartUp Mavericks, and unnamed angel investors. The funds will be… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 3:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paysend, a provider of card-to-card and international payments services, today announced the expansion of its cross-border money transfer services to Colombia with MOVii, a mobile wallet service in Colombia. Using global payments infrastructure company Terrapay, Paysend will enable U.S. and European customers to send money via MOVii mobile… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Evmos, the port-of-entry from Ethereum to Cosmos, today announced its mainnet launch. Built using the Cosmos SDK, it serves as the primary IBC-compatible, EVM-based chain that brings composability, interoperability, and fast finality to cross-chain contracts. With its mainnet launch, developers will be able to build… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Perfios, a Fintech firm that aggregates then analyzes financial data, has confirmed a successful $70 million Series C financing round. These funds are earmarked for staffing, expansion, acquisitions, capex, and working capital. Existing investors Warburg Pincus and Bessemer India floated the cash. The fresh raise… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitfarms (NASDAQ: BITF, TSXV: BITF), a global Bitcoin self-mining company, has entered into a $32 million equipment financing agreement, the company announced this week. “This equipment financing agreement provides another source of non-dilutive capital, enabling us to finance equipment from our established mining operations so… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FV Bank, a U.S. licensed global digital bank offering a vertically-integrated suite of traditional and digital asset banking and custody services to Fintech and blockchain firms, has introduced its first application programming interface (API) to advance bank automation and integration for its clients’ operations. FV… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 4:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Finary, a French fintech that allows its users to track all of their assets on a single platform, this week announced an €8 million Series A round which was supported by Speedinvest and Y Combinator Founder and CEO Mounir Laggoune said Finary’s mission began last… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Indian consumer neobank Niyo has raised $100 million in its Series C round of funding, the company announced today. The funds are earmarked for product development, marketing, distribution, and staffing. This round was led by Accel and Lightrock India with participation from Beams Fintech Fund. Existing investors Prime… Read More