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Web3 infrastructure firm ChainSafe raises $18.75M as attention shifts to GameFi

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Canadian Web3 infrastructure company ChainSafe has closed an $18.75 million funding round that was backed by prominent industry venture firms, putting the company on track to expand operations at a time when demand for blockchain infrastructure and gaming services was on the rise. The Series A round was led by venture firm Round13 with additional participation from NGC Ventures, HashKey Capital, Sfermion, Jsquare, ConsenSys, Digital Finance Group and Fenbushi Capital. ChainSafe said the funding would go toward supporting the growth and adoption of Web3 technology. ChainSafe’s founding team met at…

Fan token firm Chiliz grows staff by 70% despite crypto winter

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Blockchain company Chiliz, creators of fan token platform Socios.com, has continued to expand its workforce despite the ongoing bear market, reflecting a growing trend in the fan token sector. The overall cryptocurrency market has seen a massive selloff in 2022, with the total market capitalization plummeting 60% since the beginning of the year. Some major crypto companies, including Coinbase and Gemini, had to cut their workforce by 10%–20% to maintain operations and continue serving their clients. While a wide number of crypto businesses have faced challenges amid the cryptocurrency winter,…

Crypto Boutique Law Firm Roche Freedman Removed From Class Action Against Tether – Bitcoin News

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After a Manhattan federal judge blasted Roche Freedman LLP founding partner Kyle Roche’s public statements, the judge has removed the crypto boutique law firm from the market manipulation lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex. The recent hearing has shown that U.S. district judge, Katherine Polk Failla, believes the litigation process could be derailed. She further stressed that “the metaphorical baggage” Roche Freedman carries “is not in the best interests of the class.” Judge Boots Roche Freedman From Class Action Lawsuit Against Tether and Bitfinex At the end of August, the Roche…

Uniswap’s $165 Million Series B Capital Raise One of the Largest by a Crypto Firm in 2022 – Defi Bitcoin News

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Uniswap Labs, the firm behind the Uniswap decentralized exchange protocol, announced on Thursday that it raised $165 million in a Series B funding round. According to one report, the capital raise, which sees Uniswap Labs’ valuation rise to $1.66 billion, is the largest by any crypto firm in 2022. Uniswap Completes $165M Capital Raise, Decentralized Exchange Reveals NFT Launch Uniswap Labs, the creator of the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap protocol, recently said it had raised $165 million via a Series B funding round. The funding round was led by Polychain…

Crypto Trading Firm Amber CEO Argues Bitcoin Can Still Be an Inflation Hedge; Cryptos Surprising Rebound

Instead, bitcoin did the reverse on Thursday, recovering from an early stumble to regain its now familiar perch over $19,000. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, which was recently up more than 2% and trading above $19,600, has been occupying a narrow band between $19,000 and $21,000 for much of the past month, hamstrung by concerns about untamable inflation and the rising prospect of a harsh recession. Source AmberArguesBitcoinCEOCryptoCryptosFirmHedgeInflationReboundSurprisingTrading CryptoX Portal

Crypto Trading Firm Amber CEO Argues Bitcoin Can Still Be an Inflation Hedge; Cryptos’ Surprising Rebound

Instead, bitcoin did the reverse on Thursday, recovering from an early stumble to regain its now familiar perch over $19,000. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, which was recently up more than 2% and trading above $19,600, has been occupying a narrow band between $19,000 and $21,000 for much of the past month, hamstrung by concerns about untamable inflation and the rising prospect of a harsh recession. Source

Crypto Trading Firm NYDIG Lays Off About 33% of Staff

The layoffs also come amid leadership shuffles. In early October, the company announced CEO Robert Gutmann and President Yan Zhao would be stepping down and returning to Stone Ridge Holdings Group, the parent company of NYDIG. Tejas Shah and Nate Conrad, both executives at NYDIG, would take over as CEO and President, respectively. Source

Crypto Mining Firm BitNile to Start Bitcoin-Based Marketplace Next Year

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Further BTC mining consolidation as Crusoe acquires peer mining firm

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Crusoe Energy Systems has just acquired the operating assets of Great American Mining, a sign that further consolidation could be ahead. Amid soaring Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty and sinking mining profitability, Colorado-based Bitcoin miner Crusoe Energy Systems has announced the acquisition of the operating assets of portable BTC mining operator Great American Mining (GAM). The deal will see GAM’s operations integrate into Crusoe’s, adding over 10 megawatts (MW) to its mining output and around 4,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) crypto mining rigs — increasing Crusoe’s capacity by about 9% according…