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Blockchain VC funding halves in October despite some strong raises

Blockchain venture capital inflows sharply decreased in October from the previous month. According to Cointelegraph Research, the number of individual deals dropped from 93 to 69 monthly. The Cointelegraph Research Terminal VC database, which compiles comprehensive details on deals, mergers and acquisition activity, investors, crypto companies, funds and more, shows venture capital inflows plummeted 48.6%, totaling $843.5 million in venture capital (VC) investment, down from $1.64 billion in September. Big raises despite difficult market conditions It’s not all bad news. Signals that there is still active interest by VCs in…

Egyptian Fintech Raises $31 Million in Series B Funding Round – Fintech Bitcoin News

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Moneyfellows, an Egyptian fintech startup specializing in digitizing money circles, recently announced the close of its Series B funding round that raised $31 million. The funds will be used to finance Moneyfellows’ expansion into other markets as well as accelerate the fintech’s growth. Diversifying Moneyfellows’ Portfolio Egyptian fintech startup Moneyfellows recently revealed it had raised $31 million from its Series B funding round which was led by Commerz Ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), and Arzan Venture Capital. Also participating in the round were the startup’s existing investors like Partech,…

SBF tells investors FTX needs $8B in emergency funding: WSJ

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Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly asked investors for $8 billion in emergency funding to cover a shortfall caused by the flood of withdrawal requests to his crypto exchange in recent days. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) citing “people familiar with the matter,” the CEO reportedly made the request to investors in a Nov. 9 call where he outlined ways to help solve FTX’s financial woes. The source suggests that Bankman-Fried is looking to raise $3 billion to $4 billion in equity and that the exchange could raise…

Abu Dhabi Fintech Startup Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding Round – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

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Abu Dhabi-based fintech, Pyypl, announced on Nov. 7 that it had raised $20 million in Series B funding and this brought the total of funds raised to nearly $40 million. Pyypl has said it plans to use the recently raised funds to develop and add new features to its proprietary technology. The company further wants to assist “800 million financially underserved smartphone users” from the region through virtual and physical prepaid cards. Pyypl’s Financial Inclusion Journey Pyypl, an Abu Dhabi-based fintech, recently revealed it had raised $20 million in a…

Funding rates hit 6-month high before CPI — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of November battling some familiar FUD — how will BTC price action react? The largest cryptocurrency managed a weekly close just below $21,000 on Nov. 6 — an impressive multi-week high — but remains fixed in a sticky trading range. Despite seeing highs of nearly $21,500 over the past week, there has yet to be a catalyst capable of breaking the market status quo, but the coming week has as good a chance as any of doing so. Nov. 10 will see key United…

Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried Explains Why Crypto Exchange FTX Passed on Funding Twitter Acquisition

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The chief executive of FTX is revealing why the crypto exchange passed on funding Elon Musk’s acquisition of social media giant Twitter. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tells his 793,500 Twitter followers that FTX stayed on the sidelines because it wasn’t clear how the social media platform would incorporate crypto technology into its business model with Musk at its helm. “We passed on Twitter because it didn’t seem like our strengths were what was needed for Elon’s vision for Twitter (e.g. if he wanted to do blockchain-based social media, or blockchain…

Fresh Bitcoin Long Positions Open Up On Exchanges As Funding Rates Turn Positive

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On-chain data shows Bitcoin funding rates have turned positive, suggesting there have been some fresh long openings on derivative exchanges. Bitcoin Funding Rate Turns Green After Derivative Exchange Inflows Spike Up As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the new long positions can drive the price up in the short term. There are mainly two Bitcoin indicators of relevance here, the derivative exchange inflow CDD, and the funding rates. First, the “derivative exchange inflow CDD” is a metric that tells us whether old BTC supply is moving…