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Valkyrie Crypto Trusts Gather Nearly $74 Million In Funding Amid Bear Market

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An alternative investment company, Valkyrie, has added $73.6 million in capital into two crypto-focused trust funds. Valkyrie initially had $1.2 billion in assets under management at the end of the second quarter. This information is in amended filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Over the years, crypto investments and Decentralized finance have proven to be a great alternative to the traditional finance system. It could be because DeFi has a way to boycott the bureaucracy in the financial system. Decentralized Finance (DeFi) allows the use of…

Infinity Exchange Raises $4.2 Million Funding For Development of DeFi 2.0

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In an effort to increase institutional adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi), DeFi platform Infinity Exchange recently announced a $4.2 million seed investment. Infinity Exchange is run by former Morgan Stanley executive Kevin Lepsoe, who left the traditional finance space to focus his attention on the opportunities that DeFi offers to investors. The founder said that institutional investment is a vital part of developing DeFi 2.0 in its next iteration in order to lay strong economic frameworks. Lepsoe believes that having access to a full rates product suite and fixed-to-floating rates…

Infinity Exchange Raises $4.2 Million Seed Round To Accelerate Institutional DeFi and Create the Next Trillion-Dollar Market

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September 15, 2022 – London, England Infinity Exchange, a decentralized finance protocol that provides institutional-grade capital efficiency for traders, yield farmers and global fixed income investors, has closed a $4.2 million seed round, paving the way for the institutionalization of DeFi. The round was led by top-tier financial institutions, including market makers and funds GSR, SIG, CMS, C-Squared and Flow Traders. Proceeds will be used to grow headcount and further develop Infinity’s product offerings, including fixed and floating rate markets, as well as futures and spot trading markets – eventually forming…

MicroStrategy to Sell $100 Million Worth of Stock to Acquire More Cryptocurrency

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Software company MicroStrategy (MSTR), which has transformed into a corporate bitcoin (BTC) vault, intends to sell up to $500 million worth of stock to finance additional cryptocurrency purchases. The stock offering, which will be used for “general business purposes such as the acquisition of bitcoin”, was disclosed in the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is a first concrete proof that founder Michael Saylor still insistent on his goal to transform MicroStrategy into the crypto proxy, despite his recent resignation as CEO to focus on bitcoin acquisitions. He…

Nigerian Blockchain Firm Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding Round

Bitmama, a blockchain startup based in Nigeria, announced that it has closed its pre-seed funding round at $2 million after it recently added $1.65 million to the $350,000 that it raised in October last year. Africa-focused venture capital firms Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa led the investment in Bitmama. Other firms that also participated in the funding round include existing and new investors like Adaverse, Flori Ventures, Tekedia Capital, GreenHouse Capital, ODBA, Five35 Ventures, Chrysalis Capital, Enrich Africa, Thrive Africa, Angellist Ventures, as well as angel investors, such as…

Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round – Africa Bitcoin News

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After raising $1.65 million via a pre-seed extension, Bitmama, a Nigeria-based blockchain startup, has now closed its pre-seed funding round at $2 million, a report has said. Leading the funding round were two Africa-focused venture capital firms: Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa. New Funding to Help Bitmama Scale Up Crypto Use Cases in Africa A Nigeria-based blockchain startup, Bitmama, recently closed its pre-seed funding round at $2 million after it added $1.65 million to the $350,000 that was raised in October last year. According to a Techcrunch report, the…

Blockchain Gaming Publisher and Web3 Firm Animoca Brands Secures $110 Million – Finance Bitcoin News

Blockchain gaming publisher Animoca Brands announced the company has raised $110 million in a funding round led by Temasek, Boyu Capital, and GGV Capital. The company raised the funds by issuing convertible notes to a handful of institutional investors. Animoca Brands Raises $110 Million From Strategic Investors Animoca Brands has raised another $110 million this month after the company secured $100 million from Temasek and others, at the end of August. The latest capital raise, announced on September 8, explains that Temasek, Boyu Capital, and GGV Capital led the round,…

Sui Developer Mysten Labs Raises $300 Million to Address Web3 Scalability – Bitcoin News

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Mysten Labs, developer of a new blockchain project called Sui, raised $300 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by FTX ventures, also had the support of A16z crypto, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. The funds will be directed to continue growing Sui’s infrastructure and core, hiring in the Asia Pacific area for this task. Mysten Labs Reaches $2 Billion Valuation in Series B Funding Round Mysten Labs, a company founded by Meta’s former employees that worked…

CleanSpark acquires mining facility in Georgia for $33 million

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Crypto mining firm CleanSpark announced an agreement on Friday to acquire Mawson’s Bitcoin mining facility in Sandersville, Georgia for $33 million. The deal is anticipated to increase CleanSpark’s hash rate by 1.4 exahashes per second (EH/s) in the next few months, and to 7.0 EH/s by the end of next year. As part of the agreement, 6,468 last-generation mining ASICs will be purchased for $9.5 million, or $17 per terahash. “These machines, already operating at the acquired site, will add over 558 petahashes per second (PH/s) of computing power immediately…

Ethereum Rise Over $1,600 Liquidated Over 100 Million In Last 24 Hours

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The general crypto market has seen some positive price rally in 24 hours. Many of the coins are trading in greens, including Ethereum with its 7.86% gains and Bitcoin with a 2.89% surge.  Other altcoins such as PancakeSwap CAKE, SHIB, Ethereum Classic ETC, and Tether USDT are also in the greens. For instance, CAKE gained 3.6%, SHIB soared by 1.56%, while ETC recorded a good 8.38 price growth.  Related Reading: Central Bank Chairs Push Bitcoin Price To The Downside, Will BTC Bounce Again? Currently, the ETH price is at $1,635 …