Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp. (AFARU), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has closed its initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq and raised $115 million, focusing on crypto industry a...
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Crypto-focused PAC has used $9M to support Democratic candidates since January
Protect Our Future, a political action committee set up in January, with backers including FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, has spent more than $9 million to support candidates running for seats in the U.S....
Another Venture Capital Firm to launch a crypto-focused fund; worth $560 million
Last month Sequoia Capital launched its first crypto fund worth around $600 million A 38-year-old private equity firm, Bain Capital’s venture affiliate goes by the name Bain Capital Ventures, has rece...
White House releases text of Biden’s crypto-focused executive order
advertisement The White House has released the full text of its executive order on digital assets, laying out its policy objectives for managing the space. The publication follows a fact sheet also p...
Bain Capital Ventures launches crypto-focused fund worth $560 million
advertisement Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), the venture arm of 38-year-old private equity firm Bain Capital, has launched its first crypto-focused fund worth $560 million, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. B...
$7.5T Asset Manager Charles Schwab Files for a Crypto-Focused ETF
The half a decade-old multinational financial service giant has followed the footsteps of Blackrock into filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to release a Crypto Economy ETF. The documen...
Japanese Financial Giant Nomura To Set Up Crypto-Focused Unit
Nomura Holdings, one of Japan’s largest wealth managers, said it will set up a new unit to look into digital assets including cryptocurrencies and NFTs, citing growing potential in the space. The comp...
Crypto-Focused SEBA Bank Gains Abu Dhabi License
Zug-headquartered SEBA Bank, which operates a digital asset banking platform, has gained approval from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s (ADGM) Financial Services Regulatory Authority for conducting...
Crypto-focused robo advisor Makara acquired by Betterment
advertisement Robo advisor Betterment is entering the crypto space through the acquisition of Makara, a crypto portfolio-focused robo advisory firm. A spokesperson for Makara declined to disclose the ...
Crypto-focused media group Pixel Vault raises $100 million in funding
advertisement Pixel Vault, a decentralized crypto media group, announced Thursday that it raised $100 million in funding from the venture capital firms Velvet Sea Ventures and 01A. Pixel Vault intend...
Grayscale Launches Crypto-Focused ETF – Crypto Briefing
Key Takeaways Grayscale Investments has announced its first ETF, the Grayscale Future of Finance ETF. The exchange traded fund tracks the Bloomberg Grayscale Future of Finance Index, which is a basket...
London-Based VC Blossom Capital Raises $432 Million For New Crypto-Focused Fund
Alex Lim, Ophelia Brown and Imran Ghory have raised $432 million for a new fund to invest in early-stage European tech startups. www.annak-photo.com One of Europe’s few female-led venture capital fund...
Crypto-focused software firm Lukka raises $110M, reaches $1.3B valuation
Cryptocurrency accounting and data company Lukka said it had raised $110 million in a new funding round led by hedge fund giant Marshall Wace. In a Friday announcement, Lukka said it had completed a $...