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FBI Raises Alarm On Crypto Cyber Fraud, Says $42.7 Million Lost Since December
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consumer alert last month regarding the growing risk of crypto frauds. The FBI is now adding its voice to the chorus by issuing its own warning. FBI Caution...
Modular Capital Raises $20M from MultiCoin, Others
Modular Capital is leveraging the crypto winter to invest in DeFi, NFTs, and other Web3 projects, and Multicoin wants to have a share in it. The crypto market is set to welcome a new hedge fund called...
Fintech and Bitcoin Payments Firm Zebedee Raises $35 Million From Kingsway Capital, Square Enix – Bitcoin News
Jamie Redman Jamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a ...
FITCHIN raises $3.5M to grow its crypto esports ecosystem
FITCHIN, a fully integrated, digital gaming ecosystem powered by blockchain, today announced that it has raised $3.5 million in its seed funding round, led by several recognized crypto natives, ventur...
Crypto Messaging Platform Lines Raises $4M in Seed Round
Crypto messaging platform Lines has raised $4 million in a seed round, co-founder Shail Handa said. The funding round was led by former Twitter VP Elad Gil. Other participants included Hash3, Scalar...
Lightspeed Venture Launches a Blockchain-Focused Team, Multicoin Capital Raises $430M
The ongoing crypto winter has been so far uneasy for investors, but for true believers of the new technology, it seems like time to double down their efforts on high-potential projects. Fintech-focuse...
IBAT Crypto Presale By Battle Infinity Raises $300k First Week
The presale of IBAT token, the native coin of new NFT-based metaverse game Battle Infinity, raised $300,000 in investor funding in week one. Currently the equivalent of 1170 BNB in IBAT tokens has bee...
A Strong U.S. Dollar Raises Risks for Everyone
Text size The strong dollar is especially bad news for tech companies that realize much of their profits abroad. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Nothing can stop the dollar—and until something does, expect m...
Fed’s Bullard Raises Target for Year-End Funds Rate
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Friday that unexpectedly high inflation calls for a more aggressive path of short-term interest rate rises this year. Inflation “has come...
Level One Blockchain Network ‘5ire’ Raises $100M in Funding
17 mins ago | 2 mins read Blockchain News Previously, 5ire secured $21 million in a seed round with a value of $110 million. The blockchain startup intends to expand its operations around the globe. W...
5ire raises USD 100 million in series A funding and turns unicorn
5ire, a fifth-generation level 1 blockchain network, and the world’s first and only sustainable blockchain, today announced that it has raised $100 million in Series A funding from UK-based conglomera...
Protagonist raises $100M early-stage crypto fund –
The multimillion initiative will be directed towards gaming companies Valuations are down across industries and crypto markets continue to be shaky The fund was founded by Bousis, Dylan Macalinao, Ian...
Disney raises price of ESPN+ 43% to $9.99 per month beginning Aug. 23
ESPN Mike Windle | ESPN | Getty Images Disney is increasing the price of its sports streaming service ESPN+ to $9.99 per month, a 43% increase. The previous price of ESPN+ had been $6.99 per month. Th...
What Crypto Winter? Curios Raises $5MM in Six Days; Platform Provides On-Ramp to NFT Utility Increases Global Adoption of Web3
NFT-as-a-Service Platform Provides Technologies via API and Web Tools for NFT Marketplace, Metaverse, and Game Developers. AUSTIN, TX, July 7, 2022 – Web3 platform Curios announced that it has complet...
Supermojo Raises $6M In Seed Round To Streamline NFT Access
Supermojo, a financing platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has raised more than $6 million in a seed funding round to make digital assets more accessible for the next wave of users. In a July 14 ...
5ire Raises $100M to Fund Expansion of Sustainable Blockchain
“The Far East is very proactive and keen on adopting blockchain, like Malaysian Immigration and The Health Card app,” Hiranandani said in an email. “We feel entry into the market wit...
Virtual Avatar Firm Hologram Raises $6.5M Seed Round
Virtual avatar company Hologram has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Polychain Capital, the company said Thursday in a press release. The round also saw participation from Nascent, Inflectio...
Anthony Pompliano’s crypto recruitment firm raises $12.6 million and buys rival
Inflection Points, the Miami-based crypto recruitment and training firm co-founded by Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, has unveiled a $12.6 million funding round and a deal to acquire a rival com...
Crypto Recruitment Firm Inflection Points Raises $12.6m in Funding Round
Inflection Points, a Miami-based crypto recruitment and training firm co-founded by Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $12.6 million in a funding round. Th...
Protagonist Raises $100 Million to Invest in Early Crypto Startups
Protagonist – a venture capital firm that supports entities in the digital asset industry – launched a $100 million fund that will be distributed to early-stage crypto companies. The initiative was es...
Pompliano Crypto Recruitment Firm Raises $12.6M in Series A Funding
Influential bitcoin investor Anthony Pompliano has raised $12.6 million in Series A funding for Inflection Points, a crypto-focused recruitment and corporate training company he co-owns. The company h...
Lightspeed raises over $7 billion across four funds
Venture capital firm Lightspeed announced today that it had secured over $7 billion in capital to be invested across four new funds aimed at “early-stage entrepreneurs across the globe,” i...
Merlin Labs Raises $105 Million To Solve The Pilot Shortage By Robotizing Airplanes
As air travelers suffer through a summer of flight delays and cancellations fueled in part by a pilot shortage, Merlin Labs is one of a slew of companies working on a long-term solution: taking pilots...
Gnosis Safe raises $100 million led by 1kx as it rebrands to Safe
Gnosis Safe has raised $100 million in a token sale led by 1kx as it seeks to expand the smart contract account ecosystem. Smart contract accounts are accessed and controlled via smart contract code r...
Animoca Brands raises $75 million at pre-money valuation of $5.9 billion
Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong based gaming and venture capital company, has completed a $75.32 million raise at a pre-money valuation of $5.9 billion, the company announced on Tuesday. In January, the c...
Web3 Startup Quadrata Raises $7.5M in Seed Round
The Web3 identity passport network will seek to expand its ecosystem by integrating with several Dapps. Identity passport network Quadrata has raised $7.5 million in its seed funding round. The round ...
Indie gaming studio Bravo Ready raises $3 million seed round
Bravo Ready, an independent video game studio based in Montreal, Canada, has raised a $3 million seed round to accelerate game and software development. Investors include Solana Ventures, 6th Man Vent...