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ForkLog 7 11.08.2021

Robinhood buys platform for investor–company communications for $140 million

Online broker Robinhood acquired Say Technologies for $140 million. This marked the company's first major acquisition since its initial public offering (IPO) in July.

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ForkLog 8 11.08.2021

Metromile, the San Francisco-based auto-insurer, invests $1 million in Bitcoin.

Metromile, the San Francisco-based auto-insurer that sells pay-by-mile car insurance via a digital platform, invested $1 million in its first cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 17 10.08.2021

Bitcoin exchange CoinDCX becomes India’s first crypto unicorn.

The CoinDCX exchange raised 6.7 billion rupees (about $90 million), becoming India's first unicorn in the cryptocurrency industry.

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ForkLog 17 30.07.2021

ARK Invest buys nearly 1.3 million Robinhood shares on first day of trading

ARK Investment Management's Cathie Wood bought 1,297,615 Robinhood shares through its ARKK fund on the Nasdaq debut day of the trading platform, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 16 28.07.2021

Genesis Digital Assets raises $125 million to fund expansion

The American mining company Genesis Digital Assets has raised $125 million in equity financing to support expansion in the United States and Nordic countries.

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ForkLog 7 22.07.2021

FTX chief explains ‘divorce’ from Binance as a difference in business approach

The crypto-derivatives exchange FTX bought back the shares it had sold to Binance. In an interview with Decrypt, founder Sam Bankman-Fried explained that the move was necessary to increase flexibility and reflect differences in their approaches to running the business.

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ForkLog 8 22.07.2021

Controversial Clearview AI facial-recognition tool raises $30 million in Series B

The developer of the Clearview AI facial-recognition tool raised $30 million in a Series B round.

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ForkLog 7 21.07.2021

CoinFund raises $83 million to back crypto startups

CoinFund raised $83 million in a funding round to develop various cryptocurrency startups and initiatives.

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ForkLog 19 02.07.2021

NFT game developer Animoca Brands raises $50 million from Coinbase Ventures and other investors

Hong Kong-based NFT game developer Animoca Brands announced that it has raised $50 million from Coinbase Ventures, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Blue Pool Capital and other investors.

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ForkLog 11 28.06.2021

Media: Early Bitcoin investor Mircea Popescu dies off the Costa Rican coast

Early Bitcoin investor Mircea Popescu drowned in the Pacific Ocean off the Costa Rican coast. Trustnodes reports, citing the local Office of Judicial Investigations (OIJ).

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ForkLog 7 17.06.2021

VanEck subsidiary invests in CryptoCompare analytics startup

British analytics startup CryptoCompare has received strategic investments from MV Index Solutions (MVIS), VanEck’s asset-management subsidiary, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 8 15.06.2021

DeFi platform dYdX closes $65 million Series C led by Paradigm and other investors

Decentralized cryptocurrency derivatives exchange dYdX has closed a $65 million Series C funding round led by venture capital firm Paradigm.

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