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ForkLog 25 18.01.2021

Maps.me startup raises $50 million to build a DeFi ecosystem

The Maps.me startup, behind an offline navigation service, has raised $50 million to build a DeFi ecosystem. The seed round was led by Alameda Research, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 8 16.01.2021

Institutional Digest: Grayscale assets surpass $20bn as MicroStrategy buys 29,646 BTC

The cryptocurrency industry is attracting an increasing number of institutional players. This is reflected in both investments in infrastructure and the growing attention that companies devote to Bitcoin as an asset class. The most important developments of the past weeks are in ForkLog's overview.

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ForkLog 23 15.01.2021

Coinbase backs Titan, a mining-infrastructure software developer, and launches Asset Hub

The largest American bitcoin exchange Coinbase funded Titan, a mining-infrastructure software developer. The amount of the investment was not disclosed in the press release.

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ForkLog 17 14.01.2021

Arca raises $10 million in Series A funding

Arca, a digital asset investment management firm, announced the completion of its Series A funding round totaling $10 million.

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ForkLog 15 14.01.2021

Media reports plan to raise $1 billion for Telegram from private investors; Durov partially denies.

The Information reported private talks by Telegram founder Pavel Durov with banks and investors. The talks were reportedly about raising $1 billion through the issuance of convertible bonds and an IPO. Durov himself later partially denied this information.

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ForkLog 14 13.01.2021

CoinSwitch Kuber raises $15 million in Series A led by Ribbit Capital and Paradigm

The Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinSwitch Kuber raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firms Ribbit Capital and Paradigm.

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ForkLog 9 11.01.2021

Biconomy raises $1.5 million from Eden Block and Binance

Venture firm Eden Block led the seed round conducted by Biconomy, the platform for working with decentralized applications (dapps). The project raised $1.5 million at the seed stage.

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ForkLog 11 03.01.2021

Average venture deal size in the cryptocurrency industry rose by 33% in 2020

Venture capital activity surged in 2020. Compared with 2019, the average venture deal size in the cryptocurrency industry rose by 32.5% to $5.7 million. The Block Research analysts shared these observations.

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ForkLog 19 29.12.2020

Vauld, an Indian crypto platform, raises $2 million from Coinbase and Pantera Capital

Indian-based cryptocurrency startup Vauld raised $2 million to broaden the platform's functionality and expand into European and U.S. markets.

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ForkLog 18 25.12.2020

Crypto venture-capital funding exceeds $3 billion

In 2020, total venture funding in the crypto industry was valued at $3.1 billion across 774 deals. The largest acquisitions were CoinMarketCap, Blockfolio and Tagomi.

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ForkLog 11 23.12.2020

Hashed raises $120m for blockchain startups and DeFi

The South Korean blockchain company Hashed has raised $120 million for a fund to support technology startups and DeFi projects, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 11 23.12.2020

Swiss crypto bank SEBA raises CHF 20 million in Series B

The regulated cryptocurrency bank SEBA announced the successful completion of its Series B funding round, through which it attracted CHF 20 million (~$22.5 million).

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