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Japan’s gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises $20M in private token sale

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The round was led by Republic Capital with participation from Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, Kucoin, Gate.io, Bitbank and Mirana Ventures. Singapore has emerged as a crypto hub in Asia in recent years. ” Oasys is actively working to list its tokens on several crypto exchanges.

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Rocketplace raises $9M in seed funding to build the ‘Fidelity for crypto’

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Rocketplace, a startup that aims to build a “next-generation asset management platform for crypto,” has raised $9 million in a seed funding round. Secondly, Rocketplace — which offers commission-free trading of more than 30 tokens — claims to “not be just another crypto exchange.”. A few things about this raise stood out.

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a16z backs CoinSwitch Kuber in first India investment

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CoinSwitch is the 30th Indian startup to become a unicorn this year, and only the second in the crypto space. (B B Capital-backed CoinDCX became the first Indian crypto unicorn in August.). Ashish and the team have demonstrated strong execution abilities and the ambition to deliver an investment platform for the masses in India.”.

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Crypto finance startup Amber Group raises $100M at $1B valuation

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More mainstream venture capital firms are jumping on the crypto bandwagon as investors increasingly consider bitcoin an investable asset, despite the recent massive price drops of a few major cryptocurrencies. Critics have long been wary of the crypto industry’s environmental costs.

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Titan, a platform aimed at the ‘everyday investor,’ valued at $450M as a16z leads $58M Series B

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Titan , a startup that is building a retail investment management platform aimed at the new generation of “everyday investors,” has closed on $58 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). At launch, Titan Crypto will be available to all U.S. residents except those with home addresses in New York.

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Co:Create aims to help NFT projects launch their own cryptocurrencies

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For regulatory reasons, the actual structure behind its token issuance was fairly complex ( more on that here from my colleague Lucas Matney ), but one thing is clear — whatever Yuga does, other NFT projects will seek to ape. While the protocol is still just an initial prototype, it has already attracted some high-profile backers.

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Daily Crunch: Dash board temporarily suspends CEO as company investigates financial impropriety

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Startups and VC After two years of seeking regulatory approval, Wefunder has officially received the green light to operate its investment crowdfunding services within the European Union. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. ” slide. You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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