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Venture Capital Firm NFX Adds $62.6M in Follow-On Investments, Including Crypto Companies
The firm is doubling down on high-conviction portfolio companies like crypto’s Ramp, Radicle and Celestia.

Decentralized Crypto Exchange Hashflow Raises $25M at $400M Valuation
The platform uses an asset pricing model that offers interoperability, lower fees and no slippage.

Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Planning New Fund for Web3, Crypto: Report
The news follows a report earlier this week that SkyBridge suspended withdrawals from another fund due to steep declines in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase Had No Financial Exposure to Troubled Celsius, Three Arrows Capital, Voyager
The crypto exchange said it hasn't been hurt by the crypto companies that are all seeking bankruptcy protection.

AI-Based Startup Optic Raises $11M to Put the ‘NF’ in NFTs
Optic’s near-term plans include creating a public API for Web3 developers and new tools for NFT creators and collectors.

Tribe Capital Hires Republic Capital Co-Founder Revsin as Managing Partner
Boris Revsin will oversee equity and crypto funds plus Tribe’s new $25 million crypto incubator.

Dragonfly Capital Leads $13M Round for DeFi Infrastructure Startup XLD Finance
XLD offers cross-border financial tools for customers in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh.

Decentralized Oracle Empiric Network Launches With $7M Funding Round
Variant led the round for the StarkNet-based oracle, which was created in partnership with StarkWare.

Crypto VC Investments Drop 26% in First Half of 2022
Investments totaled $9.3 billion versus the $12.5 billion in last year’s period, but the number of deals increased.

