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A16z Leads $28M Round for Privacy Coin Iron Fish
Other investors in the round included Sequoia, Electric Capital and MetaStable, as well as Terra co-founder Do Kwon and Anchorage co-founder Nathan McCauley.

NYDIG Raises $50M for Seventh Digital Asset Fund
A single investor backed NYDIG’s seventh fund dedicated to cryptocurrency investments.

Investment Firm Kelly Files for Ether Futures ETF
The filing comes just three months after ProShares and VanEck pulled similar filings with the U.S. SEC.

Citi Veteran Launches $1.5B Crypto Fund With Algorand as Strategic Partner
The fund includes a play-to-earn gaming arm that will be headed by former Goldman Sachs analyst Sam Peurifoy, known in gaming circles as “Das Kapitalist.”

Crypto Investment Firm Arca Launches $30M Fund Dedicated to NFTs
The fund opened to investors last week and has raised $11.4 million so far.

NFT Authenticator ORIGYN Raises $20M at $300M Valuation
Paris Hilton is among the investors backing the Swiss nonprofit.

Pantera Capital Raises $600M for New Crypto Fund: Report
Institutional investors contributed about 75% of the capital, according to The Information.

NFT Marketplace Rarible Launches Messaging Feature
Users of the Ethereum-based platform can now communicate about NFT sales and connect creators to their fans – pseudonymously.

Crypto Giants Back $3.2M Round for Data Provider Staking Rewards
Galaxy Digital, Digital Currency Group and CoinShares co-led the investment round.

Payments Infrastructure Firm MoonPay Raises $555M at a $3.4B Valuation
The funding will be used to pursue M&A opportunities, hire more people and expand geographic coverage and payment methods.
