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Binance Labs Invests $8M in Hackathon Organizer DoraHacks
As part of the funding, DoraHacks will co-host the latest round of Binance Labs’ startup incubator.
Private Equity Giant KKR Plans to Back Anchorage Fundraise at $3B Valuation: Report
The crypto custody platform previously raised $80 million in a funding round in February.
A16z Leads $3.1M Funding Round for Mem’s Social Media Protocol
Mem is building Web 3 tools to give individuals more control over their personal data.
Binance CEO CZ Says He Plans to Give Away Vast Majority of His Wealth
The head of the world’s largest crypto exchange also told the AP in an interview that he personally doesn’t “get” dogecoin, but he’s OK with that.
Anoma Foundation Raises $26M to Simplify Exchanging Cryptocurrencies
Polychain Capital led the round, which valued Anoma at $260 million.
Liquid Staking Protocol PStake Raises $10M in Strategic Funding
The round included investments from Galaxy Digital, Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures and Alameda Research.
MakerDAO’s Rune Christensen Joins VC Firm Dragonfly Capital
Christensen is the founder of MakerDAO, which ranks second among DeFI projects with $19.3 billion in total value locked.
Alex Raises $5.8M to Bring DeFi to the Bitcoin Ecosystem
Alex aims to be a one-stop DeFi platform for fixed-rate and fixed-term bitcoin lending and borrowing.
Saddle Raises $7.5M to Reduce Slippage in DeFi Trading
The automated market maker wants to minimize the spread on stablecoin trades.
Smart Contract Platform Agoric Launches Public Chain
Agoric hopes to attract JavaScript developers to DeFi apps with a development environment providing reusable governance, lending and trading components.
