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Mara CEO on Raising $23M to Spread Crypto Adoption Across Africa

Pan-African centralized crypto exchange Mara raised $23 million in a funding round led by Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and others to boost crypto adoption across Africa. CEO Chi Nnandi shares his insights into the raise, discussing the benefits and hurdles for crypto integration in Africa.

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Coinbase Shares Plunge as Weak Earnings Prompt Near-Term Caution

Shares of Coinbase Global (COIN) tumbled nearly 25% Wednesday after the crypto exchange reported disappointing first-quarter earnings. Still, CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted his company is in no danger of bankruptcy, and that its latest SEC filing is simply a requirement. “The Hash” hosts discuss the outlook for Coinbase amid a sour mood in the markets.

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Finance

Mara Raises $23M From Coinbase, Alameda to Spread Crypto Adoption Across Africa

The exchange is holding Web 3 hackathons and launching products in a pan-African campaign.

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Finance

How the Crypto Industry Cultivates Trust

It’s the hard work of analysis, not the flashy marketing gimmicks, that drive much of the asset class’s growth.

Gibraltar (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Finance

Kraken Receives UAE License to Operate as a Regulated Crypto Exchange

The exchange joins several counterparts plotting moves to or gaining licenses in the United Arab Emirates.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: A Year After Coinbase's IPO, Most Listed Crypto Firms Are Under Water Compared With Bitcoin's Performance; BTC Retreats From $42K

Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested a series of interest-rate increases that might be higher than the usual 0.25 percentage point.

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Markets

Bitfinex Exchange Back Online After ‘Issues’ Cause 2-Hour Outage

The platform underwent maintenance after trading was halted.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange KuCoin Launches $100M Fund for NFT Creators

The money will be used for early-stage projects.

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Finance

Binance.US Raises First Funding Round at $4.5B Valuation

The $200 million fundraise will be used to ramp up marketing ahead of a public listing in “the next two to three years,” a spokesperson said.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Finance

Former Binance CFO Wei Zhou Buys Coins.ph: Report

Indonesia-based technology company Gojek was the seller of the Philippines-based crypto exchange and wallet provider.

Manila, Philippines. (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)