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Finance

Crypto Market Maker DWF Labs’ More Than $200M in Deals Blur What ‘Investing’ Means

DWF Labs made headlines with flurry of investments in crypto projects such as CryptoGPT or Synthetix. A closer examination reveals that many of their deals aren’t typical venture capital investments. However, the firm says it’s all a misunderstanding.

Andrei Grachev of DWF Labs (LinkedIn, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Alchemy Pay Raises $10M at $400M Valuation to Push South Korean Expansion Plans

The funding came from DWF Labs, its eighth investment of $10 million or more in the last six weeks.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitget Invests $30M in Digital Wallet BitKeep

The exchange will use BitKeep to improve stability of security of handling multiple assets across different blockchains.

Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Auros Secures $17M Investment as It Recovers From FTX Woes

Auros, the trading firm that lost $20 million in FTX’s implosion, was released from provisional liquidation by a British Virgin Island court after major debt restructuring and the investment led by TradFi trading firm Vivienne Court and bitcoin miner Bit Digital.

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Finance

401(k) Provider ForUsAll to Offer Crypto Investments Into CoinDesk Indices Constituents

This will be the first index-based digital asset offering available through a 401(k), says ForUsAll.

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Finance

DeFi Trading Platform Aurox Seeking Funding at $75M Valuation

The DeFi-focused software developer firm is seeking to raise up to $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign on tZERO.

The price of ether has risen 16% in the past week. (Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Was Singapore's Top Area of Fintech Investment in 2022 Despite Global Slowdown: KPMG

For 2023, KPMG has predicted that it is "likely investments in crypto-focused firms will remain very slow."

A new KPMG report predicts the crypto investment slowdown will continue through the rest of the year (Shutterstock)

Finance

Deutsche Bank in Talks to Invest in 2 German Crypto Firms: Bloomberg

The banking giant’s asset management arm, DWS Group, is looking to expand further into the digital assets space.

Deutsche Bank

Opinion

‘It’s Time for Crypto to Put on Big Boy Pants’: 5 Ways TradFi Investors Are Rethinking Crypto in the Wake of FTX

Pension funds, endowments, foundations and large family offices are key to crypto’s future. How do they look at the industry now? Angelo Calvello checks in with 15 asset-owners.

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Markets

Bernstein: Returns From Buying Crypto During Downturns Have Been Spectacular

The industry has a strong track record of fighting back, a report from the brokerage firm said.

La adopción institucional continúa creciendo a pesar del invierno cripto, afirma Bernstein. (Timothy Eberly/Unsplash)