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Finance

Gaming Network Oasys Onboards Japan Conglomerate SoftBank as Network Validator

Softbank was one of four companies that joined the network, bringing the total number of validators to 25.

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Finance

SoftBank, Deutsche Telekom Back $300M Fund With Web3 Component

The fund from DTCP launched in March and is still raising money. It is expected to close in 2023.

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Finance

SoftBank Reports Record Quarterly Loss

The company, which has invested in crypto projects, cited a global tech sell-off and weaker yen.

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Finance

DeFi Firm BloXroute Raises $70M to Fund Expansion in SoftBank-Led Round

The investment will enable the company to add to its team and extend its reach.

BloXroute raised $70 million to speed up DeFi transactions. (PM Images/Getty Images)

Finance

Community Gaming Raises $16M in SoftBank-Led Round to Expand Crypto Esports

The competitive gaming platform is expanding into Latin America and Southeast Asia.

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Videos

Aleo Blockchain CEO the Largest Fundraising Round Ever In the Zero-Knowledge Space

Pledging to launch its private, programmable Aleo blockchain network “later this year,” crypto startup Aleo Systems raised $200 million in a Series B funding round led by SoftBank, Tiger Global, and others. Aleo’s Series B represents the largest fundraising round ever in the zero-knowledge space. Aleo CEO and CTO Howard Wu shares insights into his pitch, the Aleo community and the state of privacy-focused DeFi programmability.

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Finance

Polygon Raises $450M From Sequoia Capital India, Galaxy, SoftBank to Support Web 3 Plans

Polygon will use the funding to build Web 3 applications and invest in zero-knowledge technology.

The Polygon team

Finance

SoftBank Leads $60M Funding Round for B2B Payments Platform Tribal

Tribal will use the money to continue building out its teams in Latin America, and also plans to release some crypto-related products later this year.

Signage in the window of a SoftBank Corp. store in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.

Finance

Digital Currency Group Achieves $10B Valuation in $700M Secondary Sale

Two SoftBank funds, GIC Capital, Ribbit Capital and CapitalG, the private equity arm of Google’s holding company, Alphabet, took part.

DCG Founder, CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

SoftBank to Invest $75M in Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish

The Block.one subsidiary is set to go public via a SPAC merger this year.

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.

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