Velix.ID launches Blockchain platform for identity verification
Newly launched RegTech startup Velix.ID, which is using blockchain to enable frictionless identity verification, is planning a token sale.Current methods of identity verification take...
Thailand eases crypto tax regulations to promote digital asset investments
Thailand’s finance ministry has loosened regulations around crypto tax in order to foster investment in the country’s digital asset market.
MAS partners with IMF, World Bank to launch global challenge for digital currency solutions
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduced a global challenge for retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions.
Financial modelling platform Gauntlet Network joins unicorn club
Gauntlet Network, a financial modelling platform, has hit a $1bn valuation after the close of its Series B round on $23.8m.
Pantera invests in decentralized finance app InstaDApp’s $2.4m seed round
InstaDApp, the autonomous banking portal on emerging blockchain-based protocols, have closed a $2.4m seed round.
Aura Network bags $4m to expand Web3 ecosystem
Aura Network, a company claiming to be building the internet of NFTs, has raised $4m in a round led by investors Hashed and Coin98.
Trading volume for Bakkt’s bitcoin futures hit just $5m in first week
Despite having been highly anticipated, the Intercontinental Exchange’s bitcoin futures contract only traded at a total value of $5m in its first week.
CertiK claims to raise the largest funding round of any blockchain security platform
Blockchain security company CertiK has scored $37m in its Series B funding round, which was co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital.
FinTech Collective closes pair of funds on $250m
Venture Capital firm FinTech Collective has closed a pair of funds, which have a combined value of $250m and will invest into FinTechs around the world.
Enterprise Ireland sets sights on FinTech with new fund
Enterprise Ireland has launched a €750,000 fund to invest in promising FinTech startups.