Funding Rounds

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VMware Joins Samsung, Salesforce as Investor in Digital Asset’s Series C Funding Round
Enterprise blockchain maker Digital Asset says VMware has joined its Series C funding round, though it didn't say how much has been raised.
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Crypto Trading Platform CrossTower Raises $6M in Seed Round
CrossTower has raised $6 million in seed funding, with entrepreneur Gerard Lopez leading the round.
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Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Funding Rounds for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
The crypto trading firm pitched investors on the basis that its best trade execution platform offers institutions a solution to the wash trading that is rife in the space.
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Lolli investor Michelle Phan in the offices of Em Cosmetics. (Credit: Mark Sacro for CoinDesk)
Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round
Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.
Lolli investor Michelle Phan in the offices of Em Cosmetics. (Credit: Mark Sacro for CoinDesk)

Geneva, Switzerland
Digital Asset Firm Taurus Group Raises €10M From Investors Including Banks, Tezos
Taurus Group is looking to expand its operations after securing Series A funding led by Arab Bank (Switzerland).
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Skew's founding team, Emmanuel Goh and Tim Noat. (Credit: Skew)
Crypto Data Provider Skew Raises $5M, Launches Trade Execution Platform
The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year.
Skew's founding team, Emmanuel Goh and Tim Noat. (Credit: Skew)

Morgan Creek co-founder and partner Anthony Pompliano. (Credit: CoinDesk)
Morgan Creek Invests in Startup Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi
Anthony Pompliano's investment firm has joined a seed round for Atomic Loans, a startup looking to create bitcoin-backed lending instruments.
Morgan Creek co-founder and partner Anthony Pompliano. (Credit: CoinDesk)

Nic Carter speaks at Consensus Invest 2018.
Coinbase, Fidelity and More Back Coin Metrics in $6M Series A Funding Round
The cryptocurrency data provider will use the new funding to expand its team and improve product offerings.
Nic Carter speaks at Consensus Invest 2018.

Mumbai, India.
Polychain, Bain Capital Join $3M Series A Round for Indian Exchange CoinDCX
The funding round comes just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned the country's banking ban.
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Bakkt President Adam White
Bakkt Raises $300M Series B From Microsoft, Pantera
Bakkt raised $300 million from its parent firm ICE, as well as Microsoft's M12, Pantera and a number of other funds.
Bakkt President Adam White