startups

InfStones founder and CEO Zhenwu Shi (InfStones)
Blockchain Infrastructure Startup InfStones Raises $33M in Series B Funding
InfStones is among a crop of firms aiming to become the AWS of Web 3.
InfStones founder and CEO Zhenwu Shi (InfStones)

Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee
DeFi Protocol Element Finance Raises $32M in Series A Round
Polychain Capital led the round, which also included Andreessen Horowitz and other previous investors.
Polychain Capital founder Olaf Carlson-Wee

San Salvador, El Salvador (Mauricio Cuéllar/Unsplash)
El Salvador’s State-Owned Banco Hipotecario Taps Four Crypto Startups for Blockchain Products
The four-member alliance is already working on products to boost financial inclusion with bitcoin in the Central American country.
San Salvador, El Salvador (Mauricio Cuéllar/Unsplash)

Hernando Rubio, CEO and co-founder of Colombian fintech company Movii.
Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round
Movii said that it was targeting some of the funding to develop a bitcoin purchasing service.
Hernando Rubio, CEO and co-founder of Colombian fintech company Movii.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) (Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images)
US Lawmaker Proposes Safe Harbor Bill, Echoing SEC Commissioner Peirce
The “Clarity for Digital Tokens Act of 2021″ would carve out space for crypto projects to launch tokens without irking securities regulators.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) (Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images)

(Leon Overweel/Unsplash)
Crypto Gains Ground in Latin America Amid Venture Capital Boom
Venture capital funds invested more than $6 billion in Latin America in the first half of 2021, versus $4 billion in all of 2020.
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Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Abdullah Ahmad/Unsplash)
India’s Crypto Startups Come of Age, Despite Uncertainty
Despite regulatory confusion, blockchain startups in India are finally garnering investor interest and economic stability
Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Abdullah Ahmad/Unsplash)

The Sydney opera house
Australian Lending Startup Loda Gets $15M to Further Crypto Collateralization Efforts
Loda is among the first of its kind in the country that allows users to borrow Australian dollars against crypto, its CEO said.
The Sydney opera house

Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard.
Alan Howard Adds to Crypto Spending With Investment in Two Startups
The latest investment comes a day after Howard announced a $4 million investment in Asian crypto trading app Kikitrade.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard.

1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino
Crypto VC 1confirmation Raises $125M for Third Fund
The $800 million asset manager intends to keep investing in early-stage crypto projects with disruptive potential.
1confirmation founder Nick Tomaino