Edition #57 - 31 MAR 2023
CFTC also appears to have some of Binance's internal chat logs like "come on. They are here for crime.” “we see the bad, but we close 2 eyes.” and similar.
gaming developments
CCP Games has completed $40M funding led by a16z to develop a web3 game.
Great gaming market report by web3 Studios x Polygon Labs x Blockchain Game Alliance.
metaverses & AI
Metaverse infrastructure developer Hadean raised $5M in a Series A extension funding round. Ericsson Ventures, Metrea Discovery, VU Venture Partners, Sanctor Capital and Tirta Ventures are among investors.
AI-Focused Crypto Protocol Fetch AI raised $40M in a funding round from DWF Labs.
defi
Non-custodial DEX on Sui Network Turbos Finance received an investment from Jump Crypto. Amount raised is not disclosed.
Great read by Messari on State of DAO's.
Crypto wallet company Ledger raised $108M in a Series C funding round. 10T, Cité Gestion Private Bank, Cap Horn, Morgan Creek, Cathay Innovation, Korelya Capital, Molten Ventures, True Global Ventures, Digital Finance Group and VaynerFund are among investors.
funding rounds
Middleware platform Particle Network raised $7M in a seed funding round led by ABCDE, with participation from Animoca, Longhash Ventures, GSR Ventures, Hashkey and OP Crypto.
Staking Protocol EigenLayer raised $50M in a Series A funding round led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Electric Capital, Polychain Capital, Hack VC, Bixin Ventures, Finality Capital Partners and Coinbase Ventures.
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