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Binance Announces Former Deputy US Attorney as its First Deputy General Counsel

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Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the appointment of Joshua Eaton, former Deputy U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California, as Deputy General Counsel. Eaton will lead the organization’s legal affairs, supporting global compliance, investigations, and law enforcement coordination activities. Eaton brings over 20 years of experience … Read more

Eros Investments partners with Dubai World Trade Centre Authority to develop the Web3 ecosystem

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Eros Investments, a leading Global Media, Entertainment & Technology portfolio of ventures, announced a strategic partnership with the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) to operate under the world’s only specialist Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), and enable growth of the worldwide Web 3.0 industry and associated blockchain businesses from Dubai as the Hub. Foundational … Read more

CoinDCX launches venture investment arm CoinDCX Ventures

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CoinDCX, an Indian crypto exchange, has announced the creation of CoinDCX Ventures, an investment effort that will fund early-stage crypto and blockchain firms, bolstering India’s digital asset ecosystem and speeding up the digital economy’s transformation. The initial fund is estimated to be worth Rs 100 crore, with funds coming entirely from the company’s financial sheet … Read more

CoinDCX Secures $135 Million, Valuation Doubles To $2.15 Billion

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CoinDCX, India’s most valuable crypto trading platform, has secured $135.9 million (about Rs 1,000 crore) from investors led by Pantera Capital and Steadview Capital, more than doubling its valuation to $2.15 billion in less than a year. The money comes as cryptocurrency exchanges in India are subjected to new taxation restrictions. Due to limited access … Read more

Polygon raises $450M from Sequoia India, Galaxy, Tiger Global and SoftBank

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Polygon (previously Matic Network), an Ethereum scaling project, has raised $450 million in its first major venture capital round, led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Tiger Global, SoftBank, Galaxy Digital, Republic Capital, Makers Fund, Alameda Research, Alan Howard, Alexis Ohanian, Steadview Capital, Elevation Capital, Animoca Brands, Spartan Fund, Dragonfly Capital, Variant Fund, and … Read more

Global crypto investing platform Mudrex raises $6.5M

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Mudrex

Mudrex, a Y Combinator-backed crypto investing platform based in Bengaluru and San Francisco, revealed on Tuesday that it has raised $6.5 million in pre-Series A funding from Arkam Ventures, Tribe Capital, and Bolt by QED Investors. Mudrex, founded in 2018 by Edul, Alankar Saxena (CTO), Rohit Goyal (VP, DeFi), and Prince Arora (VP, Engineering), simplifies … Read more

Crypto investment startup Flint raises $5.1M In seed funding

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Flint, a worldwide cryptocurrency investment tool, has secured $5.1 million in venture funding from Sequoia Capital India and GFC. Coinbase Ventures, Hashed, IOSG, Better Capital, Antler India, and MSA Capital were among the 11 institutional investors who participated in the round. The company, which was founded in October 2021, now provides a simple and steady … Read more

Jack Dorsey Has Established A Bitcoin Defence Fund To Assist Developers In Their Legal Disputes In The Crypto Space

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Block CEO Jack Dorsey is leading the charge to form a nonprofit that will assist bitcoin developers in defending themselves against litigation and other legal issues. In an open letter to bitcoin developers, Dorsey stated that the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund “aims to minimise legal issues that prevent software developers from actively developing bitcoin.” “The … Read more

Bitcoin Association appoints two new global ambassadors for India to advance Bitcoin SV (BSV)

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Bitcoin Association, the Switzerland-based global industry organisation that works to advance business with the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain, today announces that it has appointed two new Bitcoin Association Ambassadors as part of its global ambassador programme, with Kumaraguru Ramanujam and Rohan Sharan both appointed as Bitcoin Association Ambassadors for India. Bitcoin Association Ambassadors are experienced … Read more

Leading Crypto Payments Infrastructure Provider, MoonPay, Closes $555 Million Funding

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Moonpay

Leading crypto payments infrastructure provider, Moonpay just closed a $555 million Series A financing to rapidly accelerate its global footprint, invest in its world-class team, and underwrite an expanding number of innovations in the crypto economy. The funding, which has sent the crypto start-ups’ valuation to $3.4 billion marks yet another massive funding in the … Read more

Bitcoin Association Become an Associate Member of the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA)

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Bitcoin Association, the Switzerland-based global industry organisation that works to advance business with the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain and digital currency, today announces that it has been admitted to join the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA) as an associate member as part of its ongoing efforts to support the growth of enterprise blockchain technologies in Japan and across Asia. The JCBA … Read more