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Solana Commits $100M to Support South Korean Crypto Projects

Solana will pump up to $100 million into South Korean crypto startups as it looks to penetrate a developer market still reeling from last month’s Terra ecosystem collapse. “The Hash” team discusses the investment and why Solana is courting South Korea’s crypto games development sector.

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Finance

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)

Finance

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

Finance

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)

Finance

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.

Policy

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)

Finance

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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Finance

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)

Markets

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.

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Markets

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.