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Bain Capital and Ripple's Xpring Invest in DeFi Founder's 'Scout Fund'

With a million dollars from Bain Capital and Ripple's VC arm, Robert Leshner is making small bets on early-stage crypto entrepreneurs.

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Sparkswap Raises $3.5 Million From Initialized, Pantera for Lightning-Powered DEX

Pantera-backed Sparkswap has launched to offer pro traders litecoin-to-bitcoin atomic swaps using the lightning network.

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Coinbase, Paradigm Invest $15 Million in Startup Behind Disappearing Blockchain

Made by the startup O(1) Labs, the lightweight Coda protocol is adding more big-name investors to its cap table.

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New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup

A new $50 million VC fund set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta has invested in its first startup, blockchain identity project Trusted Key.

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Former Obama Tech Officer Raises $3.7 Million for Blockchain SaaS Startup

Led by former Obama White House Deputy CTO Ed Felten, Offchain Labs is the latest startup vying for enterprise clients.

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Liquid.com Closes Funding Round Valuing Crypto Firm at 'Over $1 Billion'

Crypto trading platform Liquid.com has been backed by Bitmain and IDG Capital in a funding round it says makes it the latest crypto unicorn.

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Apple, Amazon Alums Behind Sharding Startup Raise $18 Million

Harmony, a "deep sharding" startup that hopes to one day help you turn your data into income, has raised $18 million in a token presale.

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TechCrunch Founder's Crypto Fund Tops $100 Million, Completes First Acquisition

An investor in Arrington XRP Capital has put up another $30 million, enabling the fund to acquire an Australian trading firm.

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Blockchain Insurance Consortium B3i Quietly Raises $16 Million

B3i, a blockchain startup owned by some of the world's top insurance firms, raised $16 million last month, Swiss records show.

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Lock Up Ether, Get Free Crypto: Twist on Airdrops Attracts Top VCs

Governance startup Commonwealth, which offers a new twist on token airdrops, has raised $2 million from a group of notable investors.

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