ZynCoin Launches ‘Comfy,’ a Physical Collectible That Earns Tokens as Rewards
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Finance
BitGo Reiterates Autonomy From Justin Sun, Tron as MakerDAO Decides to Dump WBTC
Critics of Sun’s involvement don’t understand the operational mechanics, the crypto custodian’s CEO, Mike Belshe, said during an X Space discussion.
Digital Assets Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $10M in Series A Funding
The company plans to reach $16 million by the end of a second closing.
Sahara AI, Blockchain Project Tackling Copyright and Privacy, Raises $43M
The large funding round was led by Pantera Capital, Binance Labs and Polychain Capital and included participation from Samsung, Matrix Partners, Foresight Ventures and others.
Crypto.com Secures Multiyear Sponsorship Deal With UEFA Champions League
Crypto.com’s sponsorship of the Champions League will be unveiled officially at Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Atalanta in Warsaw.
WazirX Ends Custody Relationship With Liminal, Is Moving Funds to New Multisig Wallets
Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX, which suffered a $230 million exploit in July, is ending its relationship with custody provider Liminal.
Coinbase Promotes cbBTC, Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative for Base Blockchain
Tweets from the crypto exchange and Jesse Pollack, the creator of Base, suggest cbBTC could run on the layer-2 blockchain.
Crypto Project Essential Raises $11M for ‘Declarative, Intent-Based’ Blockchain
The investment was led by Archetype and included contributions from IOSG, Spartan, Amber Group and Big Brain Holdings.
Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed to Offer Crypto RWAs in LatAm with eNor Securities
ENor Securities, an exchange based in El Salvador, will offer Backed’s bTokens to retail investors in Latin America.
VCs Show ‘Flight to Quality’ in Q2 Funding Report
PitchBook reports $2.7B in venture funding, up from Q1, but with less deal flow. It expects $12-14B for the year, up significantly on 2023’s numbers.