Wintermute Backs DEX Vertex Protocol in Strategic Investment
The amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed, and Wintermute will provide liquidity services to the decentralized exchange.
Funding Rounds
Aave-Developed Lens Protocol Raises $15M to Expand ‘Social Layer’ of Web3
Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joined the round as angel investors.
Bitcoin-Denominated Life Insurance Provider Sets Up Shop With $19M Funding
Meanwhile’s target audience is U.S. citizens with large BTC holdings, an audience from which it has “seen a lot of early demand.”
PayPal Ventures Leads $52M Round for Crypto Firm Magic
The startup offers non-custodial wallet infrastructure for an enterprise client list that includes Macy’s and Mattel.
Crypto Infrastructure Firm Anoma Foundation Raises $25M
The Swiss non-profit oversees the Anoma blockchain architecture and the layer 1 blockchain Namada.
Sam Altman’s Crypto Project Worldcoin Raises $115M Led By Blockchain Capital
Other investors in the Series C round included Bain Capital Crypto and Distributed Global.
LabDAO Raises $3.6M to Decentralize Drug Discovery
The project also launched its new PLEX client that eases the burden of resource-intensive computations for scientific data.
Crypto Firm FARE Protocol Raises $6.2M Ahead of Token Launch
The fundraise was led by C Squared Ventures and Goat Capital, the firm co-founded by Twitch founder Justin Kan.
DeFi Protocol Thetanuts Finance Raises $17M for Expansion, New Partnerships
The startup offers multi-chain structured financial products with plans for a buy-side altcoin options market.
Staking Provider P2P.org Raises $23M From Big-Name Investors to Drive Institutional Offering
The investment comes from Web3 investor Jump Crypto, crypto exchange Bybit and digital asset bank Sygnum.