Launched in 2021, the universal liquidity layer and protocol intermediary has surpassed $60 billion in lifetime transaction volume.
The startup named Surf says over 300,000 people are using the platform with more than a million search results.
Seismic, whose total funding now sits at $17 million, says fintech demand for crypto rails is rising, but privacy gaps still deter adoption.
Fomo said with its app users can maintain one balance across multiple chains and don't have to worry about bridges or gas fees.
The $5 billion valuation cements Tempo as one of the most valuable new entrants in the stablecoin infrastructure race.
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Lava has also launched a new dollar yield product, currently offering up to 7.5% APY on loans backed solely by bitcoin collateral.
The round was led by Borderless Capital with participation from Strategic Cyber Ventures, CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, Bloccelerate VC and In-Q-Tel.
The round was co-led by GRVT’s tech partner ZKsync and Further Ventures, an investment firm backed by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund.
The crypto infrastructure provider focused on stablecoins said it's nearly tripled its valuation in six months.
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The platform aims to close the cash yield gap between Europe and the U.S., projecting to reach $1 billion in AUM by the end of the year.
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The firm plans to lead Series A rounds in companies building on Bitcoin with initial checks ranging from $3 million to $8 million.
Kuru blends AMM functionality with the central limit order book (CLOB) architecture on the Monad Layer 1 blockchain.
The Open Platform plans to use its financing to expand geographically, which entails launching portfolio companies in the U.S., EU, and other areas.
Alex Atallah previously co-founded OpenSea with CEO Devin Finzer in 2018 but stepped down from the NFT marketplace in 2022.
The exchange, GTE, hopes to emulate levels of latency seen on centralized venues like Binance.
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The startup is confident its trading capabilities can rival giant centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.
The firm intends to use its Series A financing to increase its employee headcount and to expand the functionality of its Toolkit product.
The Series A was structured as equity with token warrants, Singh said, declining to disclose the post-money valuation.
Eternis AI is developing Freysa AI and has raised $30 million from Coinbase Ventures, Selini Capital, and others.
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Circle Ventures, Sound Ventures, Commerce Ventures and DCG also participated in the round geared towards fueling expansion.
The $25 million Series A round was led by New Form Capital, with participation from Joint Effects, Tribe Capital and Ripple, among others.
Camp Network enables users to register intellectual property onchain using a bespoke “proof of provenance” consensus mechanism.
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Paradigm has led a $50 million Series A round for decentralized AI startup Nous Research, bringing its token valuation to $1 billion.