Announcements

Dune Analytics, one of Ethereum’s most popular data visualization and analytics platforms, propelled to Unicorn Status with a $1 billion valuation after a $69 million fundraising round, looking to expand cross-chain. On February 2, Dune Analytics announced the close of a $69,420,000 round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Coatue, a…

X Ventures and Agora announced the launch of the X Competition, giving blockchain startups the chance to win up to $2 million in funding, a business strategy workshop with renowned experts in Berlin, and exposure to over 50 venture capitalists at the Agora 9th Edition Global Blockchain Congress, an invitation-only blockchain conference in Dubai on…

MoonPay, a leading global crypto payments infrastructure provider, announced the launch of NFT Checkout, a plug-and-play solution allowing any brand, creator, or marketplace to give their users a simpler, faster way to buy and sell NFTs with a credit card. In addition, NFT Checkout’s card approval rates are multiples higher than standard crypto on-ramps, leading…

Visa revealed that cryptocurrency-linked card usage hit $2.5 billion in its first fiscal quarter of 2022. The payments company has shown a significant effort to support widespread digital currency adoption. In a recent earnings call, the company announced that its crypto-linked card usage hit $2.5 billion in its most recent quarter. That figure is 70%…

Crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd. has raised $400 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the company, which has leaned heavily on sports and gaming, at $32 billion. The investment values the crypto exchange at the same level as Deutsche Boerse and more than Nasdaq or Twitter. According to the company’s statement, the round…

Bahrain-based crypto exchange CoinMENA has obtained a cryptocurrency license from the European Union. As a result, CoinMENA will now be able to expand to new jurisdictions in the MENA region and beyond, as well as increase the number of crypto assets and crypto financial services on the platform. Launched in 2021 by Dina Sam’an, Talal…