Partior Secures $60M in Series B Funding
Partior, backed by JPMorgan and Standard Chartered, raised $60M in Series B to expand blockchain-based settlement capabilities and integrate ten more currencies. On July 12, Partior, a blockchain company supported by JPMorgan and Standard Chartered, disclosed that it has completed a $60 million Series B funding round, which Peak XV Partners led. Jump Trading Group […]
Donald Trump Memecoin Surges 52% After Assassination Attempt
Trump-themed memecoins and his election odds surged following an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump’s election probabilities on prediction markets and several other Trump-themed memecoins increased in response to an assassination attempt on the former president during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The price of the largest Donald Trump memecoin, MAGA (TRUMP), […]
Hiro Systems Welcomes SEC Closure of Stacks Investigation
SEC concludes the investigation into Stacks and Hiro Systems with no enforcement actions, and it is praised by Hiro Systems for regulatory clarity and commitment to compliance in decentralized technologies. The investigation into Stacks, a Bitcoin scaling network, and its original developer, Hiro Systems, has been concluded by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). […]
Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev Denied Bail
A Dutch Court of Appeal denied bail for Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev, upholding his detention despite his lawyers’ arguments for access to a computer and the internet to prepare his defense. Despite Pertsev’s assertion that he is not an escape risk, the Dutch Court of Appeal in’s-Hertogenbosch denied his bail request and maintained the […]
Pixelverse Secures $2M from Web3 VCs
Pixelverse, a Web3 brand and game ecosystem, has secured an additional $2 million in private financing, bringing its total to $7.5 million, according to the most recent updates shared with Finbold on July 12. The funding was provided by Galaxy Interactive, Crit Ventures, and Arc Community, with angel investors such as The Block founder Mike […]