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GameStop partners with Immutable X to launch NFT marketplace
Video game retail giant GameStop Corp. has finally made good on its long-teased intent to announce the launch of a gaming-related nonfungible token marketplace with a partnership with Immutable X. The two companies said today they’re also creating a fund of “up to $100 million” intended to use for grants for NFT content and technology, ...
Google delivers Flutter support for Windows desktop apps
The newest update to Flutter, Google LLC’s multiplatform open-source app development framework, brings support for Windows applications. As of today, using Flutter 2.10, developers can create vibrant user interfaces that work on mobile as well as Windows desktop all from one codebase. Developers will be able to write their applications once and then port them ...
Dune Analytics raises $69M to empower web3 data analysts
The blockchain data analysis firm Dune Analytics today announced it has closed a $69.4 million in new funding round led by Coatue, bringing its valuation to $1 billion. The Series B round brought the total amount raised by the company to more than $79 million. Existing investors, including Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly Capital, also participated ...
Island launches ‘enterprise browser’ to improve security at work
Dallas-based startup Island today emerged from stealth mode and unveiled a web browser designed to provide for the security needs of the enterprise while still retaining a familiar browsing experience. The company aptly calls its software the “Enterprise Browser” and it embeds all of the security models and requirements within the browser itself. Enterprise security ...
Codefresh rolls out its Argo-powered flagship software delivery platform for DevOps
DevOps platform developer Codefresh Inc. today announced the public release of its flagship Codefresh Software Delivery Platform, which is designed to provide scalable enterprise-class DevOps automation for code delivery. Codefresh’s platform is built on Argo, an open-source toolset for Kubernetes, to run development workflows and manage containers combined with software-defined GitOps deployments. Using GitOps practices, DevOps ...
Phantom cryptocurrency wallet raises $109M in new funding led by Paradigm
Phantom Technologies Inc., a provider of a noncustodial cryptocurrency wallet, announced today that it has raised $109 million in a new funding round led by Paradigm placing the company’s valuation at $1.2 billion. The company also announced the launch of its app for iOS devices, making it available on both mobile and web. Other investors ...
Arcade announces public launch of NFT-backed lending platform
Arcade, a platform that allows the owners of nonfungible tokens to use them as collateral for loans, today announced the public launch of its lending platform. The platform is a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects NFT owners interested in receiving loans with lenders, which can underwrite fixed-rate term loans collateralized by borrowers’ NFTs on the Ethereum ...
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX raises additional $400M at $32B valuation
The Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. today announced it has raised $400 million in new funding in the company’s third fundraise in the past six months, hiking its valuation at a cool $32 billion. The Series C funding announcement comes less than a week after the announcement of a $400 million Series A funding ...
Digital assets custody firm Fireblocks raises $550M at $8B in valuation
Fireblocks Inc., a cryptocurrency custodial infrastructure firm, announced today that it has raised $500 million in new late-stage funding, valuing the company at $8 billion. The company boasted that this round makes it the highest-valued digital asset infrastructure provider in the world as the Series E round quadrupled the company’s valuation since its Series D ...
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX US raises $400M at $8B valuation
FTX US, the American affiliate of the cryptocurrency exchange, earned unicorn status several times over today after raising $400 million in its first funding round from investors at a valuation of $8 billion. The Series A round included participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Softbank’s Vision Fund 2, Multicoin Capital, Paradigm, Steadview Capital and others. The Chicago-based ...