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Bubblehouse raises $4M to mainstream NFTs with an accessible marketplace
Bubblehouse, a nonfungible token marketplace, today announced it has raised $4 million in pre-seed funding led by Third Kind VC to build a social, accessible platform for creators and collectors. The funding round was joined by SV Angel, Watertower Ventures, Soma Capital and other angel investors. Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are virtual tokens registered on ...
Cryptocurrency custody platform Cobo raises $40M for DeFi infrastructure
Cobo Global Ltd., a Singapore-based cryptocurrency custody and asset management firm, today announced that it has raised $40 million in new funding led by DST Global, A&T Capital and IMO Ventures. The company said the Series B funds will be used for expanding its decentralized finance infrastructure, adding to its existing cryptocurrency custody services and ...
NBA Top Shot developer Dapper Labs raises $250M
Dapper Labs Inc., creator of NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain platform, today announced a new $250 million funding round. The new round was led by Coatue Ventures and brought in existing investors that include a16z, GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Version One Ventures. New investors include Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital and the Government ...
Automated farming startup Iron Ox raises $53M
Iron Ox Inc., an automated farming startup from California, today announced it has raised $53 million in new funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. This Series C funding round will bring the company’s total funding up to $98 million. Other investors in the round included Crosslink Capital, R7 Partners, Pathbreaker Ventures, I/O Ventures, Amplify Partners, ...
PayPal launches massive update with coupons, direct deposit, bill pay and more
Today PayPal Holdings Inc. today announced its new all-in-one PayPal app with a visual redesign and feature updates that will make it more like a bank, allowing customers to manage their money directly from their smartphone. PayPal originally focused on sending and receiving payments and merchant integration. The new app expands its features into finance ...
Metrika raises $14M funding for blockchain operational monitoring
Metrika Inc., an operational analytics and monitoring service for blockchains, today announced that it has secured $14 million in new funding led by Neotribe Ventures to expand its platform and broaden its customer base. Other investors also participating in the Series A round included Coinbase Ventures, Samsung Next, Nyca Partners and SCB 10X. This latest ...
CloudBolt expands DevOps tool integrations for hybrid cloud environments
Hybrid cloud management startup CloudBolt Software Inc. today announced its Summer ’21 release, featuring expansions to the company’s codeless integrations for DevOps tools for enterprise teams and hybrid cloud governance. The expanded tools include comprehensive Google Cloud Platform support, multicloud budgeting and cost trending insights, and greater automation flexibility. The new release also brings new features to ...
LayerZero raises $6M to build blockchain interoperability protocol
LayerZero, a multiblockchain interoperability protocol, today announced that it has raised $6.3 million in new funding led by Multicoin Capital and Binance Labs to develop its ecosystem and drive adoption. The Series A round was also joined by Sino Global Capital, Defiance, Delphi Digital, Robot Ventures, Spartan, Hypersphere Ventures, Protocol Ventures and Gen Block Capital. LayerZero ...
Apple unveils iPhone 13, new iPad, iPad mini and bigger Apple Watch
Apple Inc. unveiled today during its “California Streaming” press event a series of much-anticipated new products, including the new iPhone 13 lineup, a new iPad and iPad mini, and the Apple Watch Series 7. The company also touted its upcoming A15 Bionic chip, which will be featured in the iPhone 13 models and the new ...
Sea Machines is sending a tugboat on a 1,000-mile autonomous journey around Denmark
An ocean tugboat named the Nelly Bly commanded by an autonomous system and remote operators is going on a 1,000-mile journey around Demark starting Sept. 30. The voyage was announced today by Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics Inc., a global developer of autonomous systems for the maritime industry. Founded in 2015, Sea Machines develops autonomous sea vessel software ...