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‘AWS for blockchain’ Alchemy boosts valuation to $3.5B with $250M raise

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Exactly six months after raising $80 million at a $505 million valuation, blockchain and Web3 development SaaS startup Alchemy has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round that values the company at $3.5 For one, it represents one of a16z’s largest Web3/blockchain investments to date. In June, the firm revealed its $2.2

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Alchemy raises $80M at a $505M valuation to be the ‘AWS for blockchain’

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Blockchain developer platform Alchemy announced today it has raised $80 million in a Series B round of funding led by Coatue and Addition, Lee Fixel’s new fund. million since it launched in 2017. Alchemy enables developers to build the rich ecosystem of applications necessary for mainstream blockchain adoption.”.

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Digital securities platform iSTOX closes $50 million Series A to make private equity accessible to more investors

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Other participants included Juroku Bank and Mobile Internet Capital, along with returning investors Singapore Exchange, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings and Hanwha Asset Management. Singapore’s government launches blockchain innovation program with $8.9 million in funding.

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Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform

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In 2017, Delahunt was at Ralph Lauren and had her first look at the blockchain, but it wasn’t until years later while working to pioneer some digital wardrobe projects with companies, like Snap, Bitmoji and Roblox, that she had an opportunity to see that web3 was going to be “more than a niche community” for luxury fashion.

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Cryptocurrency company Circle to go public in SPAC deal

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Circle became a sort of Venmo clone with some blockchain technology under the hood. And one that makes money work the way the Internet works,” Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire told TechCrunch’s Natasha Lomas in 2016. In 2017 and 2018, the company pivoted once again to focus on cryptocurrencies.

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Alchemy, which aims to be the ‘de facto platform’ for developers to build on web3, is now valued at $10.2B

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As proof that web3 is not some passing trend, blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy announced today that it has closed on a $200 million Series C1 equity round that values the company at $10.2 For the unacquainted, web3 refers to a decentralized web based on the blockchain. ‘AWS for blockchain’ Alchemy boosts valuation to $3.5B

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Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou is coming to Disrupt

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We’re thrilled to have Gharegozlou joining us at Disrupt this September 21-23 , to discuss the future of NFTs, crypto gaming and the decentralized internet. Gharegozlou has his own vision for the future of the crypto web; Dapper’s big bet of late is on the proprietary Flow blockchain that underpins Top Shot.