BRIEFINGS

Smith + Crown’s summary of important news across the industry

May 18, 2022
  • N3TWORK Studios Raises $46M.
    Blockchain-based game developer N3TWORK Studios has raised $46M in a Series A round closed this week. The round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners, and also included participation from Kleiner Perkins and Galaxy Interactive.
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  • Oasis Pro raises $27M.
    Cryptoasset broker-dealer Oasis Pro has raised $27M in its latest funding round closed this week. The round included participation from LedgerPrime and Redwood Trust. The firm plans to develop a tokenized securities protocol with which DeFi protocols may integrate.
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May 11, 2022
  • Chainalysis raises $170M.
    Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has raised $170M in a funding round closed this week. The round was led by GIC and values the firm at $8.6B. Chainalysis has raised $537M to date.
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  • Moralis raises $40M.
    Web3 infrastructure project Moralis has raised $40M in a Series A funding round closed this week. EQT Ventures, Fabric Ventures and Dispersion Capital, and Coinbase Ventures participated in the round. Moralis previously raised $13.4M in a Seed round last year.
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May 04, 2022
  • Coinbase opens NFT marketplace to all users.
    Coinbase NFT, the U.S.-based cryptoasset exchange’s marketplace for non-fungible tokens, is now available to all Coinbase users. The beta phase of the Coinbase NFT was made available to a small subset of users last month. The platform saw underwhelming adoption in its first week post-launch, with just over $200K in total trading volume.
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  • Amberdata raises $30M.
    Blockchain data provider Amberdata has raised $30M in a Series B round closed this week. The round was led by Knollwood Investment Advisory and included participation from Susquehanna International Group, and Nasdaq Ventures.
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Apr 28, 2022
  • Argent raises $40M.
    DeFi-focused wallet provider Argent has raised $40M in a Series B round led by Fabric Ventures. The round also included participation from Paradigm, Index Ventures and Creandum.
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  • 0x raises $70M.
    DEX infrastructure project 0x has raised $70M in a Series B round closed this week. The round was led by Greylock and included participation from Pantera, OpenSea, and Jump Crypto.
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Apr 20, 2022
  • Spruce raises $34M.
    Decentralized identity project Spruce has raised $34M in a Series A round closed this week. The round was led by a16z and included participation from Robot Ventures, Okta Ventures, OrangeDAO and SCB 10X. Spruce previously raised $7.5M in a seed round last year.
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  • Coinbase NFT marketplace goes live.
    Centralized cryptoasset exchange Coinbase has launched Coinbase NFT, its native marketplace for non-fungible cryptoassets. The platform is currently in beta and serving a number of users who previously added themselves to a waitlist. Users will initially pay no platform trading fees but will still need to pay gas fees on transactions.
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