Blockchain Capital

In his new role, he will be responsible for leading the firm's capital raising, client engagement as well as new investment strategy and development.

He will be responsible for optimizing firmwide operations while working with senior management on executing the firm's strategy.

Financing led by White Star Capital with participation from Cultur3, GBIC, OK and Blockchain Capital.

New York City-based Bison Trails, a provider of secure, enterprise-grade infrastructure for multiple blockchain networks, has secured $25.5 million in Series A funding. Blockchain Capital led the round with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Coinbase, Collaborative Fund, A Capital, Consensys, Sound Ventures, Initialized, Accomplice, Galaxy Digital and Notation.

Anchorage, a cryptocurrency custodian for institutions, has secured $40 million in Series B funding, according to a Medium blog post https://medium.com/anchorage/series-b-c15eba09e344 Blockchain Capital led the round.

TRM Labs, a regulatory tech startup focused on the cryptocurrency industry, has raised $1.7 million in funding. The lead investor was Blockchain Capital. Other investors that participated in the round included Tapas Capital, Green D Ventures and The MBA Fund.

San Francisco-based Ripple, which provides blockchain solutions for the payments industry, announced it invested $25 million of its own cryptocurrency, XRP, in Blockchain Capital's fourth fund. Blockchain Capital, which focuses on the blockchain technology sector and crypto ecosystem, announced in March it closed its fourth fund with $150 million in commitments. Ripple's investment is part of the $150 million total. Ripple is a portfolio company of the San Francisco firm.

CoinList said April 5 that it raised $9.2 million its initial funding round. Investors include Polychain Capital, Digital Currency Group, FBG Capital, Libertus Capital, Blockchain Capital, CoinFund and Electric Capital. The $9.2 million includes funds previously raised from Accomplice and Protocol Labs. CoinList is a technology platform that aims to connect accredited investors with vetted blockchain projects.

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McWin Partners has launched McWin Food Tech Fund, a €250 million vehicle that will target the whole food value chain, including “ingredients and alternative proteins," said partner Martín Dávalos.

Teller, a DeFi protocol that enables unsecured digital asset lending and borrowing, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding.

Securitize, a digital asset securities firm, has raised $48 million in Series B funding.

TRM Labs, a provider of blockchain intelligence, has raised $14 million in Series A funding.

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