FTX Now Valued at $18B After Largest Funding Round in Crypto History and China's Digital Inequality
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Watch CoinDesk Video: FTX Now Valued at $18B After Largest Funding Round in Crypto History and China's Digital Inequality. "The Hash" hosts discuss today's hot topics: what crypto exchange FTX is planning to do with its latest $900 million funding round, could BlockFi face more regulatory scrutiny after New Jersey's acting attorney general (AG) halts its Interest Account (BIA) operations? China's digital inequality dilemma: open-source innovation vs. control, and bitcoin miners now have a new tool to verify their machines' hashrate. Plus, Tom Brady has new partners for his NFT platform "Autograph."
On "The Hash," a daily panel show, CoinDesk's Zack Seward, Benjamin Powers and Will Foxley alongside industry heavyweights Naomi Brockwell and Jennifer Sanasie choose five of the day's big stories to hash out and analyze. With a personality-driven, fast-paced, entertaining format, it presents themes ranging from serious to fun.
Bitcoin and other crypto news, prices and info. FTX Crypto Exchange Raises Record $900M Funding Round, Firm Valued at $18B. NFT Marketplace OpenSea Valued at $1.5B in $100M Funding Round Led by A16z. China’s Digital Inequality Dilemma: Open-Source Innovation vs. Control. Bitwise CEO on Latest Funding Round, Cybersecurity and Crypto. Tether Fires Back; Easy Crypto Closes Series A Funding Round. Rarible Raises Over $14M in Series A Funding Round. Axie Infinity Wins Big Funding Round. FTX Raises Over $420M in Series B-1 Funding Round. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on latest funding round. The Largest Event in Crypto History: Bitcoin Miami 2021 — The Finale. ‘AWS for Blockchains’ Alchemy Closes $80M Funding Round at $505M Valuation. Dapper Labs Said to Reach $7.6B Valuation in $250M Funding Round.
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