Escape Velocity raises $61.74M for its EV3 Venture Fund II
#EscapeVelocity introduces EV3 Venture Fund II, an oversubscribed $61.74M early-stage venture fund dedicated to backing entrepreneurs with generational drive and ambition. The fund will concentrate on building crypto networks that support physical infrastructure, including telescopes and solar energy systems.
Talos raises $45M in an extended Series B funding round
#Talos secures $45M in an extended Series B funding round at a $1.5B valuation from Robinhood, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP, and Karatage. This funding round brings Talos' total funds raised to $190M.
Talos develops technology for digital asset trading, providing a platform with tools for trade execution, order management, and portfolio management.
Coinbase announces the launch of prediction markets for U.S. users
Coinbase has rolled out prediction markets for U.S. users, enabling trading on the outcomes of elections, sports, collectibles, and economic indicators. The new platform is built in partnership with #Kalshi , a U.S.-regulated prediction market operator. The products are provided through Coinbase Financial Markets, which is regulated by the CFTC.
Whetstone Research raises $9M in a Seed funding round
#WhetstoneResearch secures $9M in a Seed funding round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Variant, Figment Capital and Coinbase Ventures. This funding round brings Whetstone Research's total funding to $10.3M.
Whetstone Research is a company focused on designing and building new protocols to accelerate the future of on-chain markets.
Flying Tulip will conduct its token sale on CoinList
#FlyingTulip $FT will conduct its token sale on CoinList starting from February 2nd at 16:00 UTC to February 6th at 21:00 UTC. A total of 2,000,000,000 $FT tokens will be allocated for sale. The token sale price is $0.10, with 100% unlock at TGE. FDV is a $1.0B.
Flying Tulip is an intelligent trading protocol that adapts to market conditions, giving users better execution, higher returns, and integrated #DeFi in one platform.
#MegaETH will launch its mainnet on February 9th. Previously, MegaETH launched its mainnet for select latency-sensitive applications while operating under sustained heavy network load. The network launched with a target of 15-35K true TPS and processed up to 11B transactions over a seven-day period.
MegaETH is a #Layer2 blockchain designed to enhance the scalability and performance of #Ethereum by enabling real-time transaction processing.
Fidelity Investments to launch its $FIDD stablecoin
#FidelityInvestments is launching its first stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar #FIDD , built on the #Ethereum network. $FIDD will be backed by cash, cash equivalents, and short-term U.S. Treasuries managed by Fidelity, in compliance with the new federal GENIUS Act requirements for payment stablecoins. The stablecoin is designed for use cases including 24/7 institutional settlement and onchain retail payments.
#Ripple launched #RippleTreasury , a corporate treasury platform that combines GTreasury’s enterprise software with Ripple’s blockchain infrastructure. The platform aims to reduce key inefficiencies in corporate treasury, such as slow settlement times, limited transparency in cross-border payments, and fragmented systems for reconciling traditional cash with digital assets.
Ripple is a blockchain-based digital payment network and protocol that uses the #XRPLedger blockchain and $XRP . Ripple provides cross-border payment and crypto liquidity services to businesses.