Dapper Labs raised $12 million in its newest funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple.
The round was led by FBG Capital and NGC Ventures, both Asia-based venture firms.
The funding comes at a time when DeFi has seen an explosion in growth.
The protocol, incubated by Binance Labs, sets out to solve some of the issues facing users of decentralized exchanges.
Formerly called BlockRe, the crypto insurance provider raised the seed round from Morgan Creek,Plug n Play, Kailash Ventures and other investors.
Enterprise blockchain maker Digital Asset says VMware has joined its Series C funding round, though it didn't say how much has been raised.
CrossTower has raised $6 million in seed funding, with entrepreneur Gerard Lopez leading the round.
The crypto trading firm pitched investors on the basis that its best trade execution platform offers institutions a solution to the wash trading that is rife in the space.
Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.
Taurus Group is looking to expand its operations after securing Series A funding led by Arab Bank (Switzerland).
The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year.
Anthony Pompliano's investment firm has joined a seed round for Atomic Loans, a startup looking to create bitcoin-backed lending instruments.
The cryptocurrency data provider will use the new funding to expand its team and improve product offerings.
The funding round comes just weeks after the Supreme Court overturned the country's banking ban.
Bakkt raised $300 million from its parent firm ICE, as well as Microsoft's M12, Pantera and a number of other funds.