Every month we compile the major events that happened in crypto.
Bitcoin -17%
Central African Republic Passes Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
Fidelity to Allow 401(k) Accounts to Hold Bitcoin
Blockchain.com Raises Undisclosed Series D at $14bn Valuation Led by Lightspeed and Baillie Gifford
Bolt Acquires Crypto Payments Startup Wyre for $1.5bn
Circle Raises $400mm Led by Blackrock, Fidelity
Near Protocol Raises $350mm Led by Tiger Global
MicroStrategy Purchases $195mm of Bitcoin at ~$45,716
Sky Mavis Raises $150mm Led by Binance to Repay Ronin Bridge Hack
Indian Crypto Exchange Raises $135mm Series D at $2.15bn Valuation
Bored Ape Yacht Club Sells >$100mm of Digital Real Estate in <45 Minutes in New Metaverse Project Otherside
Lightning Labs Raises $70mm Series B Led by Valor Equity Partners
Pantera Closes New $1.3bn Venture Fund
Dragonfly Raises $650mm Venture Fund Led by Multiple Ivy Leagues, KKR
Framework Ventures Launches $400mm Fund Focused on Blockchain Gaming
Fabric VC Set to Close Two Web 3.0 Venture Funds Totaling $245mm
Bitcoin Payment Processor BitPay Announces Support for Lightning Payments
Robinhood to Integrate Lightning Network
Lightning Network Payments Company Strike Launches Shopify Integration
Tesla, Block and Blockstream to Launch Solar Powered Bitcoin Mining in Texas
Facebook to Introduce Virtual Tokens and Crypto to Its Family of Apps
Sony and Lego Invest $2bn Into Epic Games to Build Metaverse for Kids
ESPN Signs First Ever NFT Deal with Autograph
UFC to Pay Bonuses to Fighters in Crypto
Goldman Sachs Offers Its First Bitcoin-backed Loan Product
Crypto Lender Celsius to Cease Paying Interest on New Deposits in US
UK Government Announces Move Towards Embracing Crypto
US Treasury Sanctions Russian Crypto Miners in First Ever Mining Sanction
Stripe to Enable USDC Payments on Twitter
Fort Worth Begins Mining Bitcoin in City Hall
Apollo Hires Former JPMorgan Crypto Exec Christine Moy to Lead Crypto Investing