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Toku Raises $48 Million

Toku raised $48 million in a Series A funding round for its accounts receivable (AR) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on mid-market to enterprise businesses in Chile, Brazil, and Mexico.

Science & Technology

AI Startups Raise $73B in Q1

Over half of the quarterly AI startup investments were brought in by a March $40 billion funding round secured by the industry leader – OpenAI.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock Employs Anchorage Digital Capabilities for Additional Crypto Asset Custody

The increasing demand for digital assets from retail and institutional investors pushes asset managers like BlackRock to look for enhanced crypto custody capacity – that’s where Anchorage Digital steps in.

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Hawk Raises $56 Million to Counter Financial Crime

Hawk, a fraud and money laundering prevention provider, raised $56 million.

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Octane Raises $6.75 Million for Cybersecurity Solution for Blockchain

Octane startup, which operates in the cybersecurity area, has emerged from the shadows and announced that it has managed to raise $6.75 million as part of a seed funding round.

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Janover Raises $42 Million

Janover, a platform that connects the commercial real estate industry, announced last Monday, April 7, that it plans to accelerate its acquisition of digital assets after raising $42 million in an offer of convertible notes and warrants.

Science & Technology

SandboxAQ Raises $450 Million for Quantitative AI Platforms

SandboxAQ raised over $450 million in a Series E funding round to support its development of large quantitative models that will help enterprises use artificial intelligence to solve scientific and quantitative challenges.

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase to Launch XRP Futures

Coinbase is offering a new regulated way to benefit from one of the most liquid digital assets – XRP – with futures allowing traders to speculate on the crypto price without owning the currency.

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Plaid Raises $575 Million

The digital finance platform Plaid reported that it raised $575 million in new funding.

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Research Shows Bitcoin-Related Startup Deals Surge

Last year, the prices of cryptocurrencies showed record growth, against the background of which venture investors began to make more financial injections into new Bitcoin-related startups.

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Markets React to New Tariffs

Any glimpse of hope left for the stock markets before U.S. President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs has vanished as the scale of the unveiled tariff plans took investors by surprise.

Blockchain & Crypto

Fidelity Crypto IRA Enables Minimal-Fee Crypto Investments

Fidelity now offers a tax-advantaged way to leverage crypto assets while saving for one’s retirement.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Arta Finance Unveils Agentic AI for Wealth Management

Arta AI enhances financial decision-making, enabling users to review their portfolios, create investment strategies, analyse stocks, and learn all about wealth management services.

Blockchain & Crypto

GameStop Finishes $1.5 Billion Raise

Video game retailer GameStop Corporation (GME) has completed a convertible debt offering that raised $1.5 billion.

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UK Capital Markets Are Evolving But Businesses Need to Boost Competitiveness: Report

In line with global trends, the structure of the UK capital markets is changing, while around 17,000 local companies strive to access the capital they lack to scale up operations.

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ICE and Circle to Explore Stablecoin Innovations

Stablecoins and tokenized money market offerings delivered by Circle present ICE with the lucrative potential to develop new solutions and offerings for its large customer base.