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Polygon Completes $450 Million Financing Led by Sequoia India

Polygon Completes $450 Million Financing Led by Sequoia India

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Polygon, an Ethereum expansion solution, completed a financing of US$450 million, led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from SoftBank, Tiger Global, and Galaxy Digital. Polygon is aggressively expanding its portfolio of Ethereum scaling solutions and working to attract a larger developer ecosystem. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said in an interview that Polygon has spent nearly $1 billion in recent quarters to acquire companies to expand its product range. (Techcrunch)

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Nasdaq Confirms Receipt of Valkyrie Bitcoin Mining ETF Application Documents

Nasdaq issued a document stating that it has confirmed receipt of a copy of the Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF) share registration application submitted by Valkyrie ETF Trust II. With the announcement of the official launch imminent, the exchange approved the listing and registration of the aforementioned ETF. Valkyrie ETF Trust II is seeking an immediate expedited registration effective date, and the Nasdaq Stock Market hereby joins such a request.

BTC broke through 43,000 USDT, with an intraday increase of 3.85%

The Ouyi OKX market shows that BTC broke through 43,000 USDT last night, reaching a peak of 43,271 USDT, with an intraday increase of 3.85%.

V God donated 10 ETH to AssangeDAO named after the founder of WikiLeaks

Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis, the decentralized infrastructure of the Ethereum ecosystem, revealed on Twitter that he has donated 10 ETH to AssangeDAO. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented, "I donated too." Data on the chain shows that he donated 10 ETH. It is reported that AssangeDAO, named after Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, initiated donation fundraising on JuiceBox, and has raised 13,075 ETH so far.

U.S. fintech firm DriveWealth to offer cryptocurrency trading services

DriveWealth, a SoftBank-backed startup that helps fintech companies like Revolut offer shares, is entering the cryptocurrency trading space. DriveWealth CEO Bob Cortright said the New Jersey-based startup was valued at $2.85 billion in its latest funding round. DriveWealth is acquiring a crypto company and will set up two subsidiaries to process and execute transactions. The acquisition of Crypto-Systems will enable DriveWealth to begin offering bitcoin and ethereum transactions to partners in April or May, Cortright said. Plus, DriveWealth is gearing up for an IPO in 18 months. (CNBC)

Tesla: Due to changes in the company's Bitcoin book value, an impairment loss of approximately US$101 million will be accrued in 2021

Tesla: In the year ended December 31, 2021, due to changes in the book value of the company's Bitcoin, an impairment loss of approximately US$101 million was provided. As of December 31, 2021, the fair market value of Tesla's Bitcoin holdings was $1.99 billion. (Live Squawk)

Mooney has officially booked Blue Origin space travel tickets

Switzerland’s Largest Bank Swissquote Will Start Offering Tezos (XTZ) Staking Services

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Switzerland’s largest bank, Swissquote, has revealed that it will start offering Tezos (XTZ) staking services. The expected annual rate of return for staking Tezos is expected to be as high as 5.7%. In addition, Swissquote plans to add stablecoins and other staking services. (Finance Magnates)

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The Chinese women's football team won the Asian Cup. Alipay fulfilled its promise and announced that it will reward the Chinese women's football team with 13 million yuan, of which 10 million yuan will be the team bonus and 3 million yuan will be awarded to the coaching team led by Shui Qingxia. According to Alipay’s official Weibo news, the 13 million yuan tournament winning bonus comes from Alipay’s “ten-year one-billion” support for the Chinese women’s football development plan, and will be distributed to the team by the Football Association.

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According to the reporter's understanding, Alipay will also assist the Football Association to develop a blockchain player data system, record and analyze the video and data of women's super leagues and youth training games at all levels, and continue to improve the level of women's football national teams and youth training; at the same time, develop young women's football elite players Selection system to discover more talented female football players. (Securities Daily)

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Rolling Stone and Coinbase will cooperate to launch Rolling Stone Live NFT

The game Epic Games has applied for a trademark for "Epic Games Megaverse". Filed in late 2021, the trademark covers a broad range of goods and services and could be an umbrella term for Epic's vision for the Metaverse. (VGC)

Investment and Financing

Aleo Completes $200 Million Series B Funding Led by SoftBank and Kora Management

Aleo Completes $200 Million Series B Funding Led by SoftBank and Kora Management

Crypto investment app Streetbeat completes $10 million financing led by TTV Capital

Crypto investment app Streetbeat completes $10 million financing led by TTV Capital

CafeCosmos Closes $2.2M Funding Led by Animoca Brands and Spartan Group

CafeCosmos Closes $2.2M Funding Led by Animoca Brands and Spartan Group

DeFi cross-chain investment ecosystem Aperture completes $5.3 million in financing led by ParaFi Capital and others

According to official news, Aperture, a DeFi cross-chain investment ecosystem, completed a $5.3 million seed round and strategic round of financing, led by ParaFi Capital, Arrington Capital, Costanoa Ventures and Divergence Ventures. It is expected that within 2022, Aperture will support mainstream EVM compatible chains, Terra and Solana. The closed beta version will go live on February 7, 2022, and includes a volatility hedging strategy based on synthetic equity tokens on the Terra network.

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New Colombian Regulations Require Crypto Exchanges and Users to Report Cryptocurrency Transactions

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The Colombian government has issued new regulations to compel exchanges and individuals to report cryptocurrency transactions to the Colombian anti-money laundering regulator (UIAF). Transactions must be reported through the online reporting system, and exchanges are required to regularly issue user suspicious transaction reports. Resolution 314 stipulates that cryptocurrency transactions exceeding $150, or using multiple tokens worth more than $450, must be reported to UIAF. The new rules, which will come into effect on April 1, are aimed at tightening controls on the country’s cryptocurrency assets and preventing money laundering and terrorism financing that could use them. (The Paradise)

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