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Read news and data about crypto assets and blockchain technology in the world's largest emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

Indian crypto startup Rooba Finance secures $1.3 million in funding

Indian crypto startup Rooba Finance secures $1.3 million in funding

Rooba Finance, a crypto startup based in India has secured $1.3 million in its seed round funding led by Inflection Point Ventures. * The fund will be used to develop its platform, set up a licensed platform abroad, and enable a global go-to strategy. * The firm secures digital assets for

Indonesia's crypto trading platform Pintu raises $113 million in Series B

Indonesia's crypto trading platform Pintu raises $113 million in Series B

Pintu, an Indonesia-based crypto trading app has raised $113 million in its Series B funding round from Intudo Ventures, Lightspeed, Northstar Group, and Pantera Capital. * The funds will be used for adding more tokens and supported blockchains and new products to the app. * Pintu lets first-time investors especially youths invest

Hong Kong-based crypto firm First Digital Trust raises $20 million

Hong Kong-based crypto firm First Digital Trust raises $20 million

First Digital Trust, a digital asset unit of the Legacy Trust firm based in Hong Kong has raised $20 million in its Series A funding round from Nogle and Kenetic Capital. * The funds will be used to build its secondary markets for private equity and digital assets and enter into

Ex-Binance executives launch $100 million crypto fund for Latin America and Africa

Ex-Binance executives launch $100 million crypto fund for Latin America and Africa

Old Fashion Research, a group founded in 2021 by the former executives of Binance has launched a $100 million fund to support crypto adoption and expansion in emerging markets– Latin America and Africa. * The funds will focus on supporting metaverse and cryptocurrency projects in the regions. * The group has earlier

UAE-based crypto edtech platform Coinmarketpedia raises $2 million

UAE-based crypto edtech platform Coinmarketpedia raises $2 million

Coinmarketpedia, a UAE-based edtech platform focusing on decentralized crypto and blockchain has raised $2 million in its pre-seed funding round. * Coinmarketpedia provides educational services on cryptocurrency and blockchain including trading activities. * The edtech startup plans to use the funds to grow its services, hire more talents and improve its marketing

Philippines-based crypto firm Coins.ph raises $30 million

Philippines-based crypto firm Coins.ph raises $30 million

Coins.ph, [https://coins.ph/] a fiat and crypto wallet service provider based in the Philippines has raised $30 million in its Series C funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation from other investors. * The funds will help the company to scale its web3 ecosystem, P2E gaming and crypto-related

Congolese Web3 startup Jambo raises $30 million in Series A

Congolese Web3 startup Jambo raises $30 million in Series A

Jambo, [https://jambo.technology/] a Congo-based startup building a Web3 user acquisition platform has raised $30 million in its Series A funding round from Paradigm, [https://www.paradigm.xyz/] an investment firm focusing on crypto/web3 companies. * Launched in 2021, Jambo combines education, collective access to play-to-earn games and a

Data firm Chainalysis raises $170 million in Series F round

Data firm Chainalysis raises $170 million in Series F round

Chainalysis, [https://www.chainalysis.com/] a blockchain analytics and crypto investigation company has raised $170 million in its Series F funding round and is now valued at $8.6 billion. * Chainalysis is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company helping governments and private firms track illicit crypto flows on transparent public blockchains. * The

Crypto exchange platform Mara raises $23 million

Crypto exchange platform Mara raises $23 million

Mara, [https://mara.xyz/] a crypto exchange platform based in Nigeria and Kenya has raised $23 million to build a pan-African cryptocurrency exchange platform. * Mara is building a decentralized alternative for transactions in Africa through its digital financial system. * The startup operates with a product suite including Mara wallet, an

Opinion: NFTs and the Future of Capital Raising in Africa

Opinion: NFTs and the Future of Capital Raising in Africa

With the gap between infrastructure and energy funding growing, how can project developers diversify their funding strategies?