Stripe Snaps Up Bridge as Bluesky Secures $15M Funding Boost

Stripe has agreed to acquire Bridge, a stablecoin startup, for $1.1 billion.

  • Stripe acquires stablecoin startup Bridge for $1.1 billion in a major crypto industry deal
  • Bluesky leads funding rounds with $15 million Series A investment from Blockchain Capital
  • Variational secures $10.3 million seed round for P2P trading protocol development
  • Validation Cloud raises $10 million, bringing total funding to $15.8 million
  • 15 crypto startups secure funding under $10 million in the past week

In a significant development for the cryptocurrency sector, payment processing giant Stripe has agreed to acquire Bridge, a stablecoin startup, for $1.1 billion. The deal, announced this week, marks a substantial exit for a company that’s less than three years old.

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Leading Funding Rounds

Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform, has completed a Series A funding round, securing $15 million. The round was led by Blockchain Capital, positioning the platform for significant growth in the decentralized social media space.

Variational, focusing on peer-to-peer trading protocols for perpetual and generalized derivatives, raised $10.3 million in a seed round. The funding effort was jointly led by Bain Capital Crypto and Peak XV Partners.

Validation Cloud, a web3 infrastructure platform, received $10 million from True Global Ventures, bringing their total funding to $15.8 million. The platform specializes in providing scalable and compliant infrastructure solutions for enterprise clients.

Notable Sub-$10M Funding Rounds

Several promising crypto projects secured significant funding below the $10 million mark:

  • Party Icons, a web3 mobile gaming platform, raised $9 million
  • STOKR, a digital investment marketplace, secured $7.98 million from Fulgur Ventures
  • Karpatkey, specializing in DAO Treasury services, obtained $7 million
  • Azura, a full-stack decentralized platform, raised $6.9 million in seed funding
  • Shuttle Labs, a non-custodial crypto trading platform, received $6 million from CMCC Global

Emerging Projects Securing Initial Funding

The cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to attract investment across various sectors:

  • Hata exchange secured $4.2 million in a seed round led by Castle Island Ventures
  • Hana Network raised $4 million with support from Binance Labs and Sushi
  • Fluid Protocol, a decentralized borrowing platform, obtained $3.9 million
  • Moonwalk Fitness secured $3.4 million with Hack VC leading the investment
  • Borderless raised $3.3 million in a pre-seed round led by Amity Ventures

Early-Stage Investments

The following projects secured initial funding to develop their platforms:

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  • Opti Games Studio raised $2 million with L1 Digital as lead investor
  • Ordzaar, an NFT marketplace, secured $2 million led by LongHash Ventures
  • Craftt, a decentralized infrastructure platform, obtained $2 million
  • BulbaSwap raised $1.3 million led by Foresight Ventures
  • Skyfire secured $1 million from Coinbase Ventures and a16z crypto

These funding rounds demonstrate continued investor confidence in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, despite market fluctuations. The diverse range of projects receiving funding spans infrastructure, gaming, social media, and financial services, indicating broad-based growth across the crypto sector.

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