Open-source blockchain Antshares nabs $4.5m
Chinese open-source blockchain startup Antshares has raised $4.5m in its initial coin offering to complete the development of its blockchain platform.
IG Group buys exchange market research portal DailyFX for $40m
Online trading platform IG Group is acquiring news and research portal DailyFX from foreign exchange market broker FXCM.
Viva Republica captures $23.7m to expand its services
South Korean mobile payments firm Viva Republica has landed $23.7m for its Series B funding round. The company is the developer behind peer-to-peer mobile transfer app Toss.
Indian bitcoin start Unocoin secures $1.5m
Unocoin has grabbed a $1.5m funding round for its bitcoin platform. It will use the capital for product developments and to expand the business and team.
$3m scoop for financial news and data platform Benzinga
Financial news and data site Benzinga has picked up $3m in a new funding round from WorldQuant Ventures.
Kyriba swipes $23m for treasury management software
Treasury management software firm Kyriba has raised $23m in a Series D round of funding led by Bpifrance’s growth fund Large Ventures.
Bitso raises $2.5m to take bitcoin exchange across LatAm
Mexican bitcoin exchange Bitso has raised $2.5m in funding to expand around Latin America. The investment comes in part from Mexican forging exchange Monex Group.
BigchainDB pulls in €3m for blockchain database
Scalable blockchain database BigchainDB has raised €3m in a Series A investment. The round comes from Earlybird Venture Capital, Anthemis Group, Digital Currency Group and innogy SE.
Meituan-Dianping buys payments startup Qiandai
Chinese group deals and online-to-offline (O2O) platform Meituan-Dianping has acquired payments startup Qiandai.
Juzhen rakes in $23m in largest Asian blockchain round
Blockchain post-trade startup Juzhen Financials has raised $23m in a Series A round of funding. The investment was led by Wanxiang Holdings.
