This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.

All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services

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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD

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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:

Ethena’s “Synthetic dollar” (CoinTelegraph, 5 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4td46j8f

What is Blast? Blur’s Native Yield L2 and Token Airdrop Explained (DappRadar, 28 February 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/3ducb7j7

Bitcoin Mining Ban Proposed in Paraguay Over Power Problems (Decrypt, 4 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4vkfpmyp

Solana Price Falls Amid Network Congestion as Wormhole Plunges After Airdrop (Decrypt, 5 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/4fyj2mtz

Bitcoin Price Returns to $69,000 Ahead of 4/20 Halving (Decrypt, 4 April 2024) | https://tinyurl.com/2fsns5hd

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Crypto-related funding announcements

1kx, a blockchain fund focused on consumer crypto applications raised a $75 million fund that counts Andreessen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon as investors, along with Galaxy Digital and anchor tenant Accolade Partners.

Website: https://1kx.network/

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Midas, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of a asset tokenization protocol, raised $8M in funding led by Framework Ventures, BlockTower and HV Capital, with participation from Cathay Ledger, 6th Man Ventures, Hack VC, GSR, Lattice Capital, Phaedrus, Theia Blockchain, Pareto, Axelar Foundation, Peer VC, FJ Labs, and Coinbase Ventures

Website: https://midas.app

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OrdinalsBot allows users to attach various types of digital content like images, text, and videos to individual Bitcoin transactions, raised a $3 million seed round. DACM led the transaction, with Eden Block, Nural Capital, WWVentures, Lightning Ventures, Oak Grove Ventures, UTXO Management, Kenetic Capital, CMS Holdings, Kestrel0x1, Sora Ventures, London Real Ventures, Crypto Zombie and MDX Crypto

Website: https://ordinalsbot.com

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Rails, a decentralized crypto exchange seeking to be replacement for FTX, raised $6.2 million from Slow Ventures, CMCC Global, Round13 Capital and Quantstamp.

Website: https://rails.xyz

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Keyring, is building an on-chain compliance platform for institutional investors and protocols, raised $6 million from Gumi Cryptos Capital, Greenfield Capital, Motier Ventures and Kima Ventures

Website: https://keyring.network

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D2X, a crypto derivatives exchange for institutions, raised $10 million Series A from Point72 Ventures, GSR Markets, Tioga Capital, Fortino Capital, Jabre Capital Partners, Picus Capital, and TRGC also piling on.

Website: https://www.d2x.com

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Umoja, automating the buying, selling, and risk management of blockchain-based assets, raised a $2 million seed extension from Coinbase, 500 Global, Quantstamp, Blockchain Founders Fund, Orange DAO, Hyperithm, Psalion and the Blizzard Fund by Avalanche.

Website: https://umoja.xyz

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We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT

Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io

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This is the 18th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.

All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services

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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts.

As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD

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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:

“Bitcoin ETFs Start With a Bang: $4.5 Billion on Day One of Trading” | Decrypt, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/o2qzf7

“How to Buy a Bitcoin ETF” | Decrypt, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/okbzdy

“MicroStrategy’s bitcoin is now worth $1B more than the actual company” | Blockworks, 11 January 2024: https://rb.gy/cwkswg

“NEAR Foundation Cuts 40% of Workforce” | Unchained Crypto, 12 January 2024: https://rb.gy/nmaae2

“Terra founder Do Kwon asks court to delay SEC trial for personal appearance” | The Block, 12 January 2024: https://rebrand.ly/cqydqug

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Crypto-related funding announcements

Eesee, a Dubai startup that provides sellers of digital assets, tokens, and RWAs with a gamified marketplace that they can use to sell their wares, raised a $2.85 million round from SevenX Ventures, Maven Capital, MetaBros, Contango Digital Assets, and BasementDAO

[StrictlyVC, 13 January 2024: http://tiny.cc/kfw0wz]

Pontem, a seven-year-old Singapore startup whose platform enables developers to build and test applications for blockchains like Aptos and Sui, raised a $6 million seed round. Investors included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Aptos Foundation, Wintermute, Altonomy, Shima Capital, and Kraken Ventures.

[StrictlyVC, 13 January 2024; NFTgators article: https://rb.gy/tyx4e9]

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We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT

Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io

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#web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets #DecentralizedFinance #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins #DEFI #innovation #Finance #FinTech

This is the 17th episode of the Crypto Market update with Mark Magliocco, co-founder of SwapAcross (formerly known as X528 DAO) and Allen Wazny, host of the Calgary Business Podcast and Partner/CFO of Purpose Driven Travel in Calgary.

All discussions in this episode are for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services

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Yahoo Finance and Bitcoin trading charts. As is customary, Mark opened the discussion by sharing his knowledge and understanding of reading the technical charts around the price of Bitcoin | https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/BTC-USD

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Crypto news articles discussed during this update:

Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 to 21-month peak as new year kicks off | (Reuters,2 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/s19tvz

Celsius to Unstake $466 Million Ethereum Holdings, 'Ensure Ample Liquidity' for Creditors | (Decrypt, 5 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/k49tvz

Ether ETF likely coming, as SEC ‘implicitly’ nodded ETH as commodity | (CoinTelegraph, 4 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/4tyyvz

Fox Corporation collaborates with Polygon Labs to launch blockchain-based media platform Verify | (The Block, 9 January 2024): https://www.theblock.co/post/271288/fox-corporation-polygon-labs-verify

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Crypto-related funding announcements

Cumulus Encrypted Storage System, a Singapore-based provider of a blockchain-powered decentralized storage and CDN infrastructure for Web3, raised $8M in Series A funding led by HTX Venture, Infinity Ventures Crypto, DWF Labs, Mentha Partners, Vespertine Capital , Web3 Foundation, Singchain Investment, 7 O’Clock Capital, SolrDAO, FishDAO, OneBlock+, Winkrypto, and Polkadot Ecology Research Institute | FinSMEs article (2 January 2024): http://tiny.cc/y89tvz

Addressable, a Los Angeles startup that specializes in analyzing blockchain data to identify and categorize cryptocurrency wallet owners for targeted advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a $6 million seed extension led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Karatage as well as previous investors Viola Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Mensch Capital Partners, and North Island Ventures. (StrictlyVC, 21 December 2023) | CTech article: http://tiny.cc/ncgtvz

Metagood, a blockchain technology and digital assets company, announced the successful completion of a $5 million series seed funding round aimed at advancing its Osura marketplace, focused on art within the Bitcoin ecosystem. The funding was led by Sora Ventures, ACTAI Ventures, Bitcoin Frontier Fund, UTXO Management, London Real Ventures, and Peach.xyz | FinSMEs article (19 December 2023): http://tiny.cc/bvmtvz

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We invite listeners to join the SwapAcross Discord channel (formerly X528 DAO): https://discord.gg/fhsekcgJVT

Visit the SwapAcross website (formerly X528DAO) to learn more: ​​https://www.x528.io

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#web3 #Web3.0 #Metaverse #Innovation #Technology #Marketplace #Community #DAO #DecentralizedAssets #DecentralizedFinance #DigitalAssets #CryptoAssets #Blockchain #TokenEconomy #DigitalBusiness #Bitcoin #Ethereum #AltCoins #DEFI #innovation #Finance #FinTech