The dream that decentralised finance – or “DeFi” – can free the monetary system from the clutches of governments and banks has helped launch 20,000 cryptocurrencies. But with 2022 proving to be more of a crypto-nightmare – including for the vaunted “stablecoins” that held the most promise as rivals to central bank-issued currencies – questions… Read more »
Brisbane startup Reputation DAO, which is looking to help decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms address reputation in order to reduce the collateral required for borrowing, has raised a US$4.75 million (A$6.72m) seed round. The startup was backed by Sydney VC AirTree Ventures, DACM, Koji Capital and Framework Ventures. Reputation DAO is building the fundamental infrastructure, powered… Read more »
Decentralised finance startup Minke has raised $650,000 in a pre-seed round to enter the fast-growing DeFi space. The startup is currently part of the Startmate summer cohort and was backed by angel investors Rayn Ong and Quentin Wallace, and ex-Outware Mobile founders Eytan Lenko and Danny Gorog. Co-founders Josh Reyes and Marcos Teixeira met as… Read more »
Australian DeFi startup Tiiik has raised $5.2 million in a Seed round backed by some leading fintech founders, including Zip’s Larry Diamond. The raise was co-led by Global Founders Capital and FinTech Collective, supported by DACM, B Digital, Decision Tree Capital, Investible, LedgerPrime, Ox Ventures, Athena Ventures, Double Peak, Valhalla Capital, Parsiq, Gate.io, NxGen and… Read more »
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