Funding

Arkis Raises $2.2 Million To Accelerate Institutional Adoption Of DeFi
The pre-seed round led by gumi Cryptos Capital included G1 Ventures, Psalion VC, and Roosh Ventures.

EigenLayer Raises $100M Series B Led By a16z
The highly anticipated Ethereum restaking protocol is DeFi’s fourth-largest, with nearly $8B in TVL.

DWF Labs Founder Announces Personal Investment In Gaming Protocol Prom
Andrei Grachev has committed to hold his tokens for a minimum of one year.

Frame Announces Funding Round and Airdrop for NFT Community
The NFT-focused blockchain will launch its mainnet in January with creator royalties enshrined at the network level.

Arbitrum Greenlights Grants To Fuel Incentives For 26 Ecosystem Projects
Arbitrum DAO supports “back-funding” ecosystem projects with 21.5M ARB

Wormhole Sells $225M of Token Warrants in 2023’s Largest Crypto Raise
The cross-chain protocol was spun off by Jump Trading last month.

Gitcoin Founder Kevin Owocki To Return
Crowdfunding Project Has Faced Community Criticism Over Recent Initiatives

Gitcoin’s Collaboration With Shell Angers Crypto Community
Oil Giant Will Contribute To Climate Rounds For The Next Four Quarters, GTC Drops 8%

Donations for ZachXBT’s Legal Defense Reach $1M Target in Less Than Three Days
Known For Uncovering Crypto Scams, ZachXBT Is Under Fire From Jeffrey Huang, Who Said A Report He Embezzled Funds Is False.