What Happened on Dec. 16th｜Amber Group Raises $300M to Deal with Crisis

Dec 16, 2022, 14:00

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On December 16th, Amber Group raised $300M in Series C led by Fenbushi Capital US. Auditing firm Mazars paused all work for crypto clients. FTX asked court permission to sell off 4 subsidiaries, including LedgerX. Aztec raised $100M in Series B led by a16z.

DeFi

Expirable contracts protocol Contango goes live on Arbitrum.
Perpetual DEX Firefly Exchange launches on BobaBeam.
Cosmos-based launchpad Eclipse Pad will deploy on Sei.

CeFi

Auditing firm Mazars pauses all work for crypto clients.
CZ: Delist $MITH fully complies with Binance terms and conditions.
FTX asks court permission to sell off 4 subsidiaries, including LedgerX.
US Fed will lift the interest rate 3 times next year, Goldman Sachs forecasts.

Infrastructure

Cosmos-based smart contract platform Injective integrates with Wormhole.
Cross-chain interoperability network Axelar integrates with Celo.

Metaverse & NFTs

Optimism launches Optimism NFT to represent user identity across the ecosystem.
Data: Trump Digital Trading Cards revenue exceeds $4.35M, 255 wallets minted over 45 NFTs.
Web3 domain provider Unstoppable Domains will integrate with Etherscan and Polygonscan.
Venture capital firm DWF Labs has announced a strategic investment and partnership with metaverse platform Mars Labs.

Policy & Regulation

Genesis Unit joins FTX Creditors Committee.
SBF files new bail application in the Bahamas Supreme Court.
Crypto.com has secured a Payment Institution License from the Central Bank of Brazil.

Fundings

Amber Group raises $300M in Series C led by Fenbushi Capital US.
Aztec raises $100M in Series B led by a16z.
Crypto payment company Utorg raises $5M in a seed round co-led by Dragonfly and others.

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What Happened on Dec. 16th｜Amber Group Raises $300M to Deal with Crisis

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