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Fireblocks Raises $30M to Ensure the Security of Digital Assets, Paving the Way for Widespread Adoption
The security of digital assets is absolutely critical in ensuring widespread adoption and this has led to the emergence of countless digital-asset-as-security-service offerings. Fireblocks has emerged as a leader in digital asset security, with a growing number of companies rely-ing on Fireblock’s platform to securely store, transfer, and issue digital assets. The compa-ny has facilitated the transfer of over $150B+ in digital assets for local and international companies since its launch, $23B+ worth of digital assets transferred in Q3 alone, and the company has tripled its customer base already in Q4. AlleyWatch caught up with Co-founder and CEO Michael Shaulov to learn more about how Fireblocks provides the criti-cal infrastructure needed for enterprises to scale digital asset exposure, the company’s growth, and recent funding round from investors that include Paradigm, Cyberstarts, Tenaya Capital, Swisscom, Galaxy Digital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Ce-dar Hill Capital.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 11/18/2020
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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/17/19
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Fireblocks Raises $16M To Bring World Class Security to the Transfer of Digital Assets
The anonymity of blockchain is one of its biggest selling points but at the same time, it also causes one of the largest problems – security. In order for widespread adoption to occur, everyone needs to feel certain that their assets will be protected and the tales of losing millions of dollars worth of […]
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 6/11/2019
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 6/11/2019 featuring funding details for Fireblocks, Getaway, and much more.