Infrastructure

Alex Buelau, Marcos Viriato and Cristian Bohn (left to right), co-founders of Parfin (Parfin)
Latin American Web3 Infrastructure Provider Parfin Raises $15M
The funding round was led by crypto investment firm Framework Venture and included L4 Venture Builder, a corporate venture capital fund backed by the Brazilian stock exchange...
Alex Buelau, Marcos Viriato and Cristian Bohn (left to right), co-founders of Parfin (Parfin)

(Shubham's Web3/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Web3 Needs Seamless Infrastructure to Drive Adoption
This coming year will be a tipping point for crypto projects that are looking to position themselves well for the next wave of crypto growth.
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The crypto winter has led to less interest in digital assets among retail investors, Morgan Stanley said. (Monicore/Pixabay)
Crypto Winter Hurt Confidence, but Building Digital-Asset Infrastructure Remains Key, Morgan Stanley Says
Some investors see cryptocurrencies taking 10 to 15 years to become fully mainstream, the report said.
The crypto winter has led to less interest in digital assets among retail investors, Morgan Stanley said. (Monicore/Pixabay)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Meric Dagli/Unsplash)
Partnership to Operate Malaysia's National Blockchain Infrastructure Sealed
Malaysia’s national blockchain infrastructure will be for all levels of government and commercial sectors.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Meric Dagli/Unsplash)

Binance’s Crypto Keys; What’s After the Merge?
Binance’s Crypto Keys; What’s After the Merge?
Binance’s $7.5 billion executive sees promise in bear markets. Yi He, head of venture capital at the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, sees infrastructure, apps...
Binance’s Crypto Keys; What’s After the Merge?

SenseiNode's executive team, left to right: Nacho Roizman, Martín Fernández, Pablo Larguía, Rodrigo Benzaquen and Jesús Chitty. (SenseiNode)
SenseiNode Raises $3.6M as LatAm’s First Blockchain Infrastructure Firm
The company, operational for six months, already works with 11 protocols and plans to deploy 500 nodes by the end of 2022.
SenseiNode's executive team, left to right: Nacho Roizman, Martín Fernández, Pablo Larguía, Rodrigo Benzaquen and Jesús Chitty. (SenseiNode)

CEO Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon)
Blockdaemon Acquires Crypto On-Ramp Company Gem
The blockchain infrastructure platform will integrate Gem’s on and offboarding solutions.
CEO Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon)

Aligned founder Sam Cassatt (Aligned)
Web 3 Infrastructure Startup Aligned Exits Stealth With $34M in Funding
Investors in the round included crypto market maker GSR, Altium Capital and others.
Aligned founder Sam Cassatt (Aligned)

Alchemy co-founder and CEO Nikil Viswanathan (Pantera/CoinDesk archives)
Web 3 Infrastructure Giant Alchemy Tops $10B Valuation in $200M Funding Round
A key player behind decentralized applications on Ethereum and other chains continues to swell.
Alchemy co-founder and CEO Nikil Viswanathan (Pantera/CoinDesk archives)

Is Tezos ‘More Democratic than the United States?'
Is Tezos ‘More Democratic than the United States?’
Tezos Co-founder Kathleen Breitman breaks down the blockchain’s unique governance system where token holders can propose amendments to the software, promoting “digital equalit...
Is Tezos ‘More Democratic than the United States?'