OpenAI turns to sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East for its next multibillion-dollar round
Chris Morris / qz - Artificial intelligence company is seeking roughly $50 billion in a round that should close sometime before the end of the first quarter
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Madrid-based talent VC Demium rebrands as Mission and unveils €35 million fund for Spanish startups
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Madrid-based talent investment company Demium today announced its rebranding to Mission and launched a new fund with a target size of €35 million. The new fund will focus on investing in pre-seed startups in Spain. The fund is managed by Jorge Dobón (Mana…
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Senate Agriculture Committee unveils crypto market structure bill text, but chair says ‘differences remain’
Sarah Wynn / theblock - The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has released updated bill text ahead of a hearing next week — and some issues remain.
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Healthcare AI startup OpenEvidence raises $250M at $12B valuation
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - OpenEvidence Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for physicians, today disclosed that it has raised $250 million in funding. Thrive Capital and DST Global led the investment. It values OpenEvidence at $12 billion, more than 10 t…
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Iran acquired over $500 million in USDT, likely to support local currency and settle trade: Elliptic
RT Watson / theblock - This follows a report stating Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used two UK crypto exchanges to move approximately $1 billion.
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French accounting software platform Pennylane raises $200M
John Reynolds / tech - French accounting software platform Pennylane has raised $200m in a funding round, but says it had no immediate need for the fresh funds. The round was led by growth investor TCV, with Blackstone Gr...
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Anzen Industries Secures $2.2M Funding In Pre-Seed Round
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - UK-based deeptech startup Anzen Industries has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding, led by LocalGlobe and Creator Fund, with support from strategic angel investors across the UK, EU and US, including Konstantin von Unger and early-stage investor Cory …
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Ethereum transactions hit record as staking exit queue drops to zero
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The record jump comes as Ethereum’s validator exit queue has dropped to zero while entry queues remain long.
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Stablecoin yield fight threatens to sink CLARITY Act as Coinbase and White House clash
Zack Abrams / theblock - Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the White House told him to go figure out a deal with the banks, or risk losing its support on the bill.
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Musk's $134 Billion OpenAI Lawsuit Is About Control, Not Cash
Marcus Schuler / implicator - The world's richest man wants $134 billion from OpenAI for a $38 million donation. The math is absurd. That's the point. As trial approaches, unsealed documents reveal both sides have something to hide.
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JPMorgan Chase Forms Team Focused on Helping Companies Raise Private Capital
PYMNTS / pymnts - JPMorgan Chase is reportedly forming a new team that will help companies raise private capital. The Private Capital Advisory and Solutions team will connect investors with companies that are looking for private capital; advise clients on raising early sta…
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Europe’s Largest Defense Fund for Startups Set for €500 Million
Christina Kyriasoglou / bloomberg - German investor Digital Transformation Capital Partners GmbH is on track to raise Europe’s largest-ever dedicated venture capital fund for defense startups, signing its first big backers for a fund targeting €500 million ($580 million).
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BitMine’s $200 million MrBeast investment seen as strategic diversification: B. Riley
Will Canny / coindesk - The investment gives BitMine exposure to consumer media and potential DeFi revenue streams, strengthening its treasury strategy beyond ether accumulation.
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Jefferies strategist Christopher Wood swaps bitcoin for gold on quantum computing concern
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - Christopher Wood, Jefferies' global head of equity strategy, swapped a 10% bitcoin allocation with gold on concern quantum computing could weaken bitcoin’s security case.
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Utah man sentenced to three years for fraud, $5.4 million cash-to-crypto scheme
Brian Danga / theblock - Brian Garry Sewell sentenced to three years for defrauding investors of $2.9 million and laundering $5.4 million.
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Amsterdam’s Optics11 Raises €25M EIB Loan To Boost Europe’s Subsea And Energy Security
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt agreement with Amsterdam-based Optics11, a DeepTech scale-up developing advanced fibre optic sensing solutions. The Dutch company will use the funding to advance research and develop…
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Ripple CEO Breaks Silence on Coinbase’s Sudden Withdrawal from Key Bill
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed surprise over Coinbase’s strong rejection of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Garlinghouse acknowledged the concerns raised by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong regarding tokenized stocks and stablecoin rewards.…
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Higgsfield raises $80M on $1.3B valuation to scale AI video platform
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Generative artificial intelligence video startup Higgsfield Inc. announced today that it had raised $80 million in new funding on a more than $1.3 billion valuation to support enterprise and international expansion of AI models built for commercial advert…
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Amazon (AMZN) Stock: Shares Rise as Company Fights $1.75B Saks Bankruptcy Financing
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Amazon fights Saks’ $1.75B financing in court to protect its investment. Saks gets short-term financing approval but faces Amazon’s opposition. Amazon claims Saks’ bankruptcy deal hurts creditors and its own stake. Saks seeks $1.75B debt deal to avoi…
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Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate
PYMNTS / pymnts - Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset sector. The Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Excha…
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