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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Digital asset exchange Blocktrade concludes $25M investment round

The company underwent a successful securities offering earlier this year, receiving support from over 6,000 European investors.

Luxembourg-based Blocktrade has become the latest cryptocurrency exchange to receive major backing from venture capitalists, offering further evidence that digital asset startups are becoming a prime target for investment funds. 

Private investors across 33 countries participated in the $25.8 million, or 22 million euros, Series A round, Blocktrade announced early Tuesday in Europe. The investors were not disclosed.

Blocktrade said the funding will go towards improving internal operations, especially in the areas of security, fiat onramps and market-making. The company also said it would allocate more resources to growing its potential user base, as well as pursue other business partnerships.

“Blocktrade is more than a classic crypto exchange: we are building a complete ecosystem around digital assets, which provides our users with much more than just access to trading tools,” said Bernhard Blaha, who was appointed the CEO of Blocktrade in late 2020.

Blocktrade was founded in 2018 but was later acquired by Cryptix AG, a Swiss venture capital firm that specializes in digital payments. Under the leadership of Cryptix, Blocktrade underwent a securities offering in early 2021, attracting investments from over 6,000 participants across Europe.

Crypto-focused startups have generated billions of dollars in funding this year, a testament to the growing appeal of blockchain and cryptocurrencies among venture capitalists and other private investors. Exchanges have been at the center of the funding frenzy, with the likes of Mercado Bitcoin, Bitso, FTX and Pintu generating nearly $1.4 billion in funding over the past few months.

Related: FTX smashes crypto funding record with $900M raise to become exchange decacorn

These companies follow on the heels of Coinbase’s massive IPO in April that further pushed digital currency trading into mainstream consciousness.

Crypto trading is likely to intensify now that more investors have confirmation of a two-pronged bull market for Bitcoin (BTC) and other assets. The BTC price smashed through $46,000 on Monday amid news that U.S. lawmakers are planning to introduce new crypto-focused amendments to the infrastructure bill.

Related: Bitcoin 'awaiting second leg of bull market' as BTC price hits $46K 3-month highs

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