Crypto investment and infrastructure platform Layer1 announced today the closing of $2.1 Million in Seed Funding backed by world-class investors, including Peter Thiel, Digital Currency Group, Jeffrey Tarrant, and more. Layer1 takes concentrated bets on promising blockchain protocols and builds critical technology to support...

The government’s innovation arm, Callaghan Innovation, has invested $330,000 into a New Zealand cryptocurrency savings and trading platform. The investment comes as the platform rebrands from MyCryptoSaver to Vimba to reflect the expanded range of services the Auckland-based startup offers. “This is a truly significant...