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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