icebreaker

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain "LinkedIn" company Icebreaker announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by CoinFund, with participation from Accomplice, Anagram, and Legion Capital, resulting in a post-money valuation of $21 million.The company's co-founders, Dan Stone and Jack Dillé, come from Coinbase and Google, respectively. Their shared belief in founding Icebreaker is that an individual's digital identity and reputation should not be owned by a single entity but should be public and accessible to everyone. Using blockchain technology, Icebreaker allows users to transfer their existing professional profiles and networks into a verified channel.

Chain Catcher news, the institutional lending protocol Maple Finance stated that Icebreaker Finance has launched a pool on Maple today, providing secured debt financing for public and private blue-chip Bitcoin mining and digital asset infrastructure companies in North America, Canada, and Australia. The current size of the pool is $300 million, aimed at providing low-risk returns for qualified investors and capital allocators.It is reported that the underlying loans constituting the pool will have a term of 12-18 months, with interest rates typically ranging from 15% to 20%, and are secured by real-world and digital collateral on a priority basis, with full recourse to the borrowers. (Source link)