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According to CNBC, the crypto data and research platform Blockworks announced the completion of its Series A extension financing, with a post-money valuation of $192 million. This round was co-led by Parafi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures, with participation from several institutions including Coinbase Ventures, Advancit Capital, and MoonPay. Over 20 founders and operators from projects such as Solana, LayerZero, Pyth, EigenLayer, Kraken, Arbitrum, and Polygon also participated personally, though the specific financing amount has not been disclosed.The company stated that the crypto market has grown to a trillion-dollar scale without the infrastructure of traditional capital markets, but still faces issues such as data fragmentation, inconsistent disclosures, and a lack of communication mechanisms for investors. Blockworks aims to fill this gap through a "data + disclosure + investor relations" integrated framework.

According to Bloomberg, New York digital asset management firm ParaFi raised $125 million for its new fund in March, which is supported by KKR co-founder Henry Kravis.ParaFi stated that since the beginning of 2025, the company has raised $325 million for its existing digital asset-related investment strategies. Currently, the company manages approximately $2 billion in assets. Founder Ben Forman mentioned that ParaFi is already an investor in projects such as the prediction market giant Polymarket, asset management firm Bitwise, and crypto custodian Anchorage, and is currently focused on companies active in the areas of stablecoins, tokenization, and institutional on-chain finance.

According to Ember Monitoring, the investment firm ParaFi Capital is suspected of swapping AAVE for SKY in the past three days. ParaFi Capital transferred 42,500 AAVE (worth approximately $5.26 million) to Coinbase Prime; ParaFi Capital withdrew 70 million SKY (worth approximately $5.38 million) from Coinbase Prime.

According to market news, in the past 9 hours, ParaFi Capital deposited 42,500 AAVE to Coinbase, worth 5.27 million dollars.

According to The Block, the Solana-based prediction market protocol TBD has announced the completion of a $3 million seed round financing, led by CMT Digital and ParaFi, with participation from Jump Crypto, Slow Ventures general partner Sam Lessin, Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, Polygon Labs CEO Mark Boiron, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy, and dYdX founder Antonio Juliano.TBD was co-founded by former dYdX team members and will officially launch after the completion of its internal testing.

According to Businesswire, digital asset infrastructure Birch Hill Holdings announced the completion of a $2.5 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by ParaFi Capital and Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Nascent, FalconX Ventures, Coin Operated Group, The Operating Group, JST Digital, Flowdesk, and Ramin Kamfar, founder and CEO of Bluerock.The company focuses on on-chain lending and tokenized asset markets, and the new funding will support its development of institutional lending strategies centered around risk management.

According to a report by Cointelegraph, Solana treasury company Forward Industries has appointed Ryan Navi as Chief Investment Officer, responsible for executing the company's Solana funding strategy. Navi previously led digital asset investments at ParaFi Capital and served as a head at KKR, focusing on liquidity and distressed credit strategies.Forward Industries transformed this September to bet on the SOL token as part of its crypto funding strategy. According to CoinGecko data, Forward currently holds 6.91 million SOL, valued at approximately $863.5 million, accounting for over 1% of the total circulating supply of SOL. The company launched its first institutional-grade validator node in October and authorized a $1 billion stock buyback plan in November.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fintech Futures, Argentina-based crypto fintech company Lemon has completed a $20 million Series B funding round, led by F-Prime and ParaFi, with participation from DRW Venture Capital, Van Eck, Persea VC, Alumni Ventures, and Lambda Class.The platform plans to expand into Latin American markets such as Colombia and Mexico, aiming to increase its user base from 5 million to 10 million within the next 12 months. Lemon was founded in 2019 and offers digital asset trading, payment services, and Visa crypto debit card services. After this round of funding, the total amount raised reaches $66 million, and the platform expects to handle a total transaction volume of $9.3 billion by 2025, with over $16 billion in user assets under custody.

ChainCatcher news, Argentina-based crypto fintech company Lemon announced the completion of a $20 million Series B funding round, led by U.S. funds F-Prime and ParaFi, with support from companies such as DRW Venture Capital, Endeavor Catalyst, Van Eck, Persea VC, Alumni Ventures, and Lambda Class.Lemon was founded in 2019 by CEO Marcelo Cavazzoli, providing a platform that allows users in Argentina and Peru to buy, sell, and store digital assets, make payments, and use a Visa debit card linked to their cryptocurrency holdings. Lemon plans to use this funding to drive its expansion into Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico, and hopes to double its user base to 10 million within the next 12 months.

ChainCatcher message, according to Ember monitoring, 20,000 AAVE (5.45 million USD) was transferred from Aave founder Stani.eth's address to ParaFi Capital's address, and then entered Coinbase Prime 8 hours ago. There are several possibilities:The founder OTC'd some coins to an institution;This is the institution's coin, just previously held in the founder/team's address;The address label is incorrect.

ChainCatcher news, decentralized network hardware infrastructure company GEODNET announced that it has completed a $8 million strategic financing round, led by Multicoin Capital, with participation from ParaFi and DACM, bringing its total financing to $15 million.This financing will be used to expand its global real-time kinematic (RTK) network and support the development of the next generation of robotics and Physical AI.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on investment in the Solana ecosystem, Canadian listed company Sol Strategies Inc. announced a private placement financing of 27.5 million CAD, with ParaFi Capital committing to fully invest. The funds will be used to expand SOL reserves, grow the validator business, and support daily operations.This financing includes convertible debenture units, each unit consisting of a 1,000 CAD face value convertible debenture and 400 warrants, with an annual interest rate of 2.5%. The conversion price and warrant exercise price are both 2.50 CAD per share. The convertible debentures can be redeemed after three years at 112% of face value plus accrued interest, with settlement expected to be completed on January 16, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain luxury watch trading market Kettle has completed a $4 million financing round, led by ParaFi Capital, with participation from Zee Prime Capital, IOSG Ventures, Signum Capital, Puzzle Ventures, Kronos, and angel investors Gmoney and OSF. The funds will be used to build the RWA platform.According to RootData, Kettle is a peer-to-peer marketplace that allows users to trade the full financial value of luxury watches. With Kettle, watch collectors can access the global 24/7 watch economy. Each watch on Kettle is fully insured, certified, and stored in the Kettle Vault in New York.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Santiago Roel Santos, who previously served as a partner at the blockchain venture capital firm ParaFi Capital, announced the launch of a private equity fund, Inversion Capital, aimed at acquiring traditional businesses and transforming their operations through the adoption of cryptocurrency technology.Santos believes that some businesses can address coordination issues by adopting crypto tools, which "manifest as higher operating costs, capital expenditures, or declining unit economics." It does not matter whether business owners are reluctant to accept cryptocurrency, as Inversion Capital will not become an investment partner—it will directly acquire these businesses.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the investment firm ParaFi Capital transferred 5,134 ETH (13.84 million USD) to Coinbase Prime 5 hours ago, suspected to be for sale. This ETH was redeemed by ParaFi Capital from EigenLayer yesterday. They deposited this ETH into EigenLayer mining last December when the ETH price was 2,175 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, the decentralized liquidity market and liquid staking protocol Meridian, built on Movement, announced the completion of a $4 million seed round financing, led jointly by ParaFi Capital and Borderless Capital, with participation from institutions such as Amber Group, Saison Capital, Interop Ventures, and Oak Grove Ventures.With this funding, Meridian plans to expand its global team, actively recruiting talent in engineering, product, and marketing. The protocol is currently live on the testnet and plans to launch simultaneously on the Movement mainnet on its launch day.It is worth noting that compared to existing EVM and SVM solutions, the Move ecosystem currently accounts for only a small portion of on-chain liquidity and trading volume. Meridian plans to leverage the security and composability of the Move language to bridge this gap.

ChainCatcher news, digital asset management company ParaFi Capital announced that it will tokenize part of its $1.2 billion portfolio on the Avalanche blockchain through the Securitize platform. This marks the company's first attempt at fund tokenization, offering a portion of equity in its latest venture capital fund. Through tokenization, investors can buy and sell these tokenized shares on a digital platform.ParaFi Capital founder Ben Forman stated that this move is not only an investment in technology but also a practical application. Tokenization helps lower the investment threshold, allowing more people to participate in opportunities that were previously limited to large institutions or wealthy investors.