Digital Asset Targets $2B Valuation in a16z-Led $300M Round
The blockchain infrastructure firm behind Canton Network would roughly quadruple its valuation — and pull a16z crypto into the heart of Wall Street's tokenization rails.
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The blockchain infrastructure firm behind Canton Network would roughly quadruple its valuation — and pull a16z crypto into the heart of Wall Street's tokenization rails.
Digital Asset Holdings, the enterprise blockchain infrastructure firm behind the DAML smart-contract language, is…
The round, valuing Digital Asset at $2B, is led by a16z crypto with a Wall Street-heavy syndicate including Goldman, Citadel Securities, and CME Ventures — signaling institutional appetite for a…
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