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New $50M Venture Fund Aims to Bridge East-West DeFi Investment Divide

Spartan Group's new fund has raised over $30 million in its first round, with a further $20 million expected to be raised in March or April.

Oleh Jamie Crawley
Diperbarui 9 Mei 2023, 3.15 a.m. Diterbitkan 9 Feb 2021, 12.51 p.m. Diterjemahkan oleh AI
Singapore

Singapore-based digital asset investment firm Spartan Group announced a new $50 million venture fund Tuesday to invest in emerging decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems.

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  • The fund has raised over $30 million in its first round, with a further $20 million expected in a subsequent round likely taking place in March or April.
  • Spartan said it aims to "fill the gap between Western and Asian markets," focusing on strategies to boost early-stage investments in DeFi projects.
  • The group manages over $200 million across its various funds at present and has previously invested in DeFi protocols including MakerDao, Kyber Network, Yearn and Synthetix, via its Global Blockchain Opportunities Fund.
  • Recently, Spartan joined a $10 million Series B funding round in trading venue dYdX led by Three Arrows Capital and DeFinance Capital.
  • Kelvin Koh, co-founder of Spartan Group and former partner at Goldman Sachs, said the aim is to "create significant disruptions to the existing financial system over the next 20 years" through DeFi and fintech.

See also: Big Guns Back $10M Investment in DeFi’s dYdX

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Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

Oleh CoinDesk Research
14 Nov 2025
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French Banking Giant BPCE to Roll Out Crypto Trading for 2M Retail Clients

Oleh Francisco Rodrigues, AI Boost|Diedit oleh Stephen Alpher
12 jam yang lalu
(CoinDesk)

The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq.

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  • French banking group BPCE will start offering crypto trading services to 2 million retail customers through its Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne apps, with plans to expand to 12 million customers by 2026.
  • The service will allow customers to buy and sell BTC, ETH, SOL, and USDC through a separate digital asset account managed by Hexarq, with a €2.99 monthly fee and 1.5% transaction commission.
  • The move follows similar initiatives by other European banks, such as BBVA, Santander, and Raiffeisen Bank, which have already started offering crypto trading services to their customers.
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