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Digital Asset raises $355 million led by a16z at $2 billion valuation

Digital Asset Holdings raised $355 million at a valuation of about $2 billion. The funding round was led by a16z Crypto, which invested $100 million, with participation from 7RIDGE, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Citadel Securities and Optiver. Digital Asset plans to use the proceeds to expand the Canton Network, which supports financial institutions in tokenising and settling securities without disclosing sensitive commercial data.

AI & Enterprise

Orbital targets 2028 first launch for space AI data centre vision

Orbital, a startup aiming to build artificial intelligence data centres in space, has raised $5 million in seed funding. The company plans to run AI inference in orbit to avoid power and siting constraints on Earth and reduce regulatory and permitting burdens. Founder Euwyn Poon says the business depends on lower launch costs, with SpaceX\'s Starship seen as key. Orbital targets a first data-processing spacecraft launch in 2028.

Crypto

Morpho raises $175 million for on-chain lending protocol

On-chain lending protocol Morpho raised $175 million in a funding round co-led by Paradigm, a16z Crypto and Ribbit Capital, The Block reported. Apollo Fund, Circle Ventures, VanEck, Ledger Cathay, Wintermute Ventures, SBI Group and France\'s state investment bank also participated. The investment was structured as token purchases. Morpho said it offers a blockchain-based lending market where users can create lending pools by setting their own risk parameters.