ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, the digital asset financial services platform Matrixport announced its inclusion in the "2024 Global Unicorn List" published by the Hurun Research Institute. The "2024 Global Unicorn List" lists non-public companies founded after 2000 with a valuation of over $1 billion. Since 2017, the Hurun Research Institute has been tracking unicorn companies, and this is the sixth release of the global unicorn list.It is reported that Matrixport provides services such as virtual asset trading, lending, wealth management, asset appreciation, and custody to institutions and qualified investors in multiple countries and regions around the world. Just two years after its establishment, in 2021, it completed a Series C funding round with a valuation of over $1 billion, entering the unicorn ranks, and in 2022, it was recognized by CB Insights as one of the 50 most promising blockchain and crypto companies globally.

ChainCatcher News, May 31, 2024 - HashKey Exchange announced that it has successfully obtained the AMLO license from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (under the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance for operating virtual asset trading platforms), marking HashKey Group as a fully licensed unicorn in the Hong Kong virtual asset space.HashKey's exchange entity, Hash Blockchain Limited, has obtained the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Type 1 and Type 7 licenses, allowing it to provide virtual asset trading services to professional investors and retail users.HashKey's HBS (Hong Kong) Limited has obtained the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Type 1 and Type 4 licenses, enabling it to provide securities trading services to professional investors and offer advice on securities trading and virtual assets, including services for the sale and distribution of security tokens.HashKey's HashKey Capital Limited has obtained the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Type 4 and Type 9 licenses, allowing it to manage 100% of virtual asset portfolios and provide virtual asset fund product services and consulting services for securities and virtual assets to retail users.As of now, members of HashKey Group have obtained all necessary licenses from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to provide virtual asset-related services in Hong Kong according to their respective business needs, becoming a fully licensed unicorn enterprise in virtual asset services.

ChainCatcher news, according to Protos, Worldcoin competitor and Humanity Protocol CEO Terence Kwok, founded Tink Labs in 2012. This unicorn company raised hundreds of millions of dollars to provide smartphones for hotels for guests to use during their stay.However, the company began to operate at a loss in 2017 due to aggressive expansion policies and other reasons. Eventually, Tink Labs' European division began liquidation in January 2020, followed by bankruptcy proceedings. Last year, Kwok launched Humanity Protocol, a blockchain-based identity verification company that relies on scanning people's palms as a means of identification.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest "2024 Global Unicorn List" released by the Hurun Research Institute, Binance has entered the TOP 10 list for the first time, ranking ninth.In addition, the top three positions in this list are ByteDance, SpaceX, and OpenAI, which also entered the top ten for the first time. Binance is the only blockchain company in the TOP 10 list and is also the youngest company among the TOP 10.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain game Crypto Unicorns announced on X that it will migrate from Polygon to Xai, and all CU assets and game logic will be transferred to Xai. Currently, Crypto Unicorns is operating a node of the DAC committee and will collaborate with the Xai and Arbitrum teams to expand the network.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Crypto Unicorns has completed a $5 million seed round financing and a $26 million private placement financing.

ChainCatcher news, Solana ecosystem project DePIN DAO has received a $2 million seed round investment from Unicorn-Verse. Unicorn-Verse stated that this investment will drive DePIN DAO to fundamentally change the vision of decentralized data integration and empower the data economy.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, LeverFi announced that it has secured a $5 million strategic investment from Unicorn Web3. With this funding, LeverFi will deepen its collaboration with Unicorn-Verse, and the investment will be used for LeverFi's upgrades to promote the development of the LeverFi ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the Global Unicorn Programs launched by Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business will be held in Dubai (February 15), Singapore (May 16-19), and Seoul, South Korea (September 12-15) in collaboration with the UAE World Government Summit, Dubai Executive Council, Whampoa Group from Singapore, Seoul City Government, and Maekyung Media Group.It is reported that the Global Unicorn Programs is an executive education initiative focused on creating unicorns and an entrepreneurial ecosystem with social responsibility and a global perspective on the Eurasian continent. The program will provide selected participants with technical support in areas such as Web 3.0, blockchain, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, fintech unicorn Stash announced that it has partnered with infrastructure provider Apex Crypto to enable its customers to purchase eight cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH, using standalone crypto accounts. Stash's Chief Investment Officer Doug Feldman stated that while customers currently cannot store their cryptocurrencies in wallets, the possibility of launching a crypto wallet in the future cannot be ruled out.It is reported that Stash was founded in 2015 and provides banking and investment services through a digital platform. Recently, Stash completed a $125 million Series G funding round, bringing its total funding to $427 million, with supporters including T. Rowe Price, Eldridge, and Union Square Ventures. (The Block)