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BTC Markets Names Lucas Dobbins CEO and Paul Stonham CCO as Regulations Tighten

The cryptocurrency exchange has promoted its longtime technology chief to run the company and hired a new commercial head, pointing to a maturing local regulatory landscape for digital assets.

BTC Markets appoints Lucas Dobbins as Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, and Paul Stonham joins as Chief Commercial Officer

Crypto exchange BTC Markets promotes Lucas Dobbins to chief executive and executive director, hires Paul Stonham as its commercial chief, and shifts outgoing CEO Caroline Bowler onto its board as a non-executive director.

Nine Aussie startups that raised $40.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering nine Australian startups' new capital totalling $40.5 million, across solar, quantum computing, marketing tech and crowdfunding, plus a look back at Aconex's $1.6 billion Oracle sale.

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Proptech startup Happly banks $1.75 million Seed round

Sydney proptech Happly, which simplifies moving house, has secured $1.75 million at seed stage from backers including Danny Hanna and Max Cunningham, with the capital earmarked for product development and national expansion.

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ASX ploughs another $15m into blockchain provider

ASX has invested a further US$10 million in Digital Asset, the startup building its blockchain replacement for CHESS, as part of a larger US$35 million funding round.

Afterpay is raising $330 million to chase the US market

Afterpay announced an underwritten share placement and purchase plan to raise A$330 million for US growth, while its founders and an executive sold $100 million of existing shares to US hedge funds.

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