Merge: Merge Notches $9.5M Seed Funding to Bridge Fiat, Crypto

FinTech infrastructure startup Merge secured $9.5 million in seed funding to further build out its API-based banking and payments platform aimed at bridging the gap between fiat and crypto ecosystems. The funding was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Hashed, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and Ethereal Ventures, and angel investors including the founder of [...]