Howard Lutnick: Tether’s Big Backer The CEO of prominent bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald played a major role in validating Tether this year by vouching for its reserves.

Early Revolut backer Lakestar leads $40 million investment in French fintech startup Swan French embedded finance startup Swan raised 37 million euros ($40 million) in a series B investment led by European venture capital giant Lakestar.

Multicoin Backer L1 Digital Raises $152M for Second Crypto VC Fund The Swiss advisor makes direct investments in crypto projects and also backs early-stage crypto investment firms.