This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.

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In today’s “Weekly Recap,” NLW looks at a slew of funding rounds announced this week, including:

• Near Protocol, $150 million
• ZeroHash, $105 million
• Checkout.com, $1 billion
• SEBA, $119 million
• DeFi Alliance (now Alliance DAO), $50 million
• FTX Ventures, $2 billion

See also: SEC Must Surrender Hinman Email on Ether to Ripple, Judge Rules

“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Time” by OBOY. Image credit: Overearth/iStock/Getty Images Plus, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.