Bitpanda Raises $170M at a $1.2B Valuation; SEC Publishes VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Application; Kraken Could IPO Next Year

Weekly Blockchain & Crypto Digest | Week 11

Bitpanda after the massive funding round…

This week (15-21 March) was another BIG week in Blockchain & Cryptocurrency space. Crypto firm Bitpanda has raised a massive $170M Series B round and became Austria’s first unicorn 🇦🇹🦄; SEC is getting closer to approving the US first Bitcoin ETF 👀; while Kraken could go public via direct listing as early as n…