Crypto Accounting Platform Cryptio Raises $15M in Sequence A Extension

Crypto accounting platform Cryptio has raised $15 million in an extension to its Sequence A funding spherical from June 2022.

Current investor Alven led the spherical and featured participation from new backers 1kx and Ledger Cathay Capital, Cryptio instructed CoinDesk through e-mail on Wednesday.

The $15 million raised takes the entire for the Sequence A spherical to $25 million.

Cryptio's goal is to offer conventional monetary (TradFi) entities with back-office operations and infrastructure that permit them to supply digital asset merchandise corresponding to stablecoins, crypto-backed loans and crypto financial savings.

Many observers predict the variety of banks providing crypto providers to extend following the repeal of the U.S. Securities and Trade Commision (SEC)'s controversial SAB 121 accounting rule.

SAB121 decreed that an organization protecting a buyer's crypto ought to report them by itself steadiness sheet, doubtlessly having main implications for banks' capital allocations when working with crypto shoppers. This drew ire from crypto business individuals because it didn’t account for the dearth of steerage from the SEC on how securities legal guidelines apply to digital belongings.

The repeal of this laws is subsequently being hailed as signal of the altering regulatory panorama for cryptocurrency within the U.S.

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