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Web3 & Blockchain
9 live web3 & blockchain signals in the current window, led by Americas — funding, expansion and leadership change, each with MitchelLake's read on what it means for executive hiring.
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Digital Asset
Americas · Web3 & BlockchainFintech firm Digital Asset has signed a 19,000-square-foot lease at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan for 10 years, returning to the same building it occupied from 2018–2025 after a brief relocation to 107 Greenwich Street in March 2025.
Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for web3 & blockchain leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
curated · 2026-06-19 · context →
Bridge
EMEA · Web3 & BlockchainBridge (Stripe-owned stablecoin platform) partnered with Banking Circle to enable fiat-to-stablecoin conversions across EUR, GBP, USD, and AUD, combining stablecoin infrastructure with regulated banking rails and correspondent banking networks.
Leadership read: Alliances like this can broaden web3 & blockchain commercial leadership bench strength.
curated · 2026-06-09 · context →
BlockchainWork
Asia · Web3 & BlockchainBlockchainWork raised approximately $142,000 in Seed 2 round from Japanese investors, with three repeat investors from Seed 1 round ($87,000 in 2024). Company planning expansion into AI-first product development, market consolidation in Vietnam, and geographic expansion to Japan and Singapore
Leadership read: Fresh capital usually broadens web3 & blockchain leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
curated · 2026-06-03 · context →
Stellar Development Foundation
Americas · Web3 & BlockchainStellar announced a major partnership with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) to become the first public blockchain linked to DTCC's tokenized securities settlement platform. CEO Denelle Dixon highlighted this as validating years of institutional blockchain infrastructure development.
Leadership read: Alliances like this can broaden web3 & blockchain commercial leadership bench strength.
curated · 2026-06-02 · context →
Zerohash
Americas · Web3 & BlockchainZerohash pursuing new funding round at over $1.5B valuation after Mastercard dropped investment plans
Leadership read: Fresh capital usually broadens web3 & blockchain leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
curated · 2026-05-19 · context →
Zerohash
EMEA · Web3 & BlockchainZerohash Europe secured first EMI license under MiCA regulation for stablecoin and brokerage services in Europe
Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for web3 & blockchain leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
curated · 2026-05-18 · context →
Nine Blocks Capital Management
Americas · Web3 & BlockchainHenri Arslanian, Co-Founder, identifies critical compliance gap in agentic payments and stablecoin infrastructure. Company is positioned at intersection of institutional crypto adoption and regulatory compliance needs.
Leadership read: A hiring build-out like this points to deepening web3 & blockchain executive bench strength over the coming quarters.
curated · 2026-05-15 · context →
Antier
Asia · Web3 & BlockchainAntier is strengthening its global Web3 consulting capabilities to support next-generation digital economies
Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for web3 & blockchain leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
curated · 2026-04-03 · context →
Uniblock
Asia · Web3 & BlockchainUniblock raised $5.2M funding round for blockchain infrastructure operations
Leadership read: Fresh capital usually broadens web3 & blockchain leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
curated · 2026-03-31 · context →
- Digital Asset — Geographic Expansion · 2026-06-19
- Bridge — Partnership · 2026-06-09
- BlockchainWork — Capital Raising · 2026-06-03
- Stellar Development Foundation — Partnership · 2026-06-02
- Zerohash — Capital Raising · 2026-05-19
- Zerohash — Geographic Expansion · 2026-05-18
- Nine Blocks Capital Management — Strategic Hiring · 2026-05-15
- Antier — Geographic Expansion · 2026-04-03
- Uniblock — Capital Raising · 2026-03-31
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- Zerohash · 2 signals
- Bridge · 1 signal
- Nine Blocks Capital Management · 1 signal
- Stellar Development Foundation · 1 signal
- BlockchainWork · 1 signal
- Uniblock · 1 signal
- Antier · 1 signal
- Digital Asset · 1 signal
Recent developments
- Digital Asset — Geographic Expansion · Americas · 2026-06-19
- Bridge — Partnership · EMEA · 2026-06-09
- BlockchainWork — Capital Raising · Asia · 2026-06-03
- Stellar Development Foundation — Partnership · Americas · 2026-06-02
- Zerohash — Capital Raising · Americas · 2026-05-19
- Nine Blocks Capital Management — Strategic Hiring · Americas · 2026-05-15
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