Rena Labs, a NYC-based TEE abstraction middleware company, raised $3.3M in Pre-Seed funding

When Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin white paper in 2008, the idea of a decentralised economy or a token economy seemed wild. However, in the past decade, we have come a long way in understanding the impact of blockchain, tokens, and the crypto token industry. While the crypto industry has gone from exploration to changing the economic system, one area that has fallen short of attention is liquidity and Keyrock, a Belgian startup on a mission to fix that deficit.Founded by Kevin de Patoul, Juan David Mendieta and Jeremy de Groodt, in 2017, Keyrock came at a time when the technology for crypto was still in its early stages and it lacked the solid infrastructure for market-making. This became an opportunity to build scalable systems supporting tokenised economies and providing liquidity across various markets.FoundationWhen Keyrock launched, its founders probably didn’t know that a bubble was waiting to burst and the crypto industry was turning into a bear market. However, they saw this as an opportunity to focus on the long-term, refine their systems, and grow in a more resilient way. With crypto companies struggling, Keyrock used the company to lay the foundation for a business that can scale effectively as the market matures.“Our mission has always been to help create efficient, liquid markets for digital assets, enabling tokenised economies to thrive, and that’s what sets us apart – our commitment to being there for our clients, no matter the market conditions,” says De Patoul, co-founder and CEO of Keyrock.At the centre of this foundation is the use of technology that plays a crucial role in ensuring liquidity in digital asset markets

The partnership will strengthen institutional confidence in Northstake's solution with secure, scalable, and compliant infrastructure. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Northstake A/S has announced that blockchain node infrastructure provider, Chorus One, will join its ETH Validator Marketplace as a node operator. Through this partnership, Northstake has demonstrated a new staking model that allows asset managers to trade their ETH validators on a marketplace with industry-leading market makers, including GSR, Nonco, DV Chain, and Keyrock. This collaboration will also see Chorus One provide reliable and secure node infrastructure, enhancing institutional confidence in staking operations and advancing the broader $2.6 trillion staking market. Clients using Northstake's solution will be able to leverage Chorus One's robust infrastructure and expertise in operating validators on Ethereum