Leaked investor call: BlockFi backer Morgan Creek Digital aims to raise $250M to counter FTX’s BlockFi bailout, since it could wipe out BlockFi shareholders (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Tracy Wang / CoinDesk:Leaked investor call: BlockFi backer Morgan Creek Digital aims to raise $250M to counter FTX’s BlockFi bailout, since it could wipe out BlockFi shareholders  —  FTX’s $250 million credit facility offer – if inked as initially proposed – stood to effectively wipe out all BlockFi shareholders …

Berlin-based WorkMotion, an HR software startup that helps companies onboard and manage staff abroad, has raised a $50M Series B led by Canaan (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs:Berlin-based WorkMotion, an HR software startup that helps companies onboard and manage staff abroad, has raised a $50M Series B led by Canaan  —  WorkMotion, a Berlin, Germany-based HR-tech company for global employment, raised $50M in Series B funding.  —  The round was led by Canaan …

Italy’s data watchdog finds a local web publisher’s use of Google Analytics violated EU data protection rules due to privacy risks over data transfers to the US (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:Italy’s data watchdog finds a local web publisher’s use of Google Analytics violated EU data protection rules due to privacy risks over data transfers to the US  —  Another strike against use of Google Analytics in Europe: The Italian data protection authority has found a local web […]

Jackpot, which is developing an online lottery ticket app and website to make buying US state lottery tickets easier, has raised a $35M Series A (Jessica Golden/CNBC)

Jessica Golden / CNBC:Jackpot, which is developing an online lottery ticket app and website to make buying US state lottery tickets easier, has raised a $35M Series A  —  – Jackpot is looking to grow the U.S. lottery business by putting it online.  — The company has raised money from […]