Here’s what happened in crypto today

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Today in crypto, blockchain payments firm Fnality raised $136 million in a round led by Bank of America, Citi and WisdomTree to expand its blockchain settlement network, US lawmakers pressed the Securities and Exchange Commission to act on President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing crypto investment in US retirement plans, and US Democrats signaled support for a bipartisan approach to a digital asset market structure.

London-based blockchain payments company Fnality secured $136 million in a Series C funding round backed by some of the world’s largest financial institutions.

Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek, Tradeweb and WisdomTree led the round, joined by returning investors including Goldman Sachs, Santander, Barclays and UBS, according to a Tuesday announcement by the company.

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