Bloomberg:
Crypto lending firm Ledn sold $188M in securitized bonds backed by bitcoin loans, making it the first deal of its kind in the market for asset-backed debt  —  Crypto lending firm Ledn Inc. has sold $188 million of securitized bonds backed by Bitcoin, making it the first ever deal of its kind in the market for asset-backed debt.

Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Cadence shares closed up 7.6% on Wednesday after the chip design company reported Q4 revenue up ~6% to $1.44B and adjusted EPS of $1.99, both above estimates  —  Cadence Design Systems stock rose by more than 6% on Wednesday after the chip design software company reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations.

Reuters:
Sources: the US State Department is developing an online portal at “freedom.gov” to let users in Europe and elsewhere view content banned by their governments  —  The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned …

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE:
Selector, which offers an AI platform that promises to simplify network monitoring, raised a $32M Series B led by AVP at a $375M valuation  —  Network observability provider Selector Software Inc. today announced that it has raised a $32 million funding round at a $375 million valuation.

Meir Orbach / CTech:
Venice, which develops identity security software, emerges from stealth after raising a $25M Series A led by IVP, following an $8M seed round  —  The Israeli company replaces static enterprise permissions with dynamic access control.  —  Startup Venice (formerly Valkyrie) has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round.