PANews reported on January 26th that, according to CoinDesk, blockchain infrastructure company Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. This follows the company's withdrawal from multi-billion dollar acquisition talks with Mastercard, deciding to maintain independent operations . Mastercard may still participate in this round of financing as a strategic investor. Zerohash completed a $100 million Series D-2 funding round last October, with investors including Morgan Stanley, Jump Crypto, and SoFi. Its clients include Interactive Brokers, Stripe, and BlackRock's BUIDL fund.