African Startup Raises $6 Million From Pre-Series A Funding Round
Africa Blockchain Lab recently said it has raised $6 million from a pre-Series A investment round and will use the...
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Cornell Professor of Economics: Defi Promise Is Real but Bitcoin May Not Last Much Longer
A Cornell University economics professor says that the promise of decentralized finance (defi) using blockchain technology is real but bitcoin...
South Africa’s Digital Bank Tyme Completes Series B Round With Additional $70M Capital Raise
Tymebank, a South Africa-based digital bank, recently completed its Series B funding round with $70 million invested in the firm...
Polygon, Reddit Co-Founder’s VC Firm Launch $200 Million Social Media Web3 Fund
The team behind Polygon, the protocol dedicated to interconnected blockchain networks like Ethereum, and Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six venture...
Russia to Decide Between Full Ban and Legalization of Crypto Investments, Trade
Authorities in Russia are discussing two very different approaches to the regulation of cryptocurrencies and related activities. While the Bank...
Canaan Secures Order for 30,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs From Genesis Digital Assets
The application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan has announced the company has secured a follow-on contract from...
Value Locked in Defi Continues to Slide, ETH Defi Dominates by 65%, Solana Transactions Reign
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance has slid 15.63% since the metric’s all-time high of $275 billion sixteen...
Indian Crypto Exchange Says 82% of Users Earn Profits This Year, Trading Volume Soars 1,735%
A major cryptocurrency exchange in India, Wazirx, has reported “a massive surge in user signups” this year, with 82% of...
Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5 and NFTs — The Sandbox Alpha Game Review
I came to the Sandbox Alpha for the musical experiences of Snoop Dogg and Deadmau5. It was awesome dancing with...
Illegal Crypto Miners Threatened With Jail Time in Russia
Cryptocurrency miners that are illegally connecting their equipment to the power grid should go to prison, says a Russian lawmaker...
New Cryptocurrency Bill Advances to Senate in Brazil
A new cryptocurrency bill was approved by the Chamber of Deputies of the Brazilian Congress last week, and is now...
USDC Sees Native Launch on Avalanche
USDC, the second leading stablecoin by market cap, has been launched on the Avalanche blockchain as a native token. Previously,...
Crypto Lender Nexo Launches NFT Lending Desk, Loans up to 20% for Popular NFTs
On December 16, the blockchain-based lending platform Nexo announced the firm has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) lending desk. While...
Adidas Reveals the Originals NFT Collection With Punks Comics, Gmoney, Bored Apes
On Thursday, the German multinational corporation Adidas announced the launch of the company’s first Adidas Originals NFT collection. The Adidas...
Lending Platform Ledn Launching Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage Product, Raises $70 Million
Global digital asset savings and credit platform Ledn has announced the upcoming launch of a bitcoin-backed mortgage product, calling it...
