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FTX paid Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary $15 million to be a spokesperson for the now-bankrupt crypto exchange
Daniel Levi Posted On December 8, 2022


The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX appears to be bigger than most people think. With millions of investors losing billions of dollars to the now-bankrupt crypto exchange, we’re now learning that FTX not only spent customers’ money on Sam […]


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DeFiChain releases its highly anticipated ‘Grand Central’ hard fork
Daniel Levi Posted On December 8, 2022


Back in April, DeFiChain, the world’s leading blockchain on the Bitcoin network with over $300 million TVL, activated its much-anticipated Fort Canning Road hard fork on its network. The release enables users to mint dTokens backed by 100% dUSD. Since then, […]


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Walmart-backed Indian payment startup PhonePe to raise a massive $1 billion in funding
Nickie Louise Posted On December 8, 2022


Amid massive tech layoffs and struggles to raise new funding, some startups are still raising millions of dollars from deep-pocket investors and venture capital firms, although no one knows when the funding well may dry up. Today, Walmart-backed Indian digital payment […]


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Jack Dorsey calls on Elon Musk to release all Twitter files associated with FBI interference in the 2020 election and the censorship of Hunter Biden’s laptop story
Daniel Levi Posted On December 7, 2022


Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey has called on Elon Musk to release all of the Twitter files. The call comes after revelations that former Twitter leadership did indeed take orders from Joe Biden’s campaign in taking extraordinary steps to bury The […]


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Uruguayan fintech startup dLocal faces allegations of potential fraud; applied for a UK regulatory license
Nickie Louise Posted On December 7, 2022


It’s been over two years since we last covered dLocal, a Montevideo, Uruguay-based fintech startup that offers a cross-border payment platform that connects global merchants in emerging markets. At the time, the Latin America-based dLocal just raised $200 million for cross-border payments […]


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Facebook’s Meta cannot run ads based on personal data without users’ consent, EU privacy watchdog rules
Daniel Levi Posted On December 7, 2022


In a new blow to Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms, the EU privacy watchdog ruled that Meta cannot run advertising based on personal data and will need users’ consent to do so, according to a report from Reuters, citing a person […]


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How to Find the Perfect Name for Your E-commerce Business. Here Are Three Easy Steps to Follow
Daniel Levi Posted On December 7, 2022


In the present day, the majority of individuals conduct their business online. And on the internet, just as in any other market, there are tons of e-commerce businesses to choose from, and for an e-commerce brand to succeed, it has […]


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GigFinesse lands $3.6M Seed funding to connect live music venues with artists
Nickie Louise Posted On December 7, 2022


It’s refreshing to see tech startups making positive impacts in the world. Last year, we wrote about Songclip, a San Francisco, California-based tech startup that is working in partnership with the music industry to properly protect and monetize music IP and help […]


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Swedish startup Einride raises $500M for its cabinless electric self-driving truck with no room for a human driver
Nickie Louise Posted On December 7, 2022


Swedish electric and autonomous freight tech startup Einride has raised $500 million in additional funding for its electric self-driving truck that has no room for a human driver. We covered Einride a year ago after the startup made its debut in […]


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How To Spot Emerging Trends Before They Happen
Daniel Levi Posted On December 6, 2022


Emerging trends are new developments or patterns that are emerging or becoming more prominent in a particular field or industry. These trends can be in areas such as technology, business, culture, or any other area where new developments are taking […]


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Ledger teams up with iPod creator Tony Fadell to launch Ledger Stax, a $279 crypto wallet to let you store your crypto and NFTs
Nickie Louise Posted On December 6, 2022


“Not your keys, not your coins,” was the statement made by Elon Musk following the implosion of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. Musk urged crypto investors to take their crypto out of the exchanges and keep them in cold wallets. Since the […]


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Jack Dorsey’s Block led a $2M investment in bitcoin mining startup Gridless to bring cheap electricity to rural Africa
Nickie Louise Posted On December 6, 2022


According to the latest data from the World Bank, only 48.4% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to electricity. The situation is even far worse in West Africa where only about 42% of the total population, and 8% of […]


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8 Ways To Improve Customer Training By Employing Salesforce LMS
Daniel Levi Posted On December 6, 2022


Organizations will always require strong sales and client support teams to effectively serve their clients. Offered through learning management systems, digital learning solutions are a great addition to improving the training and learning experiences of companies’ employees and clients. Moreover, […]


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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield to step down in January, making him the fifth executive to leave in just a week
Nickie Louise Posted On December 6, 2022


Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield announced on Monday that he plans to step down from the chat software developer company a little over a year after Salesforce acquired it for $28 billion. Butterfield will be replaced by Lidiane Jone, who worked […]


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Goldman Sachs plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy or invest in crypto companies after FTX fiasco
Nickie Louise Posted On December 6, 2022


The global cryptocurrency market reached an all-time high of $2.9 trillion in late 2021. But this year, it has shed around $2 trillion as a string of high-profile corporate failures and a perfect storm of geo-political tension, increased interest rates, […]


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Crypto lender Nexo to exit US market after cease-and-desist orders from state and federal regulators
Daniel Levi Posted On December 5, 2022


2022 is shaping out to be a terrible year for not just cryptocurrencies but also for crypto companies. While all eyes are on the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, UK-based crypto lender Nexo said on Monday it is phasing out its products […]


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How to Pay Off Your Technical Debt and Why You Should
Nickie Louise Posted On December 5, 2022


Technical debt, is the debt you accumulate over time via in-efficient IT Systems which tend to be invested in for the greater good, perhaps a short-term convenience but actually are more harmful to your business later down the line when […]


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Fintech startup and USDC stablecoin backer Circle terminates $9 billion SPAC deal
Nickie Louise Posted On December 5, 2022


In February, fintech startup Circle doubled its valuation to $9 billion following a deal with blank-check company Concord Acquisition Corp, doubling its value since July 2021 when the initial agreement valued the company at $4.5 billion. Fast forward ten months after […]


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Nigerian PropTech startup VENCO lands $670K pre-seed funding to simplify rent collection and payments for residential and commercial properties in Africa
Nickie Louise Posted On December 5, 2022


With growing urbanization across Africa, multi-property developments have emerged as the preferred mode of delivering residential and commercial real estate. Of the 2.5 million households in Nigeria that earn more than $1,000 per month, 80 percent live in multi-property communities. […]


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Sam Bankman-Fried could face years in prison after reports that Alameda’s Caroline Ellison hired iconic Clinton lawyer
Daniel Levi Posted On December 5, 2022


Over the weekend, the former CEO of FTX’s sister company Alameda Research Caroline Ellison was spotted in a New York coffee shop just 6 minutes away from FBI headquarters after many weeks of speculation that she was on the run in Hong […]


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