June 8, 2026
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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer, editor, and co-founder of TechStartups.com based in the Washington Metropolitan Area. She covers early-stage startups, AI, emerging technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When she’s not writing about innovation, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with her family and children, hiking, and exploring God’s majestic creation.


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Fintech startup Vergo bags $4.1M in Seed funding to provide banking for architects, designers, and builders
Nickie Louise Posted On June 22, 2022


The U.S. construction sector was valued at around $1.36 trillion as of the end of 2020 and was expected to decline further in the next year, according to data from Statista. If you add the interior design industry, the combined […]


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Crypto.com scores approval from Singapore finance regulators
Nickie Louise Posted On June 22, 2022


The ongoing turmoil in the crypto market has done little to stop the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com from making great strides. Today, Crypto.com announced it has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Major Payment Institution […]


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Germany is going back to burning coal after spending close to a trillion on renewable energy
Nickie Louise Posted On June 22, 2022


Coal is back from the dead in Germany as the country grapples with the fallout of economic sanctions it imposed on Russia. According to reports from major media outlets, Germany is now “planning to fire up coal plants as Russia throttles […]


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Crypto startup FalconX raises $150M to grow its digital asset trading platform; now valued at $8 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 22, 2022


With fears of uncertainty sweeping across the crypto market, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for crypto startups to raise new funds. Struggling startups have turned to capital preservation measures including layoffs to keep their business afloat. However, the unfavorable market environment […]


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Twitter’s board unanimously approves Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover deal
Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2022


Elon Musk is a step closer to becoming the new owner of Twitter after the company’s board of directors unanimously approved Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, an SEC filing document shows. According to a regulatory filing with the SEC […]


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Tesla to lay off 3.5% of the total workforce instead of the 10% as former employees sued the company
Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2022


Early this month, we wrote about Tesla after CEO Elon Musk said the company planned to lay off 10% of Tesla’s total workforce due to a “super bad feeling” he has about the economy. Now Musk has clarified that layoffs will affect […]


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Web2 gaming platform giant BUFF teams up with Web3 gaming pioneer MonkeyLeague to merge Web2 and Web3
Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2022


We covered MonkeyLeague early this month after the Web3 gaming startup scored a coup in its quest to develop the world’s first esports-focused metaverse with the hiring of former first employee and CPO of NASDAQ-traded PlaytikaRaz Friedman as its Chief Product […]


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China’s largest messaging app WeChat to ban accounts engaging in Bitcoin, crypto, and NFTs
Nickie Louise Posted On June 21, 2022


WeChat, China’s most popular messaging app with over 1.1 billion daily users, announced on Monday that it will ban accounts that provide services or content related to bitcoin or cryptocurrency. The Chinese social network said it has changed its policy and will […]


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How to sustainably manage and reduce waste from electric and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2022


Sustainability is at the center of public discussion. In 2022, world leaders gathered at COP26, deciding that greenhouse gas emissions need to see a reduction of 45%  by 2030, and net zero will be achieved by 2050. To achieve these […]


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Facebook’s Meta is launching avatar fashion store to sell designer virtual clothes for real money
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2022


After Facebook announced it was changing its name to Meta in October 2021, the metaverse took the internet by storm, dominating tech headlines. No day goes by without a story about the metaverse. The talk about the metaverse is slowly making its […]


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Crypto exchange Bybit launches grid trading bot
Nickie Louise Posted On June 20, 2022


We covered Bybit last month after Oracle Red Bull Racing unveiled the 2022 NFT collection at the Monaco Grand on Bybit’s NFT Marketplace. Since then, the Bybit team has been busy working behind the scene on another important project. Today, Bybit announced […]


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Elon Musk says he’ll keep buying Dogecoin after he was sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin “pyramid scheme”
Nickie Louise Posted On June 19, 2022


Dogecoin spiked on Sunday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he will still be buying the meme coin. Musk’s comment was enough to cause Dogecoin to rise by 8% to $0.058. However, the 5.8 cents is a far cry from a […]


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Engage Raise launches a new crypto fundraising platform to let politicians raise campaign cash through cryptocurrencies
Nickie Louise Posted On June 17, 2022


For decades, grassroots fundraising has been the preferred method of financing the campaigns of political candidates who don’t have enough media exposure to leapfrog to the front-runner status. Unfortunately today, some politicians are bankrolled by the powerful lobby groups which […]


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Elon Musk says “it’s essential to have free speech” in his first all-hands meeting with Twitter employees: Watch
Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2022


Tesla CEO and the soon-to-be Twitter owner told Twitter employees that “it’s essential to have free speech” and for people to be able to “communicate freely.” Musk made the statement today during a virtual all-hands meeting with Twitter employees. Musk also took questions […]


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Real estate tech startup HomeLight raises $115 million in late-stage funding; now valued at $1.7 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2022


HomeLight, a real-estate home technology platform that helps homebuyers make cash offers on homes, has raised $115 million in Series D funding that valued the prop-tech startup at $1.7 billion. The round includes $60 million in equity and $55 million in debt. HomeLight […]


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Crypto exchange AAX is hiring and doubling its staff as other exchanges layoff staff
Nickie Louise Posted On June 16, 2022


While other cryptocurrency exchanges are laying off their staff, AAX, a trusted crypto exchange with over 2 million users, is reportedly on a hiring spree. The news comes at a time when many of AAX’s competitors including Coinbase, announced significant staff reductions. […]


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Cybersecurity startup GreyNoise raises $15M in Series A funding to reduce false-positive security alerts and fight mass vulnerability exploitation
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2022


It’s unbelievable how fast time flies. It was just like yesterday when Cybersecurity startup GreyNoise Intelligence raised its seed funding to help security teams focus on real security threats. As we reported back then, GreyNoise closed a $600K seed financing […]


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Apple bets big on live sports with a $2.5 billion 10-year exclusive streaming deal with Major League Soccer
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2022


Back in March, we wrote about Apple after the tech giant inked a $100 million multi-year exclusive streaming rights deal with Major League Baseball. As part of the deal, Apple will stream 2 games (double header) every Friday night. The games will also […]


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World’s largest crypto exchange Binance is hiring 2,000 new employees even as Coinbase laid off 18% of its workforce
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2022


While tech companies are laying off thousands of employees, the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance announced yesterday that it’s hiring new employees to fill 2,000 open positions in the company. The crypto giant made the announcement on the same day […]


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Decentralized platform EarthFund launches “DAO-as-a-Service” system to simplify funding for world-changing causes
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2022


Blockchain has only been around for only a few years but the technology has had far-reaching impacts affecting billions of people around the world. Blockchain is also the very foundation of Web3 and the technology is changing all the facets […]


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