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China bans financial institutions and payment companies from providing services through cryptocurrency transactions

Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2021

Just when you think the bad news is over for bitcoin, the Chinese government just dropped another hammer on all cryptocurrencies. On Tuesday, three Chinese banking and payment industry bodies issued a statement banning financial institutions not to conduct virtual […]

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KILT Protocol Introduces Decentralized Identity Verification with SocialKYC

Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2021

KILT Protocol today announced SocialKYC, a decentralized identity verification service for regaining control over your digital identity. SocialKYC will allow users to manage, store and present their personal credentials, enabling users to select which elements of their private information are […]

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Munich-based battery analytics tech startup TWAICE raises $26 million in Series B funding

Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2021

TWAICE, a Munich, Germany-based tech startup that provides predictive analytics software that optimizes the development and operation of lithium-ion batteries, announced today it has raised $26 million in Series B funding to expand its analytics platform and fuel international expansion. The heavily oversubscribed […]

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Bitcoin crash: Bitcoin down about 40% from its peak of $64,829.14 in mid-April as $300 billion wiped off crypto market

Nickie Louise Posted On May 19, 2021

On Monday, bitcoin was trading around $43,000 to the U.S. dollar. Since then, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has lost at least 15% of its value. At around 12:54 a.m. Eastern Time, bitcoin hit an intraday low of $38,585.86 according […]

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New York-based tech startup Rally raises $30M in funding to enable retail investors to invest in one-of-a-kind collectible assets

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

Investing in classic cars and collectibles can be a very lucrative investment. Early this year, a signed 1933 card smashed auction record selling at $761,100 and more than double the highest price ever fetched for the same card a few years […]

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Product warranty tech startup Extend bags $260M in funding led by SoftBank at over $1 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

The rise in awareness for extended warranty and surge in penetration of laptops, tablets, and smartphones have boosted the growth of the global extended warranty market. According to Allied Market Research, the extended product warranty market is expected to grow to […]

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Bitcoin Pizza: Anthony Pompliano launches Bitcoin Pizza, a new national pizza brand that funds bitcoin development and supports local pizza businesses

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

Anthony Pompliano is a popular influencer in the crypto community with millions of fans (including us) around the world. Pompliano has invested over $200 million in early-stage tech startup companies, including multiple unicorns. Pompliano also writes a daily newsletter that is […]

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Health / HealthTech

Sweden reported more than 30,000 cases of side effects from covid-19 vaccines

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

While the rollout of the covid-19 vaccines in the United States turns out to be a huge success with a few reported side effects, the tiny Scandinavian country of Sweden is seeing a surge in adverse side effects from the vaccines. The […]

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Blockchain security tech startup Fireblocks reaches a new milestone, surpasses half a trillion ($600 billion) in digital assets transferred

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

It wasn’t long ago when Fireblocks emerged from stealth to securely transition digital assets to the blockchain. The startup provides an all-in-one platform to store, transfer, and issue digital assets across your entire ecosystem. We wrote about FireBlocks back in […]

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Vermont-based eVTOL developer startup BETA Technologies raises $368M funding led by Fidelity and backed by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

BETA Technologies hasn’t announced a plan to go public yet but investors are pouring millions of dollars into the Vermont-based eVTOL manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and recharging pad systems. Today, BETA announced it has raised $368 million […]

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Back Market, a Paris-based online marketplace for refurbished electronics, raises $335 million at $3.2 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

Recent research shows that the refurbished market for consumer electronics, which includes many of the buy-back programs by smartphone and laptop makers, is estimated to be about $100 billion. Many global manufacturers and retailers have less focus on refurbished electronics. However, as […]

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Revuto Raises $1.7M From Blockchain VCs Ahead of Public Sale

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

A private sale of REVU tokens has earned Revuto $1.7 million as it prepares to roll out the first dApp on Cardano. The decentralized application will enable users to control all of their subscription services in one place, and Revuto […]

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Voice.com, a $30 million domain once used as a blockchain-based social media platform, pivots to become an NFT Platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

Voice.com made some splashes back in June 2019 after the Peter Thiel-backed crypto startup Block.one announced it bought the domain name Voice.com for $30 million, making it the most expensive (publicly announced) domain ever sold. As we reported back then, the domain […]

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Musk says “Tesla Has Not Sold Any Bitcoin” as he tries to reassure the crashing bitcoin market

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

Yesterday, we wrote a piece asking if Tesla has sold all of its bitcoin. The question came after Elon Musk failed to outright deny a post from a crypto analyst that goes by the name Mr. Whale on Twitter. In the […]

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Personal insurance shopper app Jerry emerges from stealth with $57M in funding to save customers money with its AI-powered insurance comparison engine

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the U.S. insurance industry net premiums written totaled $1.32 trillion in 2019, with premiums recorded by property/casualty (P/C) insurers accounting for 48 percent, and premiums by life/annuity insurers accounting for 52 percent. In the […]

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Bill Gates finally admits sexual affair with Microsoft employee: “There was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably,” Gates spokeswoman says

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

Bill Gates was very vocal during the COVID panic. Billionaire and Microsoft co-founder has all sorts of ideas about controlling people’s lives and “solving” climate change issues. However, unknown to billions of people around the world, Gates was unfaithful to […]

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Mark Cuban, others, invest $250,000 in GRIND, a sports equipment startup that makes basketball shooting machines

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

GRIND is a sports equipment startup founded by 26-year-old Thomas Fields, who also appeared on the May 7 episode of “Shark Tank.” GRIND is revolutionizing sports equipment with its world’s first Portable Shooting Machine, which is designed for basketball players to […]

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AT&T to exit media business, announces a $43 billion deal to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

Early this month, Verizon announced it was selling Yahoo (including TechCrunch) and other media assets to private equity firm Apollo for $5 billion. The sale will see online media brands under the former Yahoo and AOL umbrellas like TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance and […]

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Hayden AI closes $4.5 million funding for its artificial intelligence-powered data platform for smart city solutions

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

We covered Hayden AI late last year after the artificial intelligence startup that creates smart city solutions purposely built for modern traffic conditions raised $5 million in funding to accelerate product development. Today, the San Franciso-based tech startup announced it has closed another […]

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Dubai based fintech startup Mamo raises $8M Pre-Series A funding for its digital wallet and payments platform

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2021

Mamo, a Dubai-based FinTech startup founded to remove barriers associated with banking in the MENA region, announced it has closed an $8 million Pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Global Ventures, along with the participation of 4DX Ventures, AlRajhi […]

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