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Microstrategy is officially underwater after paying an average price of $30,700 per Bitcoin; Founder Michael Saylor falls from crypto billionaire ranks

Daniel Levi Posted On May 12, 2022

We first covered Microstrategy in 2019 after the Virginia-based provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software company sold the domain name Voice.com for $30 million to blockchain-based social media platform Voice. In recent years, however, MicroStrategy has pivoted from its core business […]

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AI tech startup Viable lands $5M to provide instant qualitative customer insights and shorten feedback loops

Daniel Levi Posted On May 12, 2022

For decades, we’ve used computers to crunch numbers. But most of the data we use today is unstructured, varying from images, and text files to video and audio files. As such, we need new tools to analyze and gain insights […]

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The world’s largest stablecoin dropped below its $1 peg as crypto carnage continues

Daniel Levi Posted On May 12, 2022

While everybody was talking Terra Luna stablecoin, it turns out there is a bigger problem brewing in the crypto market–Tether (also known as USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin. This morning, Tether fell below its $1 peg as the collapse of Terra […]

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Goldman Sachs, others back a $250M investment in fintech startup Deserve to power real-time credit card economy

Daniel Levi Posted On May 11, 2022

As countries around the world put the pandemic behind them, business activities are picking back up again to the pre-pandemic levels as businesses experience a surge in consumer demands. A recent study from the Mercator Advisory Group found that small businesses […]

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Bitcoin plunges to $29,000 as the crash left 40% of crypto investors underwater. Going to zero?

Daniel Levi Posted On May 11, 2022

Going ‘To Zero,’ that was the headline from Forbes Magazine early this morning. As the bubble finally popped? Just last month, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was trading above $41,000. In just three weeks, Bitcoin has lost more than half its […]

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The History of NFTs – Bitcoin to Ethereum and Back Again

Daniel Levi Posted On May 11, 2022

Hate them or love them, it’s unlikely that you haven’t heard of NFTs in 2022. Even if you don’t regularly move in blockchain spaces, news like one single NFT being sold for $69 million or the Bored Ape Yacht Club […]

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Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19

Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022

Bill Gates has just announced that he has covid-19. In a Twitter post this evening, Microsoft’s co-founder said that he has been tested positive for COVID. He also added that he’s experiencing mild symptoms and following experts’ advice. “I’ve tested […]

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Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump—The ban was ‘foolish in the extreme’

Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022

Elon Musk is always in the news. Today, Tesla CEO and the world’s richest person said he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former President Donald Trump upon his successful purchase of the social media giant. The question is whether the […]

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Israeli biotech startup OncoHost raises $35 million in funding to personalize cancer treatment using AI

Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In 2017, every sixth death in the world is due to cancer, according to data from the Global Burden of Disease which estimates that 9.56 million people […]

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Crypto exchange KuCoin hits a unicorn valuation of $10 billion after a $150M Series B raise

Daniel Levi Posted On May 10, 2022

KuCoin, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its presence in Web3, a decentralized version of the Internet that is based on blockchain technology. The round, which was led by Jump Crypto, brings the company’s valuation to […]

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Israel-based Cogniteam raises $5.6M in Series A funding to enhance its low-code AI robotics platform Nimbus

Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022

In October 2021, we covered Cogniteam after the Tel Aviv, Israel-based robotics startup unveiled its Nimbus operating system, a cloud-based drag-and-drop platform for robotics development that promises to cut time to market by 80% for new robotics programs. Fast forward […]

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DNA sequencing company Illumina ordered to pay $333 million for infringing on patents of Chinese genomics company BGI Group

Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022

Early last year, we wrote about Illumina after the DNA sequencing company partnered with venture capital firm Sequoia Capital to launch a genomics incubator in China. Little did we know at the time that the company was going through a […]

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Bitcoin lost half its value; down 50% from its peak to below $30,500

Daniel Levi Posted On May 9, 2022

The turmoil in the stock market turmoil continues to spill over into the cryptocurrency markets. Just last week, Bitcoin was trading at a little over $36,000. Now, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency has shed all its gain and has fallen […]

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This Layer-0 Protocol Aims to Step Up The Game for dApp Developers – Here’s How

Daniel Levi Posted On May 8, 2022

Interoperability is one fundamental problem that the blockchain sector hasn’t been able to fully overcome since its start. Although this keyword is commonly mentioned in blockchain technology circles, it’s difficult to define precisely what interoperability is and what it implies […]

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Nvidia agreed to pay $5.5 million in SEC fine for failure to disclose the impact of crypto mining on its gaming business

Daniel Levi Posted On May 6, 2022

In February 2021, we wrote about Invidia after the gaming chip giant unveiled its GeForce RTX 3060 processor chip dedicated to Ethereum mining. Also known as the Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP), the product is geared toward miners that would use […]

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Elon Musk expected to be temporary Twitter CEO after deal closes, report

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022

Elon Musk is expected to serve as temporary CEO of Twitter after closing his $44 billion takeover of the social-media company, CNBC reported on Thursday. The announcement comes after reports this morning that Musk has secured over $7 billion in additional […]

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This Finnish tech startup wants to revolutionize the travel industry and make it more sustainable

Daniel Levi Posted On May 5, 2022

The transportation sector generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, according to data from the US Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2020 alone, 27% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions came from the transportation sector. […]

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10 Benefits of Trading Forex in 2022

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

Whether you are a new trader or a seasoned veteran, there are multiple benefits of trading forex that you may not know about. Forex has emerged as one of the most popular trading options due to its simplicity and the […]

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AI-assisted 3D animation startup Kinetix raises $11M in Seed funding to drive user-generated content in the metaverse

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

The hype around the metaverse has accelerated in recent months following Facebook’s name change to Meta in October of last year. Since then, investments in metaverse-focused startups have ballooned to billions of dollars as investors look for opportunities to invest […]

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LongHash Ventures leads a $1.5M pre-seed funding round for Web3 mobile game development platform Particle Network

Daniel Levi Posted On May 4, 2022

The decentralized web or Web3 has grown at a rapid pace in the last two years. From its glory days of static pages or Web 1.0, the Internet quickly evolved to Web 2.0 which brought platforms and user-generated content such […]

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