Daniel Levi

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Daniel is a writer and editor for Tech Startups. Daniel has been involved in technology and gaming for over two decades. He has previous experience in software development and loves writing about emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency. Daniel also enjoys hiking and camping.

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Terra employees confirmed to the SEC that Do Kwon sent $80 million every month to secret wallets before the collapse of Terra

Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2022

In early May, TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin collapsed and lost 99% of its value, wiping out the life savings of crypto investors as traders offload the cryptocurrency. Terra was ranked among the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies before the collapse. The sudden […]

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Americans lost a record $68 million to job scams and bogus business opportunities in the first quarter of 2022

Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2022

The United States is currently at near-record-low unemployment and a strong labor market. While millions of Americans quit their job due to the Great Resignation, we’re surprised to learn that bob scams are still on the rise. The business and […]

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Cake DeFi secures license to operate as a regulated platform in Europe

Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2022

It was just a few days ago that Singapore-based Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform Cake DeFi celebrated its 3rd Anniversary with over $317 million in payout to its customers. Despite the recent downturn in the crypto market, the fintech startup also posted a record […]

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Spotify expects to reach $100 billion in annual revenue in 10 years; nearly 10-fold from its current revenue of $11.4 billion

Daniel Levi Posted On June 9, 2022

While tech companies are still reeling from a wave of layoffs and hiring freeze, music streaming giant Spotify said on Wednesday that it expects to reach $100 billion in annual revenue, nearly 10-fold from its 2021 revenue of $11.4 billion. Since its inception about […]

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Baidu’s electric vehicle startup Jidu unveils the first ‘robot’ car fully controlled via voice recognition

Daniel Levi Posted On June 8, 2022

In December of 2020, we wrote about Baidu after the China search giant announced it was looking into developing its own electric vehicles (EVs). At the time, Baidu was reportedly in talks with Chinese carmakers about making its own EVs. Then in […]

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Tezos NFT Platform Objkt.com becomes the NFT marketplace of choice for artists even as NFT sales slow down

Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2022

Once written off as a fad by many including us, the NFT market has now surpassed $20 billion. In 2021 alone, NFT collectors and traders spent $22 billion on NFTs, up from $100 million in 2020, according to the Guardian. But the […]

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Citadel Securities, Virtu Financial, and Sequoia Capital join forces to build crypto trading ecosystem for retail brokerages

Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2022

Trading giant Citadel Securities is building a “cryptocurrency trading ecosystem” in collaboration with high-frequency trading and market-making firm Virtu Financial. The new crypto trading marketplace will enable retail brokerages to offer crypto-executions to their customers, CoinDesk reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of […]

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Cake DeFi paid out over $317 million in rewards to customers in just three years; posted a record 90% quarterly growth

Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2022

Once considered a fad, decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow at an astronomical rate as more and more users and investors embrace the innovation DeFi brings to bear and the benefits of retaining custody of their financial assets without the involvement of centralized […]

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Fintech startup Checkout.com to start accepting stablecoin USDC in a major crypto push to take on rivals PayPal and Stripe

Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2022

Less than two weeks after the collapse of Terra UST, payments giant Checkout.com announced today it will start accepting stablecoins as part of its major crypto push to take on rival payment companies PayPal and Stripe. The Amsterdam-based unicorn fintech startup said Tuesday it is […]

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Applications open for the first-ever Polkadot Hacker House in New York City

Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2022

Polkadot is a protocol designed to allow incompatible blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin to securely talk to each other. Its game-changing technology has made Polkadot the darling of the blockchain community. Polkadot now boasts a large and diverse developer and coder […]

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Thetanuts Finance launches Stronghold Vaults with organic yield generation and risk diversification

Daniel Levi Posted On June 7, 2022

Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow at an astronomical rate as millions of users and investors bypass the centralized traditional banks to trade directly with one another. In just four years since its inception, DeFI has grown to an $80 […]

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Milky Way Galaxy is Doomed: NASA says our Milky Way will collide with Andromeda Galaxy sooner than expected

Daniel Levi Posted On June 6, 2022

The distances between planets inside the star systems and between star systems themselves are so immense that make the collisions of galaxies to be extremely rare. Before we dive right in, it’s good to get a refresher on our middle school […]

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Crypto Scam: FTC says at least 46,000 people lost over $1 billion in crypto scam since 2021

Daniel Levi Posted On June 6, 2022

2021 was a great year for cryptocurrency investors around the world as the frenzy for bitcoin and other crypto-assets reached new highs. However, crypto investors are not the only winners. Crypto scammers also had a blockbuster year with a windfall […]

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How the metaverse will change cryptocurrency; could be worth $13 trillion by 2030

Daniel Levi Posted On June 5, 2022

The popularity of the Metaverse has taken the internet by storm since Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021. The talk about the metaverse is slowly making its way into everyday conversations in the boardrooms, on the web, […]

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Humans now only make up 38.5% of internet traffic – The other 61.5% is non-human (bots, hacking tools, others)

Daniel Levi Posted On June 3, 2022

Since the start of Internet public use in April 1993, the number of worldwide internet users has grown to 5 billion people as of April 2022, representing 63 percent of the world’s total population. Similarly, the number of Internet-connected devices grew […]

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Javelins and other weapons supplied by the US and NATO to Ukraine are now listed for sale on the Darknet

Daniel Levi Posted On June 2, 2022

Late last month, the United Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion emergency military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine as part of the effort to support the country in its ongoing war with Russia. The war, which is in its […]

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Israel data security startup Laminar raises $30M in extended Series A funding, with backing from Tiger Global Management

Daniel Levi Posted On June 2, 2022

Fundraising for tech startups is not what it used to be just six months ago. With the ongoing macro events, inflation, and global economic downturn, technology startups are finding it increasingly difficult to raise new funds. But that has not […]

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Bitcoin.com Head of Engineering Hopes to Help Users Build their Crypto Origin Story with VERSE Token Launch

Daniel Levi Posted On June 2, 2022

It is paramount to help people explore the opportunities found within the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. The Bitcoin.com team introduced the VERSE token as an incentive and reward for people willing to educate themselves on these matters. More importantly, the token […]

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Tezsure launches Plenty Bridge, a decentralized bridge to let users transfer tokens from Ethereum to Tezos within five minutes

Daniel Levi Posted On June 1, 2022

Transferring tokens between Ethereum and Tezos usually takes users nearly an hour. But that’s about to change. Today, Tezsure, the developer team behind Plenty, announced the successful launch of the Plenty bridge: a decentralized bridge between Ethereum and Tezos. Thanks to the quick […]

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