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FTX in talks to acquire South Korean crypto exchange startup Bithumb

Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2022

Crypto exchange FTX continues its acquisition spree this week after a new report that Sam Bankman-Fried’s company is in talks to buy South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb. If the negotiation goes through, FTX will gain more foothold in Asia and in especially in […]

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Avalanche-based Pangolin Exchange to launch on Flare blockchain, 4.6 million token airdrop

Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2022

Layer-1 blockchain Flare Network today announced its first decentralized exchange, Pangolin Exchange on the Avalanche network. With this launch, Pangolin will be able to see new cross-chain token pairs, offer in-dApp swap functionality to partner projects, and bootstrap liquidity for the network. Pangolin […]

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Naoris Protocol gets $11.5 million in funding to tokenize cybersecurity

Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2022

Having just banked $11.5 million in funding, Naoris Protocol says it’s on a mission to scale up the adoption of a decentralized cybersecurity mesh of validator nodes to shore up network defenses, making them stronger as they grow to encompass […]

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Electric car subscription service tech startup Onto raises $60 million to expand into Europe

Nickie Louise Posted On July 27, 2022

Electric vehicle (EV) subscription service startup Onto has raised $60 million in equity in a Series C funding round to expand into Europe, starting with Germany. The round was led by the financial services company Legal & General. Existing investors including Alfvén […]

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London-based MaaS startup Geomiq raises $8.5M to transform and streamline the manufacturing industry

Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2022

While some startups are struggling to raise new funds amid the global economic downturn, London-based B2B manufacturing platform Geomiq announced today it has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to open up access to world-leading supply chains for manufacturers of all […]

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Virgin Money jumps into the ‘buy now, pay later’ space to take on PayPal, Klarna, and Affirm

Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2022

Virgin Money is jumping into the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) fray with a new product offering. The UK-based challenger bank announced Tuesday it will enter the BNPL space as the market heats up. The announcement comes just a month after the iPhone giant Apple […]

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Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital says FTX’s offer to acquire the company was a “low-ball bid dressed up as a white knight rescue”

Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2022

Last month, crypto exchange FTX bought the now defunct crypto lender BlockFi for $25 million, a 99% discount from its $4.8 billion valuation in July 2021. The acquisition took place a few weeks after BlockFi found itself in deep financial trouble following reports […]

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DeFi.org selects winning participants joining its Orbs-Polygon DeFi accelerator program

Nickie Louise Posted On July 26, 2022

Led by layer-2 scaling solution Polygon and layer-3 infrastructure provider Orbs, DeFi.org launched a special DeFi accelerator program in May 2022. After almost two months, the DeFi.org mentors have revealed the names of the winning projects chosen to spearhead the […]

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Fintech company Neat launches new app to put all-in-one financial management in the hands of small business owners

Nickie Louise Posted On July 25, 2022

Gone are the days of small business owners staying in the same physical office, thanks to mobile apps. Today, most small business owners are always on the go. They work in multiple locations, including on the road, throughout the day. […]

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Zipmex under investigation by Thailand SEC after the crypto exchange suspended withdrawals for investors

Nickie Louise Posted On July 25, 2022

Last week, Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex temporarily suspended withdrawals for thousands of its customers. The startup immediately resume withdrawals resumed on the same evening in Thailand and later on in other countries, except for transfers from one investment product. But […]

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Seedstars lands $20M for its second seed-stage fund to invest in 100 tech startups in emerging markets

Nickie Louise Posted On July 25, 2022

In 2013, three Swiss tech entrepreneurs decided to launch an international organization called Seedstars, a seed stage venture capital fund dedicated to global emerging and frontier markets. Fast forward about a decade later, Seedstars has invested in 90 emerging market venture […]

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French Eutelsat in talks on a merger with UK space startup OneWeb to take on SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon Project Kuiper

Nickie Louise Posted On July 25, 2022

UK-based UK space startup OneWeb and rival French satellite company Eutelsat are in talks over a possible merger to create one joint communications entity. The combined company would create multi-orbit satellites that will potentially expand OneWeb’s constellation big enough to challenge the likes […]

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Crypto startup Blockchain.com lays off 25% of its workforce as Three Arrows Capital contagion spreads across the crypto industry

Nickie Louise Posted On July 22, 2022

Blockchain.com is the latest casualty of exposure to the now bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. The Google Ventures-backed crypto startup announced it is laying off 25% of its workforce, citing the economic downturn and harsh market conditions. The layoff […]

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Sustainable food tech startup Meati gobbles up $150M to provide plant-based meat made from mushroom roots

Nickie Louise Posted On July 21, 2022

The growing concerns about climate change and carbon emissions have given rise to new categories of sustainable foods. It has also caused consumers to shift to climate-friendly, plant-based meats instead of the traditional ones made from animals. With the world’s population […]

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Bitcoin thought leader Dan Held joins Trust Machines to unlock Bitcoin’s trillion-dollar economy

Nickie Louise Posted On July 21, 2022

Bitcoin-focused startup Trust Machines welcomes thought leader Dan Held among its ranks to enhance the development of applications for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Held is a renowned and respected name in the industry, primarily due to his ongoing educational support for […]

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Amazon to acquire primary health care provider One Medical for about $3.9 billion in cash

Nickie Louise Posted On July 21, 2022

Two years ago, retail giant Amazon entered the pharmacy business with the launch of Amazon Pharmacy to enable customers to order prescriptions online. Now, the retail giant is making inroads into the $3 trillion healthcare industry. Today, Amazon said it will […]

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Cake DeFi partners with Razer Silver to provide gamers access to crypto assets

Nickie Louise Posted On July 21, 2022

The billion-dollar crypto fintech startup Cake DeFi has teamed up with Razer Silver to provide gamers access to crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and DeFiChain, the company announced today. Razer Silver is a loyalty rewards program for gamers, backed […]

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Human protocol unveils a new decentralized routing protocol to coordinate distributed job markets

Nickie Louise Posted On July 20, 2022

The HUMAN Protocol team has been busy over the past few months. The decentralized infrastructure project made a splash late last year when it launched its HUMAN App with over 200,000 users. Then in May, HUMAN Protocol awarded a grant to VeritaTrust to […]

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Web3 tech startup Socialstack launches a $350K grant fund to bring organizations and creators into Web3 through social tokens to advance social and environmental action

Nickie Louise Posted On July 20, 2022

Over the years, social tokens have emerged as a community engagement tool to advance common global causes. Now, one web3 tech startup is supporting purpose-driven organizations & creators with the first social token grant fund to fuel the next generation […]

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Fintech startup Bluejay Finance raises $2.9M to build a decentralized multi-currency stablecoin protocol for the Asian market

Nickie Louise Posted On July 20, 2022

While Southeast Asia’s economy has come a long way over the last decade, more than six out of ten Southeast Asians still remain underbanked or unbanked today. In addition, more than 1 billion people within the region still have no access […]

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