November 19, 2024
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Nickie Louise

Nickie is a writer and editor for TechStartups.com. Nickie loves writing about early-stage startups, new technologies, cryptocurrencies, gaming, and gadgets. When not writing about technology, Nickie enjoys crafts, spending time with family, hiking, and exploring God's majestic creation.


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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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CakeDeFi reassures customers as fear and uncertainty sweep through the crypto market
Nickie Louise Posted On June 15, 2022


The Crypto turmoil of the past few days has been nothing short of fear and anxiety for investors. Just last Friday, Bitcoin was trading at around $30,000. Then over the weekend, crypto lender Celsius announced it was pausing all account withdrawals, […]


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Chingari, the world’s fastest-growing on-chain social app, unveils a $12 million annual GARI Mining program to empower creators
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2022


It’s been over a while since we last covered the video-sharing app Chingari. In January, Chingari launched its $GARI token on six major exchanges, becoming the first-ever blockchain-based firm to do this! The Chingari app, which is available on iOS […]


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Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for the first time in a town hall meeting on Thursday
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2022


It’s becoming apparent that Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk will become the new owner of Twitter. After many weeks of setbacks, the $44 billion takeover deal is now back on track. In a sign that both Musk and Twitter are making […]


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Coinbase to layoff 1,100 employees (18% of workforce) as tech companies prepare for recession and ‘crypto winter’
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2022


Crypto exchange Coinbase said Tuesday it’s laying 1,100 employees as part of measures to cut costs amid the financial market meltdown. According to the announcement, the cut represents 18% of its total workforce. Coinbase has been under a lot of pressure […]


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Legendary South African cricketer, AB de Villiers, partners with Myria Gaming Studio to launch play-and-earn cricket game
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2022


The mainstream adoption of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continues to grow at an accelerated rate. To date, 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 […]


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Romania’s ICI Bucharest taps Elrond Network to build Web3 Decentralized Domains and Institutional NFT Marketplace
Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2022


A little over a year ago, blockchain startup Elrond became the first carbon-negative European blockchain by offsetting more CO2 than its network accounts for. Unlike other blockchain platforms, what makes this a monumental accomplishment is that every Maiar transaction, NFT or DeFi […]


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Bitcoin crashes below $21,000 for the first since 2020 as crypto market losses now top $2 trillion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 13, 2022


What started as a minor pullback over the weekend has turned out to be one of the worst days for crypto investors as bitcoin continues on its downward spiral. Bitcoin has now fallen below $21,000, a level not seen since December […]


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SpaceX raises $1.68 billion in equity financing, pushing the rocket startup’s valuation to $127 billion
Nickie Louise Posted On June 13, 2022


SpaceX has raised $1.68 billion in equity financing, the space rocket company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. The announcement comes just about a month after the company raised over $1.5 billion to fund […]


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Automated Freelancing: Exploring the Future Of AI and How It’s Disrupting the Freelancing Industry
Nickie Louise Posted On June 13, 2022


The gig economy continues to thrive post-pandemic. With 1 in 6 adults currently working a gig position at least once a week, freelancing has become the new norm in a digitalized world. In fact, Covid-19’s push for wide-scale automation has […]


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Crypto lender Celsius freezes withdrawals due to “extreme market conditions;” 1.7 million crypto holders affected
Nickie Louise Posted On June 13, 2022


Celsius Network, one of the largest players in the crypto lending space, said Monday it was freezing all withdrawals and transfers for all of its 1.7 million crypto customers due to what the crypto startup described as “extreme market conditions.” The […]


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Bitcoin crashes to $22,000 as crypto sell-off continues
Nickie Louise Posted On June 13, 2022


Bitcoin has crashed down to $23,643.30, its lowest level since December 2020. Over $200 was billion wiped off the entire crypto market over the weekend which resulted in liquidations in the entire crypto futures market as investors dump crypto amid a broader sell-off […]


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Meet Gablok, a Belgium startup that helps you build your own home with revolutionary insulated blocks
Nickie Louise Posted On June 12, 2022


As of the second quarter of 2021, the average price of homes in the United States is $349,816. That’s a 20.7% increase from a year earlier when the median was $289,00, according to data from Zillow.com. This price increase is partly […]


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Chinese Espionage Issues with Technology: Why The U.S. Should Finally Step Up
Nickie Louise Posted On June 10, 2022


Although it was already a formidable realm by the 1600s, China has had its share of economic, social, and political downturns. But the Asian Dragon always rose… and rose it did, thanks to trade with other willing nations. China’s modern […]


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Amazon’s 20-for-1 stock split bears this effect on DeFi tokens representing AMZN
Nickie Louise Posted On June 10, 2022


There’s always a correlation between the stock market and cryptocurrency. For instance, as of May this year, the S&P 500 is down this year by 16%, and the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite is off by a bear-market 25%. During the same period, […]


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