Bitcoin topped $24,000 on Wednesday for the first time since June as crypto investors shrugged off the looming recession and inflation after news of a softer than expected rate hike from the Federal Reserve. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency surged past […]
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 […]
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 […]
Back in June, we wrote about EarthFund after the decentralized platform launched a “DAO-as-a-Service” system to allow anyone to set up funding DAOs for causes they care about and simplify funding for world-changing causes. With EarthFund DAO, anyone can join communities dedicated to […]
Cybercriminals have defrauded US investors of millions of dollars using fraudulent cryptocurrency investment apps, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement. On Monday, the FBI warned financial institutions and investors about fraudulent cryptocurrency applications that have scammed 244 victims […]
Google and Chevron have joined a $250 million funding TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion startup developing commercial fusion power to generate unlimited carbon-free energy, the company announced today. The latest round brings the total raised by TAE Technologies to $1.2 billion, making the […]
Just last week, longtime Tesla Autopilot Executive Andrej Karpathy announced on Twitter he was leaving the company. The announcement came just two weeks after Tesla laid off hundreds of autopilot employees and closed its San Mateo, California office. Today, a founding member […]
Portal, a Coinbase-backed crypto startup and cross-chain Layer-2 DEX network being built on Bitcoin, today announced its Reg D equity offering through Republic, a multi-asset investment platform that allows anyone to invest for as little as $10 in vetted, startups and […]
In 2020, Black mortgage applicants were approved at a rate of less than 80% of White applicants. These approval decisions were made by algorithms. Unfortunately, this is not new. It has been going on for decades. Another report by an online real estate […]
Meta Hollywood, the largest virtual community for movie lovers, studios, and creators, launched by Animoca Brands in partnership with the Planet Hollywood Group (“Planet Hollywood”), today announced it has selected SOMA.finance as the issuing partner for its upcoming ecosystem of digital […]
The ongoing turmoil in the crypto market has done little to stop the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com from making inroads into new markets. Today, Crypto.com announced today that it has received registration and regulatory approval from the Organismo Agenti e Mediatori […]
People of color represent less than 15% of executives in the largest US-based healthcare companies even though they represent 40% of the population. Now one startup is on a mission to change this trend by addressing the stubborn barriers to […]
Snapchat is finally coming to the web after more than ten years since the company debuted the mobile app. Snap, the parent of the popular photo and messaging app, said Monday that it’s rolling out “Snapchat for Web” to allow users to […]
Crypto Exchange Bybit has teamed up with electronic trading pioneer Actant to give traders some extra edge. The partnership will enable professional traders to take advantage of best-in-class trading tools. As a result of the agreement, Bybit, which has one of the largest […]
Back in March, we wrote about COTI after the organization announced a plan to define a new token standard for stablecoins issued on MultiDAG 2.0 that will be the equivalent of the ERC20 token standard on Ethereum. With MultiDAG 2.0 […]
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been fined $3.35 million over illegal operations and violation of Dutch money-laundering laws in the Netherlands. In an announcement on Monday, the reserve bank of the Netherlands (DNB) said it fined Binance $3.35 million […]
You all probably remember Robinhood, the controversial commission-free stock trading app that blocked Reddit Army from trading Gamestop and AMC stocks back in April 2021. Robinhood also restricted thousands of retail investors from trading Dogecoin. The notorious fintech startup has since lost over 75% […]
The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. According to multiple studies, the burning of fossil fuels accounts for about 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which is the largest driver of climate […]
In less than five years, TikTok, the Chinese viral video-sharing app that started out as a joke, has emerged to become the most popular app in the world. In December 2021, TikTok dethroned Google to become the most visited website in the […]
OpenSea, the world’s largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace announced Thursday it is cutting about 20% of its workforce to reduce costs amid a prolonged slump in crypto-asset markets. The announcement comes just two months after the NFT marketplace was hit by a phishing […]
