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Web3 Security Firm Certik Raises $88 Million in Series B3 Financing Round Led by Tiger Global and Others
8.4.2022
Certik, a Web3 and blockchain auditing and security firm, has raised $88 million in its recent B3 funding round. The round, which was led by Tiger Global and included Goldman Sachs as an investor in the firm, gives the company a valuation of $2 billion. This doubles the valuation that Certik...
Gemini, Chainalysis and 11 others join Crypto Market Integrity Coalition
7.4.2022
The cryptocurrency industry is responding to the best-practices advocacy group’s call for a fair, stable and regulated market
IMF: We Need a Lot More Work Done on Crypto Regulation
31.3.2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a lot more work needs to be done on crypto regulation. “We’ve certainly seen an increase in the use of cryptocurrencies before this war, and we’ve seen it happen more in emerging markets than in others,” said the deputy managing...
Sberbank, Others Granted Right to ‘Issue & Exchange’ ‘Digital Financial Assets’ in Russia
18.3.2022
Russian regulators appear to be fast-tracking domestic companies’ efforts to become home-grown token exchanges – with the Central Bank approving the banking and IT giant Sberbank’s application to become an official “digital financial assets” (DFA) issuer.
Back in January, Sberbank asked...
Cyberpunk 2077 Dev CDPR And Others Condemn Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
25.2.2022
Earlier this week Russian troops, acting on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine and launched 200 missiles, some of which reportedly hit residential areas near the capital city of Kyiv. At least 50,000 Ukrainian citizens have been displaced and are fleeing the country, according...
SafeMoon pump and dump lawsuit targets Jake Paul, Soulja Boy, and others
20.2.2022
The new proposed class action alleges that SafeMoon recruited a number of celebrities to lure investors in with misleading promotions
First DEX on Internet Computer launches, others coming soon
28.1.2022
Dfinity Foundation’s Internet Computer blockchain has welcomed its first decentralized exchange named Sonic
Goldman Sachs Sees the Metaverse as $8 Trillion Opportunity
25.1.2022
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has predicted that the metaverse could be an $8 trillion opportunity. Several others have similarly predicted that the metaverse is a multitrillion-dollar market. Goldman Sachs Says the Metaverse Could Be an $8 Trillion Opportunity Global investment bank Goldman...
Spellfire Oversubscribed Twice, a Staggering $3.8M Raised
20.1.2022
Spellfire Re-Master the Magic, a modern take on classic collectible card games, has completed its private funding round, raising a staggering $3.8 million. Leading investors DAO Maker and Shima capital, are joined by Genblock, IBC group, Faculty group, IBA, Maven Capital, Autonomy Capital...
Secret Network offers $400M in funding to bring others in on the secret
20.1.2022
“With this funding, Secret Network and its partners aim to scale privacy-first, decentralized applications to global adoption by millions of users,” said Tor Bair, the Founder of the Secret Foundation
On Yak Shaving and md-block, a new HTML element for Markdown
29.12.2021
Lea Verou made a Web Component for processing Markdown. Looks like there were a couple of others out there already, but I agree with Lea in that this is a good use case for the light DOM (as opposed …
Ertha Metaverse Raises $5.4M
27.12.2021
Ertha Metaverse, currently the most notable Metaverse and Play-to-Earn projects in BSC blockchain gaming, announced its list of key investors. They include the world-renowned: LD Capital Polygon Syndicate OKEx Blockdream Ventures Shima Capital GD10 Genblock Capital Dialectic Momentum 6...
UK Watchdog Teaches Coinbase, Kraken, and Others How to Advertise Crypto
15.12.2021
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided to ban seven crypto-related advertisements. The latest batch of bans illustrates that, in their online communications, businesses must take great care to fashion their crypto-related messages in a maximally neutral way and avoid drawing...
RECUR Joins Polygon Studios and Others for Portal Pass Drop
9.12.2021
RECUR, the leading technology organization recently launched its Portal Pass drop. The drop presents a one-time opportunity to users since the Portal Pass is only live for 24 hours. The company has increased the Portal Pass’s accessibility by partnering with ventures like Polygon Studios. Moreover...
Crypto Derivatives Powerhouse Phemex Launches Trading Contest With a Colossal $750,000 Prize Pool
1.12.2021
Some say trading is a game of luck; others view it as an adventure sport. Just like athletes love performing mind-blowing maneuvers, there’s a thrill that comes with executing the perfect trade, For those newer to the scene, trading competitions allow novice traders to learn and grow as...
Kucoin Labs Launches $100 Million Metaverse Investment Fund
19.11.2021
Kucoin Labs, the investigative and investment arm of Kucoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a $100 million fund to incubate early metaverse related projects. These include blockchain gaming initiatives, NFT platforms, and decentralized platforms, among others. The support will also include...
Kazakhstan Senate Adopts Legislation Subjecting Crypto Platforms to Financial Monitoring
8.11.2021
The Senate in Kazakhstan has approved amendments aimed at preventing the legalization of illicit funds which will affect companies dealing with digital assets, among others. The new legislation subjects crypto service providers to the country’s financial monitoring regime. Senators Back...
Narratives Blur as Bitcoin and Ethereum Target Each Other's Field
3.11.2021
As Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) camps keep fighting for old and new capital in the crypto space, their value proposition narratives are becoming somewhat more complicated with each competing side trying to steal the show from each other.
According to Noelle Acheson, head of markets insights...
NY AG directs 2 crypto firms to shut down, investigates 3 others
18.10.2021
NY AG "will not hesitate to take whatever actions are necessary against any company that thinks they are above the law," said Letitia James
‘Identity Theft’ Criminals Plundering El Salvador Bitcoin Wallet Funds
11.10.2021
een stealing others’ identities to register the app in other people’s names, using stolen ID documents to complete the process – allowing them to accrue larger quantities of BTC.The newspaper El Diario de Hoy’s website