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Native Payment Infrastructure, Airswift, Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding Led by CE Innovation Capital
8.8.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, August 8, 2022 – Airswift, a fintech startup pioneering Web 3.0 native payment solutions, announced that it raised $2 million USD in a pre-seed funding round led by CE Innovation Capital (CEiC). The latest funding comes amid a bear market sentiment and uncertainty around...
MetaBlox Concluded the Seed Round, Plans for the Future
16.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Vancouver, Canada – MetaBlox has completed their seed round and have raised over $2 million ​​from some of the most highly regarded firms in Web3. The seed funding is co-led by Synergis Capital and CollabCurrency, followed by NFT Technologies, SNZ holdings...
Canadian city plans to supply residents’ heat using Bitcoin mining
14.10.2021
The recovered energy will be used to heat 100 residential and commercial buildings in North Vancouver, with a population of roughly 155,000
Blockchain-based digital art installation to launch on Vancouver bridge
9.8.2021
The Kusama Network is taking the shape of digital artwork as part of a massive installation by the Vancouver Biennale
Backbone Is A Noir Adventure About Racism In Anthropomorphic Vancouver
28.5.2021
Backbone, a noir adventure game set in an anthropomorphic version of Vancouer, is coming out on June 8. I have already played the free Steam demo, Backbone: Prologue, six times.Read more
Public Company TechX Technologies Is Making Significant Acquisitions in the Crypto Industry
27.5.2021
TechX Technologies is a publicly traded company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. TechX is listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (TECX), Frankfurt Exchange (C0B1), and the OTC (TECXF). TechX Acquires Mobilum for $16 Million TechX Technologies Inc. (CSE: TECX) (OTCMKTS: TECFX) (FRA: C0B1)...
Anatomy Of A Perfect Overwatch Earthshatter
19.4.2021
Overwatch League season four kicked off this weekend, with new players, a couple of fantastic upsets and a perfect, game-winning Reinhardt Earthshatter by Houston Outlaws player Myung-heum “Jjanggu” Cho.Read more
Korean Overwatch League Player Shares His Experience With Anti-Asian Racism In America
10.4.2021
As opening day for the fourth season of the Overwatch League looms, Korean players on North American teams are dealing with the precipitous rise in anti-Asian racism. On April 5, Eui-Seok “Fearless” Lee, main tank for the Dallas Fuel, talked about his experience being Korean and living in America...
Apex Legends Skins Delayed After Company Changes Its Name Mid-Promotion
31.3.2021
This week was supposed to see the release of a new set of branded skins for Apex Legends, done in collaboration with streetwear label Chinatown Market, but that company’s decision to rebrand in between the skins’ announcement and release means Respawn currently has them on hold.Read more
Dapper Labs and Blockparty Join Forces to Bring A New Breadth of Digital Collectibles onto Flow
25.9.2020
VANCOUVER / SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 — Blockparty—the New York-based rare digital collectibles marketplace that launched last month to foster more meaningful fan engagement for artists, musicians, and sports teams—today announced a partnership with Dapper Labs, the company behind...
Securities Commission Slams Down Einstein Exchange in Vancouver Amid Money Laundering Charges
5.11.2019
According to the press release by the BCSC or the British Columbia Securities Commission on November 4, the body has taken regulatory action against a Vancouver based cryptocurrency exchange, popular by the name Einstein Exchange. The company was incorporated in December 2017 as a cryptocurrency...
Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide
16.7.2019
Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates,...
Canada: Vancouver Mayor Suggests Ban on Bitcoin ATMs
7.6.2019
The mayor of Vancouver is advocating for the introduction of a complete ban on bitcoin ATMs
Vancouver Saw the First-Ever Bitcoin ATM. Now Its Mayor Wants to Ban Them
7.6.2019
The decision will affect 76 machines within the city limits