Jason Fung, the former head of TikTok gaming, exited the fastest-growing social media platform. After his exit, the ex-executive rolled out his new startup on Blockchain gaming. Through his announceme...
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Korean startup Uprise lost $20M shorting LUNC
South Korean crypto investment startup platform Uprise reportedly lost around 99% of its assets worth about $20 million when it got liquidated shorting the Luna Classic (LUNC) token. Uprise’s trading ...
British Tech Start-up Nothing Partners With Polygon to Unlock Web3 Access
Markets Nothing joins with Polygon to integrate Web3 functionality. The partnership is launched by Nothing’s NFT loyalty program. Thus Nothing, will be the first tech to connect real-world products w...
Former Tik-Tok gaming head launches blockchain startup
Blockchain gaming has been one of the hottest topics in the industry for a while. And it was why there has been a tremendous influx of capital to the metaverse. Many metaverse companies sold land and ...
Blockchain Gaming Startup launches by TikTok Ex-Executive
Meta0 has developed a decentralized threshold crypto custody for email authorization. It will present a set of APIs that enable interacting with NFTs on many networks. On Tuesday, Jason Fung ex-chief ...
Zambia’s first YC-backed startup enables companies to generate virtual cards — Quartz Africa
The rise of e-commerce on the continent, plus greater access to global supply chains, presents enormous upside for both buyers and sellers. But taking advantage of that upside still often requires acc...
BlockFi’s Fire Sale Shows the Uber Startup Model Is Disastrous for Finance
Another reason the Thiel model simply makes no sense for retail finance is that it is structurally impossible to build the kind of “moat” that can, at the very least, keep a crappy business like Uber ...
UK-based startup Tevva launches hydrogen-electric truck
U.K.-based startup Tevva on Thursday launched a hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle, becoming the latest company to make a play in a sector attracting interest from multinationals like Daimler Truck...
Hong Kong SaaS Startup Raises $15 Million Series B For Global Expansion
FreeD Group cofounders (from left) Kenneth Lee and Abel Zhao. Courtesy of FreeD Group Hong Kong-based SaaS startup FreeD Group has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Daiwa ACA APAC Growth, ...
African startup integrates Creditcoin as it brings its credit transactions to the blockchain
Creditcoin Foundation and Africa-based mobile banking startup Aella have partnered to allow for blockchain-based loan transactions and records via the Creditcoin blockchain. This comes after the succe...
Bitcoin startup Trust Machines appoints ex-Coinbase president Asiff Hirji as advisor
Trust Machines, a startup that seeks to advance Bitcoin adoption via building applications around the flagship cryptocurrency, has added top talent to its team after hiring Manas Mohapatra and Igor Sy...
A16z leads $7.5M Seed Round for Web3 Authentication Startup Dynamic
Dynamic, a Web3 startup working on wallet-based authentication and authorization tools for developers, has recently closed $7.5 million in seed investment in a funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz ...
Pilot Project Provides Resources To Help Start-Up Brewers Launch
The founders of Funkytown Brewery taste their latest brew with Pilot Project. From left to right, … [+] Greg Williams, Funkytown co-founder and COO; Rich Bloomfield, Funkytown co-founder and CEO...
Hong Kong SaaS Startup Raises $8 Million In Funding Led By Tiger Global
SleekFlow team COURTESY OF SleekFlow Hong Kong-based SaaS startup SleekFlow has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by U.S. billionaire Chase Coleman’s investment firm Tiger Global, one of...
Decentralized Crowdfunding Startup Susumi Unveils IDO Launch on P2PB2B Exchange
Advertisement     Susumi, a decentralized crowdfunding platform that seeks to revolutionize the popular traditional social finance system dubbed “Susu” has disclosed t...
Polestar debuts on Nasdaq: ‘a very different type of an EV startup’
Polestar debuted on Nasdaq under the ticker “PSNY” on Friday following completion of its merger with Gores Guggenheim – a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). CEO Ingenlath&rs...
GogoX, Hong Kong’s First Tech Unicorn Startup, Slumps In Trading Debut
Cofounders Reeve Kwan, Nick Tang and Steven Lam of GoGoVan pose in Kwun Tong. PAUL YEUNG/South China Morning Post via Getty Images Six months after Hong Kong saw its first tech unicorn IPO, another te...
Uniswap Labs Acquires Ethereum NFT Startup Genie – crypto.news
Decentralized exchange Uniswap has announced the acquisition of Genie, an NFT marketplace aggregator. The company stated that this step is part of its commitment to enable universal ownership and exch...
Singapore Financial Data Startup To Double Down On Global Expansion After Insignia-Led Funding Round
Bluesheets cofounders Christian Schneider (left) and Clare Leighton (right). COURTESY OF Bluesheets Bluesheets, a two-year-old Singapore startup that uses AI-powered software to integrate financial da...
Crypto Startup FalconX Hits $8 Billion Valuation After Raising $150 Million
Institutional crypto trading platform FalconX has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $8 billion. This means that FalconX’s valuation has more than dou...
Musk Calls Tesla’s Berlin, Austin Plants ‘Money Furnaces’ Amid Startup Snags
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the opening of Giga Texas in Austin on April 7, 2022. AFP via Getty Images) Tesla’s brand new plants in Germany and Texas will eventually help the electric-car maker dram...
Crypto Startup, MoonPay Has Launched An NFT Platform
Crypto Startup, MoonPay has decided to launch its NFT platform in partnership with Universal Pictures, Fox Corporation and other brands too. This NFT platform will be called HyperMint. CEO of MoonPay,...
Crypto Exchange FTX Injects $250,000,000 Into BlockFi, Acquires Stock-Clearing Startup
Crypto exchange FTX is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into top digital assets lender BlockFi, while also acquiring stock-clearing firm Embed. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried explained on Twitter wh...
Uniswap Labs Acquires NFT Startup Genie
“NFTs will be integrated into our products, starting with the Uniswap web app, where soon you’ll be able to buy and sell NFTs across all major marketplaces. We’ll also integrate NFTs...
Crypto start-up MoonPay in NFT deal with Universal, Fox
MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. MoonPay Crypto start-up MoonPay said Tuesday that it’s partnering with Universal Pictures, Fox Corporation an...
Zilingo Cofounders Propose To Buyout Financially Troubled Startup
Dhruv Kapoor and Ankiti Bose. Courtesy of Ankiti Bose The cofounders of Zilingo—Dhruv Kapoor and Ankiti Bose—have proposed to buyout the troubled fashion startup as the duo aims to restructure and rev...
Zero-knowledge proof startup zCloak Network raises $5.8 million
Startup zCloak Network, which provides zero-knowledge proofs for public blockchains, raised $5.8 million in a pre-Series A round. While there was no lead investor, Coinbase Ventures was a major partic...
Digital Fashion Startup SKNUPS Gets $3.5M Funding for Blockchain Gaming, Partners with Dolce & Gabbana
SKNUPS has raised vital funding and struck a working relationship with Dolce & Gabbana to promote fashion and metaverse integrated projects. Digital fashion company SKNUPS has raised $3.5 million ...
Gaming Hardware Giant Razer’s Venture Arm Leads $4 Million Investment In Singapore Crypto Payment Startup
TripleA founder and CEO Eric Barbier. COURTESY OF TripleA Zventures, the venture arm of Singapore billionaire Min-Liang Tan’s gaming hardware giant Razer, has led a $4 million funding round for Triple...
Celsius Hires Citigroup to Help the Startup Find ‘Potential Financing’ – Bitcoin News
According to “two people familiar with the matter,” the cryptocurrency lending company Celsius is working with the financial giant Citigroup in order to get advice on how to handle the firm’s financia...