Month: September 2022
Blockchain interoperability goes beyond moving data from point A to B — Axelar CEO Sergey Gorbunov
Axelar’s co-founder shared his views on blockchain infrastructure and adoption at Converge22 in San Francisco.
CFTC Charges Digitex Founder Adam Todd With Running Illegal Crypto Derivatives Trading Platform
Adam Todd, the founder of crypto futures and spot market exchange Digitex, has been charged by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
Show, don’t tell: Tips for robotics startups raising a Series B during a downturn
Jason Schoettler Contributor Share on Twitter Jason Schoettler is co-founder and managing partner of Calibrate Ventures. Raising a Series B for any startup is challenging right now, with many VCs pulling back on investments — funding for Series B rounds across all sectors fell 55% in August compared to a year earlier, for example. But … Read more
TechCrunch+ roundup: Insurtech investor survey, H-1B red flags, SaaS sales coaching
The demand for some services can be so high, it can insulate their providers against the vagaries of the market. During an economic downturn, consumers don’t cut back on pet food or toilet paper. Similarly, everyone needs insurance. Between 2016 and 2022, insurtech startups received around $43 billion in funding, and despite the downturn, most … Read more
Blonde’s CG fetus is anti-abortion propaganda dressed up as art
Adrien Brody as the playwright Arthur Miller and Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde. | Image: Netflix Director Andrew Dominik’s experimental Marilyn Monroe biopic gets downright weird and borderline offensive in its discussion of abortion Continue reading…
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NEXO risks 50% drop due to regulatory pressure and investor concerns
Analysts fear NEXO price could come under pressure if regulatory action in the United States begins to intensify.
Deglobalization Is Happening. Crypto Is Part of the Answer
The war in Ukraine and ecological catastrophe highlight the need for an open – and stateless – global financial infrastructure.
After a series of misfires in Q3, here’s what we expect for startups in Q4
Today is the final day of Q3 2022, which means we’re heading rapidly toward the end of the year. And because today is the final day of a financial reporting period, it’s a great time to join TechCrunch+! Jokes aside, we had a long list of expectations here at The Exchange, but, sadly, much of … Read more
Binance launches New Zealand-based offices following regulatory approval
New Zealand lawmakers and regulators largely have not imposed strict guidelines for crypto firms to operate in the country, nor for Kiwis to use cryptocurrencies freely.
Bundesliga Match Fact Pressure Handling: Evaluating players’ performances in high-pressure situations on AWS
Pressing or pressure in football is a process in which a team seeks to apply stress to the opponent player who possesses the ball. A team applies pressure to limit the time an opposition player has left to make a decision, reduce passing options, and ultimately attempt to turn over ball possession. Although nearly all … Read more
Bundesliga Match Fact Win Probability: Quantifying the effect of in-game events on winning chances using machine learning on AWS
Ten years from now, the technological fitness of clubs will be a key contributor towards their success. Today we’re already witnessing the potential of technology to revolutionize the understanding of football. xGoals quantifies and allows comparison of goal scoring potential of any shooting situation, while xThreat and EPV models predict the value of any in-game … Read more
How to get a Stadia refund
Stadia is shutting down in January. Here’s how to get a refund for your games and hardware. | Image: Google Google Stadia is shuffling off this mortal coil on January 18th, but thankfully, Google is offering refunds for anyone that purchased Stadia hardware or games from the Stadia store. Google has made an official statement … Read more
La tenencia de criptomonedas de los bancos podría ser solo el 0,01% de la exposición total de riesgo, según estudio
El primer estudio de este tipo podría tener influencia en las normas globales más importantes sobre el capital bancario para las criptomonedas.
SEC Accuses 2 Firms of Crypto Pump-and-Dump Scheme
The complaint alleges the two companies pumped the price of their cryptocurrency by falsely claiming they had acquired $10 billion in gold bullion to back it.
The Dollar Can Be a Protocol for the Future of Money
USDC’s stablecoin-fueled model of money, in which the dollar functions as an open “protocol,” could allow innovation to flourish. But healthy competition is a prerequisite.