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Bitcoin rose 6% to trade at $22,300. Ether was also trading up, by 5% to $1,640. Equities closed up.
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok has confirmed to Forbes that some of its US employees have the ability to boost videos in order to “introduce celebrities and emerging creators to the TikTok community.” The statement comes as part of a report about TikTok’s “Heating” button, which Forbes says can be used to … Read more
A CryptoCompare report found that as inflation surged worldwide, the crypto exchange giant attracted the largest number of retail investors from countries facing high inflation.
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Bitcoin’s prolonged breakout above $22,000 is easing pressure on razor thin profit margins for BTC miners.
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Stellar chief operating officer Jason Chlipala said the foundation would bring the unique perspective of Layer 1 to the committee and highlight stablecoin use cases.
The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors.
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Even Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, now believes that the platform put a lopsided emphasis on videos and Reels last year — and traditional photo posts were worse off because of it. In one of the answers from his weekly Q&A with users today, he acknowledged, “I … Read more
Top 100 DeFi tokens continued their bullish momentum into third week of January with majority of the tokens trading in green on weekly charts.
On-chain data sourced from CryptoQuant shows that the 5,592 BTC worth some $124 million that was transferred out of the miner’s address in the past three days ended up in Binance.
Humble Bundle’s Winter sale goes live today | Image: Humble Bundle Here’s your PSA to remind you that the Humble Bundle Winter Sale has started, knocking up to 90 percent off a variety of titles until February 7th. The sale features discounts on a plethora of AAA and eccentric indie games, but we’ve put together … Read more
Bitcoin rose over 5% and reached its highest level since mid-September. Market watchers will be eyeing the Federal Reserve’s next utterances.
People can never land on a word to explain what is happening to women and minorities within venture. Are such founders overlooked or undersought? Underestimated and underrepresented? Marginalized? Discriminated against? Or just ignored? The excuses used to justify these sobriquets are equally scattered. Women received just 1.9% of all venture capital funds last year because … Read more
Thoma Bravo, the private equity and growth capital firm, today announced that it would spend $1.8 billion CAD (~$1.34 billion) to acquire Magnet Forensics, a Waterloo-based company making software used by defense forces and businesses to investigate cybersecurity threats. Magnet Forensics will be purchased by a newly created corporation controlled by Thoma Bravo, Morpheus Purchaser … Read more
Many of us would feel better if we ate better. But for patients with chronic diseases, the issue is more pressing: Fixing their diet is often key to keeping their condition under control. According to the CDC, six in 10 adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease such as diabetes or heart conditions. Millions … Read more
A special committee of independent directors recommended and decided to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The ratings agency cited Coinbase’s weakened revenue and cash flow generation potential due to the ongoing crypto winter as reasons for the move.