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Month: February 2023
Gitlab to lay off 7% of staff
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Google Stadia barely made a dent in the cloud gaming market
Regulators believe that Stadia’s comparatively limited game library contributed to its demise and fear Microsoft could similarly limit cloud gaming competitors by purchasing Activision Blizzard. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When Google announced last year that it was closing down Stadia because the cloud gaming service hadn’t “gained enough traction,” it … Read more
TP-Link’s new budget robot vac will clean for two weeks without being emptied
TP-Link launches its Tapo robot vacuum line this week. | Image: TP-Link If you don’t like emptying your robot vacuum, but also don’t like the idea of shelling out over $500 for an auto-empty model, TP-Link’s new budget robot vac might be for you. It doesn’t empty itself, but thanks to a large 800ml bin, … Read more
Bank of America: Innovation to Expand Decentralized Finance Functionality Over Time
Developer activity and adoption is the key to success, the report said.
Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins to Close, Citing Market Conditions
The Finnish exchange is set to close this month as it reacts to the “ongoing very cold crypto winter.”
First Mover Americas: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Suggests SEC Could Ban Staking
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 9 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Crypto Protection Firm Coincover Raises $30M
Silicon Valley investment firm Foundation Capital led the funding round.
German DekaBank plans to launch tokenization platform by 2024
DekaBank’s partnership with Metaco is not about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin but the tokenization of bonds and stocks.
Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Takes Two-Thirds Haircut to Settle Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms’ Debt
The miner had recently warned it might stop paying off the debt to BlockFi.
LocalBitcoins closes down the P2P crypto exchange service
LocalBitcoins’ customers have 12 months to withdraw their cryptocurrencies from the LocalBitcoins wallet but are advised to do so immediately.
Chiliz launches layer-1 blockchain to expand fan token ecosystem
Fan token platform Chiliz validates the genesis block of its new layer-1 EVM compatible blockchain to mark its five year anniversary.
Here’s a list of countries that love the metaverse the most
56.8% of metaverse-related tweets coming from Vietnam were positive sentiments that show support for the concept.
Tether assets exceed liabilities in new reserves report by BDO
As of Dec. 31, 2022, Tether’s consolidated assets amounted to at least $67 billion, exceeding consolidated liabilities by at least $960 million.
240W fast charging will charge this smartphone fully in under 10 minutes
The Realme GT Neo 5 in black, purple, and white. | Image: Realme This is getting ridiculous. Realme has just announced a new smartphone, the Realme GT Neo 5, that supports up to 240W fast charging. According to GSMArena, that will make it the fastest charging smartphone on the market, faster than the 210W offered … Read more
DeFi Giant MakerDAO to Introduce Aave Rival Dubbed Spark Protocol
MakerDAO, the DeFi organization that facilitates the generation of the DAI stablecoin, is releasing Spark Protocol – a lending platform that will rival Aave.
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Reports $700M Profit for Q4 2022
Its assets as of Dec. 31 stood at $67 billion, with liabilities of $66 billion, almost all of which relates to digital tokens issued.