UAE Ministry of Economy opens up new headquarters in the Metaverse
The UAE Ministry of Economy continues its push into the Metaverse with the announcement of a “third address” located in a virtual world.
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WSJ: Terraform Labs claims case against Do Kwon is ‘highly politicized’
A spokesperson for the company behind Terra said it believes prosecutors heeled to public pressure and expanded the definition of a security after its associated cryptocurrencies collapsed.
Nexo ‘surprised’ by state regulators’ actions, says co-founder
Kalin Metodiev emphasized that Nexo has been navigating through conversations with regulators for the past couple of years to ensure compliance, and was surprised that this news was “thrown out there in public.”
‘Virtual ward’ startup Doccla gets Series A injection as it eyes AI tools
Doccla, a Sweden founded but London-headquartered health tech startup that sells a remote patient monitoring platform to hospitals to run so-called ‘virtual wards’, has closed a £15 million (~$17M) Series A funding round a year after raising a $3.3M seed. The Series A is led by US VC General Catalyst, with participation from funds managed … Read more
Herb Caen’s First Column (1938)
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Automatic emergency braking is not great at preventing crashes at normal speeds
Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is pretty good at preventing low-speed rear-end crashes but kind of sucks when vehicles are traveling at more average speeds, according to new research from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Starting September 2022, all new cars sold in the US are required to come standard with AEB, which uses forward-facing cameras … Read more
Pigment raises another $65M to build the modern business planning platform
French startup Pigment has raised a new round of funding less than a year after raising a $73 million Series B round. If you’re not familiar with Pigment, the company develops a business planning and forecasting platform. For small companies that are growing up, it can replace Microsoft Excel as it’s more secure and more … Read more
Institutional appetite continues to grow amid bear market — BitMEX CEO
Institutional appetite for Ethereum will grow now that the network is ESG compliant, according to the BitMEX boss.
F1’s Daniel Ricciardo cruises into crypto at Token2049
Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo cruises into crypto as OKX performs a first-ever livery takeover of McLaren’s racing cars ahead of the Singapore and Japanese Grand Prix.
Circle Product VP: USDC chain expansion part of ‘multichain’ vision
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Circle’s vice president of Product Joao Reginatto emphasized that devs soon won’t care what blockchain they build on, as interoperability will be key.
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Strong Over $19K; Why Is the Dollar Dominating?
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has weathered severe macroeconomic uncertainty in recent weeks to maintain its current threshold,
Tesla appoints Airbnb co-founder to board
Tesla has appointed Airbnb co-founder and billionaire Joe Gebbia to its board of directors, according to a securities filing. Gebbia, a designer who co-founded Airbnb, officially joined the board September 25 as an independent director. His appointment comes a few months after leaving day-to-day operations at Airbnb. He is now an advisor to the short-term rental … Read more
What is a Stave Church? (2019)
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What is a Stave Church? (2019)
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CTFC commissioner proposes office focused on retail crypto investors
The commissioner said the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency to change existing markets necessitates a new retail investor protection office similar to that of the SEC.
SWIFT partners with Chainlink for cross-chain crypto transfer project
The project will connect SWIFT’s network to nearly every blockchain to allow traditional finance players access to digital and traditional assets on the one network.