Bondaval, the London-based B2B insurtech that gives credit teams assurance that customers will fulfill their financial obligations, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Talis Capital. The round included participation from returning investors Octopus Ventures, Insurtech Gateway Ltd, Truesight and Expa, and new investors FJ Labs and Broadhaven Ventures. Talis Capital general … Read more
Wave of miner bankruptcies could keep bitcoin under pressure in the first quarter of 2022, VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said, while forecasting a bull revival in the second half of the year.
UNESCO calls water pollution one of the main challenges facing societies, with 2 million tonnes of sewage entering the world’s water each day. Oxyle wants to help solve the crisis with a new wastewater treatment that removes micropollutants. The Zurich-based startup announced today $3 million in pre-seed funding that it will use to bring its … Read more
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Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users. The company has previously attempted to curtail this by introducing features such as showing an alert to individuals at the time of posting so that they could be more considerate. Now, the streaming service is introducing a new … Read more
A White House spokesperson dodged point-blank questioning on whether President Joe Biden is planning to return the political donations from SBF.
Binance’s US arm has rolled out a feature for US customers called “Pay” which was launched by its global parent to users outside the US in 2021.
The consultation paper will give an insight into how certain crypto assets should be regulated alongside frameworks for company licensing, asset custody and consumer protections under token mapping.
The move comes in response to a wave of mainstream media attacks and FUD, primarily from the Wall Street Journal.
The “PayPal Mafia” including co-founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk have slammed the payments platform over its “totalitarian” debanking policies.
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The community is hopeful that the assertion by the CFTC will put to bed claims that staked coins are securities according to the Howey Test.
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In a win for crypto app developers, incoming EU laws will force Apple to permit alternative app stores and apps without the need to go through its App Store.
Laura Normand / The Verge Jack Dorsey has responded to Elon Musk’s purported exposé known as “The Twitter Files,” and he’s done so in an essay that’s mercifully not written as a Twitter thread. In it, the social network’s co-founder and former CEO says that he believes the company has nothing to hide, contrary to … Read more
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The Steam Beta in a Tesla. | Image: Tesla Tesla’s new “Holiday Update” adds a few long-awaited new features, including the ability to play games from Steam in your car and support for Apple Music. Tesla already offers a bunch of games for owners like Cuphead and Stardew Valley, and the official addition of Steam … Read more
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Arcimoto, the maker of the three-wheeled electric Fun Utility Vehicles (FUVs), is teaming up with Faction to develop EVs that can be delivered to a customer’s hotel through a combination of low-level autonomy and tele-assist technology. The tie-up is part of an upcoming pilot in Las Vegas with GoCar Tours that will allow tourists to … Read more
Defense technology continues to get a lot of attention from investors, and today, one of the bigger startups in the space is announcing more funding. Shield AI — which develops platforms and planes for autonomous flying systems, targeting the U.S. military and its allies as customers — has raised $60 million in funding, money that … Read more
Busan wants to integrate blockchain technology into all facets of government service, and create the first city-run crypto exchange.