Maintaining decentralization: Are custody services a threat to DeFi protocols?
DeFi ecosystems try to live up to crypto’s decentralized ethos, but single-token governance protocols could prove a challenge.
First Mover Americas: Justin Sun Rises
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov. 10, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
a16z-backed Tellus wants to help people use their savings to become real estate investors
Crypto is not having a good week, as Bitcoin crashed to under $17,000 — its lowest level in two years. The stock market continues to post declines as layoffs abound. Meanwhile, inflation recently reached a 40-year high. For those looking for a safe place to park their cash and actually earn a decent amount of … Read more
Colorado-based SpringTime Ventures pivots its focus for new $25 million fund
There are a lot of changes afoot for SpringTime Ventures as it looks to deploy its freshly closed second fund. For one, the Denver-based firm is pivoting away from its original focus on its home state of Colorado, despite being the only local fund in two of the state’s 10 unicorn companies. It’s also now … Read more
Perfekto bags $1.1M to find homes for imperfect produce in Mexico
Over a third of food ends up wasted across the globe, with 6% of that occurring in the Latin America and Caribbean regions. Among that waste, the majority of it, around 70%, occurs prior to the consumer stage. This is where Perfekto believes its subscription box of imperfect food can help. Launched in 2021, the … Read more
Roku’s home screen gains a new ‘Sports’ tab for users to access live and on-demand sports content
Roku announced today that the home screen menu will now include a new “Sports” tab that gives sports fans instant access to sports events, upcoming events and on-demand sports-related content. The feature on the Roku Home Screen has already begun to roll out to some users and will be gradually added to all Roku devices … Read more
iPhone 14’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature is coming later this month
Image: Apple Apple’s new Emergency SOS via satellite feature for its iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models is arriving later this month. iPhone 14 and 14 Pro owners in the US and Canada will be able to start using satellite connectivity to help relay messages and location info to emergency services when they’re out … Read more
Coefficient wants to bring live data into your existing spreadsheets
With the explosive adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps, the average company now has more than 100 SaaS apps to manage — leading to data being siloed across countless different systems. That makes analysis challenging. To wit, according to Forrester, between 60% and 73% of all data within an enterprise goes unused for analytics. Ideally, analysts … Read more
Directus wants to democratize data across the enterprise
A startup that wants to democratize data in the enterprise? That may sound awfully familiar, but Directus, which is announcing a $7 million Series A round led by True Ventures today, is taking a different approach to most of its competitors by combining traditional developer tools with a no-code approach to offer a highly flexible … Read more
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel) review: this is the one to buy
There are two Surface Pro 9s. The Intel model is the boring but safer buy. Continue reading…
Design platform Canva launches text-to-image AI feature
Canva’s text-to-image tool is the latest example of the technology hitting mainstream apps. | Image: Canva Australia design app Canva is the latest creative platform to launch a text-to-image AI tool. The company began testing the feature in September and is now rolling it out to the app’s more than 100 million users. The feature … Read more
Roku is adding sports directly to the homescreen
Image: Roku Roku has never radically overhauled its simple, familiar homescreen. Instead, the company has gradually introduced new sections like “what to watch” and “featured free” that help steer users to new content. Today, the company is following the same strategy, but this time, it’s with sports. A new sports hub is coming to the … Read more
Washington D.C.’s Buddy Sam Bankman-Fried Has Some Explaining to Do
The genial, mysterious “billionaire” from the digital assets world, who said he wanted his industry to be regulated as soon as possible, had become the leading voice for crypto in Washington. But in a single turbulent Tuesday, Sam Bankman-Fried’s status evaporated.
In his first emails to Twitter staff, Musk talks about ending remote work and battling verified spam
More than 10 days after taking over Twitter, Elon Musk addressed the company’s employees for the first time in a series of emails. He talked about ending remote work and making the fight against spam a priority. According to a report from Bloomberg, the new CEO asked workers to be ready for “difficult times ahead.” … Read more
What Bitcoin’s Inflation Hedge Narrative Needs: More Time
Whether or not Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are long-term inflation hedges and a store of value or simply a “risk-on” speculative assets preferred in times when bond yields are unattractive is yet to be perfectly understood.
Binance shares wallet addresses and activity after proof of reserve pledge
Days after CZ took to Twitter to announce a new proof-of-reserve system for Binance users, the site went live with public details of its wallet addresses and on-chain activity.
Claims and rumors fuel crypto market turmoil amid FTX collapse
A report from Reuters claimed that FTX used some of its customer deposits to support Alameda Research.
FTX to Conduct Fundraise Next Week: Reuters
The raise could end up being for FTX International and FTX US combined.
FTX usó fondos y otros activos de clientes en mayo para asistir a Alameda Research, según Reuters
El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, transfirió al menos US$4000 millones de fondos, según el informe.
Analysts urge calm as Tether depegs from USD, Bitcoin loses $17K rebound
Tether follows TRON’s USDD stablecoin in coming unstuck amid suspicions of shorting involving FTX and Alameda Research.
General Atlantic values media tech Amagi at $1.4 billion in new funding
Amagi, which offers cloud broadcast and targeted advertising software to scores of media and entertainment giants, has raised a large new funding round as it looks to expand its tech offerings and invest in AI-powered personalization stack. General Atlantic led a new round of over $100 million, which included about $20 million in secondary buybacks, … Read more
Acciones de Grayscale Bitcoin Trust alcanzan un descuento récord de 36,7%
Bitcoin cayó alrededor de 10% hasta llegar a US$16.622, a medida que la crisis de liquidez de FTX continúa agitando a los mercados.