Crypto Investment Product Firm 21Shares Launches Bitcoin ETP in Middle East
21Shares’ physical bitcoin exchange-traded product will list on the Nasdaq Dubai.
Software and Anarchy (2021) [pdf]
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Apple and Google to soon release 5G support software updates in India
Apple and Google said Wednesday they will roll out software updates to enable 5G support on their respective handsets in India, the world’s second largest wireless market, just days after local bureaucrats began pushing the phonemakers to expedite their efforts. Reliance Jio and Airtel, India’s two largest carriers, have started to offer 5G services in … Read more
SWIFT action: JPMorgan and Visa team on cross-border blockchain payments
Visa is set to integrate its B2B connect network with JPMorgan’s suit of blockchain based cross-border payment products.
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Grayscale fires first salvo in case against SEC over Bitcoin ETF refusal
The SEC must submit its brief by Nov. 9. After that, Grayscale will then submit a reply brief on Nov. 30 before both parties submit a final brief on Dec. 21.
Damien Hirst livestreams the burning of $10M in art for NFT project
“The Currency” is the name given to Hirst’s NFT project which examines the value of digital art versus physical art.
Ripple boss tips when SEC case will end as Hoskinson hits back at XRP army
Optimistically speaking, Brad Garlinghouse thinks the case will be concluded in 3-4 months, though it could take longer.
Nifty News: OpenSea adds Avalanche, Meta has legs, DeGods takes 0%, and more…
Solana NFT project DeGods has removed royalty fees and Zuckerberg says Meta is looking at an open Metaverse as a new VR headset rolls out.
Tiger Global, Blume back Indian startup bringing safety — and intelligence — to EVs
Tiger Global’s latest investment in India is Vecmocon, a startup building solutions to bring safety and reliability alongside intelligence and health monitoring to light electric vehicles (EVs), addressing concerns that are curtailing the sales of electric scooters in the South Asian market. Unlike traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that have existed for more than … Read more
Homa raises another $100 million for its data-driven mobile gaming tools
French startup Homa has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. Quadrille Capital and Headline are leading the round. Homa partners with indie mobile game studios so that their games are perfectly optimized to become a hit game on the App Store and Google Play. In other words, Homa builds tools that help third-party … Read more
Mango Markets Hacker Provides Ultimatum: ‘Repay Bad Debt’
Hacker proposes to send back stolen MSOL, SOL, and MNGO if Mango Finance promises to pay back bad debt using USDC available in its treasury.
Decentralized ID the key to mainstream DeFi adoption—Quadrata co-founder
Decentralized identities would open Web3 to a range of services requiring personal information and allow platforms to offer tailored products, according to the CEO of Quadrata.
You can now search ETH addresses on Google — But what about Bitcoin?
While Google’s feature appears to be a good thing for crypto adoption, a CIO says a move from Apple would make the “crypto industry go from 100 miles an hour to 250 miles in a heartbeat.”
First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Remain in the Doldrums? Signals Are Mixed; Major Cryptos Are Mostly Flat
Analytics platform CryptoQuant believes this week’s Consumer Price Index will move markets; bitcoin continues its recent holding pattern on Tuesday.
$100M drained from Solana DeFi platform Mango Markets, token plunges 52%
The platform’s treasury was drained of over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency after an attacker manipulated price data of its native token to take out loans against their holdings.
Noom lays off more employees amid CFO departure
Noom, a health coaching platform valued at $3.7 billion last year, is laying off a portion of staff for the second time in a matter of months, TechCrunch has learned from sources. Noom has laid off 10% of its staff, or around 500 people, which is a reduction that mostly impacts its coaching team. It’s … Read more
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Bored Ape creators and other NFT projects investigated by SEC probe
A source familiar with the matter said the SEC is looking into whether certain NFTs from Yuga Labs could be “more akin to stocks.”
Viam: Modern robotics platform
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