Bitcoin risks key support as trader says BTC price bottomed at $17.6K
Investor cost basis narrowly escapes a support/resistance flip as traders diverge over whether Bitcoin has really bottomed.
Funding in Indian startups shrinks by more than half
We are getting a more realistic update on the startup funding landscape in India, and as is true elsewhere, all the figures are in red in the South Asian market. Indian startups raised $3 billion in the quarter that ended in September, down 57% from the previous quarter and 80% year-over-year, market intelligence platform Tracxn … Read more
The Web3 Foundation taps edX for free courses on blockchain and Polkadot
The first two out of the four-course series on blockchain and Polkadot will start on October 20, the enrollment is open now.
Roku could be setting its sights on the smart home
A pile of unannounced Roku-branded light strips spotted by a Redditor. | Image: u/Negative_Source_7316 / Reddit Roku is about to make a big entrance into the smart home if a photo posted to Reddit and two shipping manifests spotted by ZatzNotFunny are to be believed. The unannounced lineup reportedly consists of both white and color … Read more
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Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea
Back in 2020 I covered how the UK startup Yardlink – which allows construction companies to obtain critical equipment faster than normal equipment rental companies – had raised it’s Seed round. It was basically bringing a digital-first, marketplace approach to an industry normal hide-bound by a slow, centralized hire market. Two years later, and Yardlink … Read more
Ripple Builds New Partnerships in France and Sweden Despite Crypto Bear Market
Ripple inked deals with Paris-based payment provider for online marketplaces Lemonway and Swedish money transfer provider Xbaht focused on the Thailand remittances corridor.
‘Comprehensive’ International Crypto Rules Proposed by Influential Finance Watchdog
Financial Stability Board plans could see stablecoins forced to centralize and crypto conglomerates broken up.
It’s legislation season in the EU: Law Decoded, Oct. 3–10
In one week, the EU institutions voted in favor of a crypto-friendly resolution and promoted MiCA to the next stage.
Binance, Sequoia still backing Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter
The Twitter deal is back on this month, and Binance confirmed to Cointelegraph that it intends to support the deal as part of its push for Web3 adoption.
Nifty News: Logan Paul’s NFT sees small jump in value after $600k loss, Paramount, Ford and other big brands make notable NFT trademark filings and more
The YouTube star’s huge loss on his NFT has been bumped up by a measly bid after he shared how much it had dropped in value since his purchase last year.
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Zero-knowledge KYC could solve the privacy vs compliance conundrum: VC partner
Zero-knowledge Know Your Customer (KYC) would allow businesses to adhere to strict AML/CTF rules while ensuring customer privacy.
Fake Solana wallet security update is trying to steal your crypto: Reports
Password-stealing malware is being spread by hackers through NFT airdrops purporting to be Solana Phantom security updates.
Coinbase Gets Singapore Digital Payment Token License
Coinbase joins Crypto.com and DBS Vickers as major institutions with a Digital Payment Token (DPT) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures
While studying at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, a group of graduates noticed how difficult it was to get data and information on Africa’s largest economy and their home country, Nigeria. Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti, an economist; Bode Ogunlana, a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim, a … Read more
Crypto Lending Platform Moon Mortgage Raises $3.5M Seed Round
The platform will allow investors to use their crypto as collateral for financing real estate investments.
NFTs transform how fans bet on upcoming sports stars
A fan-centric Web3 sports platform uses NFTs to bring a new level of connectivity and ownership to betting on the success of upcoming athletes.
Ethereum-scaling protocol zkSync’s layer-3 prototype set for testing in 2023
Matter Labs chief product officer Steve Newcomb emphasized to Cointelegraph that the launch of its L3 prototype will significantly improve the performance of its L2 solution.
CNN accused of rug pull as it abandons its NFT project
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Monday afternoon, as pointed out by Parker Molloy, CNN ended its big Web3 project by announcing, “we have decided that it’s time to say goodbye to the Vault by CNN.” You may have already forgotten about it, but Vault by CNN launched in the summer of 2021 … Read more
Metaverse platforms refute ‘misinformation’ about daily active users
User data from DappRadar consists of metaverse users who have also made an in-game purchase with the project’s native token, but the Decentraland and Sandbox projects disagree with that criteria.
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