Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups
Access to funding and lack of support systems are some of the greatest challenges faced by startup founders in sub-Saharan Africa. And while venture capital and founder support programs within the continent are growing, a lot still remains to be done to meet the financing, technology and social capital needs of the especially marginalized groups … Read more
Crypto Exchange Bit2Me Acquires Software Development Company Dekalabs
Spanish cryptocurrency exchange Bit2Me has acquired blockchain and crypto-focused software development company Dekalabs for an undisclosed amount.
Japan’s International Payments System will test plastic cards for CBDC
Japan Credit Bureau will develop its CBDC infrastructure in collaboration with IDEMIA and Softspace.
Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof is latest filmmaker said to be developing new Star Wars film
Lindelof at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards. | Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for WGAW You can add another name to your list of filmmakers attempting to develop the next Star Wars film: Damon Lindelof. Deadline reports that Lindelof, who rose to prominence as the co-creator of Lost and more recently won multiple Emmys for … Read more
Web3 grows in online searches as interest in Bitcoin declines: Google Trends
Online searches for the term “Bitcoin dead” reached an all-time high owing to peak anxiety among investors amid ongoing selloffs at the time.
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Exclusive: Ikea’s new Dirigera hub and Home smart app deliver big improvements
Easier to use and stable. But let’s check in again after a few months. Continue reading…
Least volatile ‘Uptober’ ever — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
October 2022 has yet to prove itself as analysts predict “wild” Bitcoin price volatility for November.
Ripple’s Director of Engineering Leaves Firm as XRP Turns 10
Nik Bougalis says he’s not joining another blockchain or Web3 company.
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FTX to give a ‘one-time’ $6M compensation to phishing victims
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said the exchange won’t be “making a habit of compensating” users that are “phished by fake versions of other companies.”
Ripple’s lead engineer to exit after nearly a decade with the firm
Nik Bougalis primarily worked on open-source code projects for the payments-focused XRP Ledger, with the recent push to introduce NFTs being a key implementation of note.
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Fidelity to beef up crypto unit by another 25% with 100 new hires
The Digital Assets division within Fidelity Investments will have around 500 total staff members by the first quarter of 2023, according to a spokesperson.
Mango Market exploiter brags after rug pulling Mango Inu ‘shitcoin’
Avraham Eisenberg is at it again, following up his exploit of Mango Markets by deploying a new ‘shitcoin’ named Mango Inu to purportedly swipe liquidity from bot traders.
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