Japanese banking giant Nomura launches digital ecosystem VC arm
“Staying at the forefront of digital innovation is a key priority for Nomura,” said president and group CEO of Nomura Holdings Kentaro Okuda.
TikTok’s BeReal clone app is gaining traction outside the US
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok Now, a standalone BeReal copycat app, is now available in markets outside the US, TechCrunch reports. The TikTok Now feature was first announced last week and is built into the TikTok app for US users. The app has gained traction in the days following its release on … Read more
BeReal experiences a multi-hour outage, refuses to explain
Gen Z’s favorite social app BeReal experienced a lengthy outage today, which the company only acknowledged with a brief — and fairly vague — tweet, stating: “yup, we’re on it.” In recent months, the Paris-based app maker has seen its photo-sharing service climb to the top of the App Store, ousting competitors like Facebook, Instagram … Read more
Instagram’s finally working on protecting users from unsolicited nude photos
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram is working on a way to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their DMs. Instagram’s parent company, Meta, confirmed to The Verge that the feature was in development after an app researcher published an early image of the tool. Meta says the optional user controls, … Read more
Hong Kong Monetary Authority provides update on retail CBDC that may become DeFi onramp
The monetary authority is developing a wholesale CBDC separately and earlier; it is looking at prospective retail use cases despite the lack of an “imminent role” for the currency.
Apple TV+ character ‘Ted Lasso’ comes to EA Sports FIFA 23
Jason Sudeikis’ character from the hit Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” will make an appearance in EA Sports’ upcoming video game, FIFA 23. Ted Lasso will be playable as a manager along with the show’s fictional football club AFC Richmond. EA (Electronic Arts) announced the news today alongside a trailer showing everyone’s “favorite mustachioed manager,” … Read more
Netflix is releasing a new mobile game based on its popular bake-off show ‘Nailed It!’
Netflix announced today that it’s adding a new title to its gaming roster that is based on its popular show “Nailed It!” The game, which is called Nailed It! Baking Bash, will launch on October 4, a day before Season 7 of the bake-off competition show debuts on October 5. The game was developed by … Read more
When it comes to startup board participation, VCs and CEOs must do their jobs
Matt Blumberg Contributor Share on Twitter Matt Blumberg is the co-founder and CEO of Bolster. He is also the co-author of Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors, and the author of Startup CEO, Startup CXO and the Startup CEO blog. Was anyone else as appalled as I … Read more
Price analysis 9/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB
Bitcoin and altcoins rallied ahead of the Fed’s rate hike decision, indicating that traders viewed the 0.75% rate hike as a “priced-in” event.
Binance receives green light for crypto services in Dubai
The new MVP License is a transition from a Provisional License received earlier this year under a new regulatory framework
Wall Street Bank CEOs Tell Congress They’re Unlikely to Finance Crypto Miners
The chief executives of Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo were questioned Wednesday at a congressional hearing.
Crypto-Linked Stocks Rally After Fed Rate Hike
Cryptocurrency-exposed stocks rose as Bitcoin and Ethereum advanced following Wednesday’s Federal reserve meeting which included a rate hike.
Sega Dreamcast’s iconic memory card is making a (fundraised) comeback
The company making the VM2 plans to release white- or black-colored models. | Image: Dreamware Enterprises You can find all sorts of strange tech on Indiegogo, but this fundraiser for an improved version of the virtual memory unit (VMU) for the Sega Dreamcast is one of the zanier gadgets I’ve heard about this year (via … Read more
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Singapore’s Arbor Ventures notches $193M towards next early-stage fintech fund
Arbor Ventures, funder of fintech and shopping startups like installment loan company Tabby and Amazon brand factory Heyday, has locked down $193 million towards its largest fund to date, TechCrunch has learned. The Singapore-based VC focuses on early-stage financial tech startups, but it operates with a pretty expansive view of what constitutes fintech; its portfolio … Read more
Bitcoin Lightning-Enabled ‘Listen-to-Earn’ Podcast App Gets an Upgrade
The app’s new model offers a simpler, more intuitive and more transparent way for listeners to earn BTC.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and altcoins hold intraday gains after Fed hikes interest rates by 0.75%
In addition to a 0.75% basis point hike, the Federal Reserve also set its 2022 target interest rate at 4.4%, leading Bitcoin analysts to forecast further downside for BTC.
Kraken’s Jesse Powell will step down as CEO, stay on as board chair
Jesse Powell will be succeeded as CEO by chief operating officer Dave Ripley, who has been with the crypto exchange since 2016.
Binance CEO sees positive progress for crypto regulation, but it will be a ‘long process’
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as “CZ” in the crypto world, said governments across the globe are making slow but “positive” progress toward regulating cryptocurrency. “On the regulatory side, I think we’re seeing a lot of progress in the positive direction for regulatory framework,” Zhao said in a video call aired live on stage at … Read more
Bandai Namco, SEGA eyeing blockchain gaming: Nifty Newsletter, Sept. 14-20
Ryo Matsubara, representative director of Oasys, told Cointelegraph that Japanese gaming giants have a long-term vision for blockchain gaming.
Microsoft is testing a way to mute the Xbox startup sound
I can hear the sound in my head just by looking at the console. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge I really like my Xbox Series X. It’s a nice-looking, quiet console that puts hundreds of games at my fingertips thanks to Xbox Game Pass. But every time I turn my Xbox on, … Read more
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How to use Action mode on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro
Here’s how to best use one of the iPhone 14’s new camera features. | Samar Haddad / The Verge One of the new camera features offered by the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro is a somewhat self-explained Action mode. It’s a feature you can enable in video mode to supercharge stabilization for very intense motion, … Read more
Las negociaciones para regular las stablecoins en EE. UU. se enfrentan a la aprobación del dólar digital
El proyecto de ley para la supervisión de las stablecoins de la Cámara de Representantes está a punto de publicarse, pero no incluirá una polémica solicitud de CBDC, según un nuevo estudio.