Pension Fund-Backed Parataxis Digital Yield Fund Targets $500M in Assets in 2023
The digital yield fund received investments from two Fairfax County, Va. pension funds earlier this year.
Amendment to UK financial services bill provides regulation for crypto activities
The bill addressed stablecoin regulation from the start; now the Financial Conduct Authority will be empowered to regulate activities with crypto assets if the amended bill passes.
Unsung hero saves DeFi protocol from potential exploit: Finance Redefined
Analytical data reveals that DeFi’s total value registered another dip, with the total value locked (TVL) falling below $50 billion at the time of writing.
Creadores de NFTs basados en Ethereum recibieron más de US$1800M en regalías, según Galaxy Digital
Hasta el momento, el creador de Bored Ape Yacht Club, Yuga Labs, fue el que más pagos recibió, US$147 millones.
Coinbase to Significantly Benefit From $1.6B Transfer of MakerDAO’s USDC, Analyst Says
A proposal to move the stablecoin assets was made by Coinbase in September and is nearing a final deadline.
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Black startup founders raised just $187 million in the third quarter
The amount of capital raised by Black entrepreneurs continues to decrease. The latest Crunchbase numbers show that Black founders raised $187 million in Q3, a staggering decline from the nearly $1.1 billion they received in Q3 2021 and a sizable drop from the $594 million the cohort raised in Q2. Black founders raised just 0.12% … Read more
Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood steps down as CEO of Parity
Wood will remain the company’s majority shareholder and take on the title of chief architect, where his focus will shift to developing and promoting the mass adoption of Web3 technology.
Go read this special Nature issue on racism in science
From left: Mbambi Mbungu and Jacob Chiza lead the march during “Justice for Black Lives” at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 6th, 2020. | Image: Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The journal Nature published a special issue on racism in science this week. In it, Black and Indigenous … Read more
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Here’s how Bitcoin pro traders plan to profit from BTC’s eventual pop above $20K
Traders who believe BTC will break above $20,000 could use this low-risk options strategy to cast a long bullish bet.
Bitcoin Completes Second Full Week Below $20K as Aptos Finds Market Bottom
Bitcoin stayed unusually steady, with traditional markets in flux. The freshly launched Aptos token staged a minor recovery after its initial flop.
Hong Kong unveils completed retail CBDC project that has a CBDC-backed stablecoin
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the BIS Innovation Hub cooperated on a unique CBDC design that reflects the realities of money issuing in the special administrative region.
Argentina desmantela una instalación ilegal de minería de criptomonedas y detiene a 40 personas
En una causa que también investiga el robo de electricidad, la agencia de recaudación de impuestos incautó dinero en efectivo y equipamiento de minería.
LG’s new Smart Monitor is a work-from-home TV
LG’s 32-inch 4K Smart Monitor with Ergo Stand. | Image: LG LG’s new 4K monitor can pull double duty if you work from home and don’t have the energy (or space) to flop over to the couch to engage in binge-watching. The $499 LG Smart Monitor (32SQ780S) (via HomeKit News) has a 31.5-inch display, a … Read more
Masahiro Sakurai shows off a prototype of the game that would become Smash Bros.
Image: Masahiro Sakurai Masahiro Sakurai is a YouTuber now, and in his latest video, he showed off a “never-before-seen” clip of the prototype that would eventually become Super Smash Bros. You can feast your eyes on Dragon King: The Fighting Game beginning at 1:25 in the video at the top of this post or jump … Read more
Over $1.8B in Royalties Have Been Paid Out to Ethereum-Based NFT Creators: Galaxy Digital
Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs has earned the most in royalties to date, with over $147 million in payouts.
Scorn’s slithering spookiness is only slightly scary
Image: Ebb Software In Scorn, the survival horror game that slithered onto Game Pass last week, it’s just another day at the flesh factory. A couple of hours in, that’s what it feels like. I’m just a guy, clocking in at H.R. Giger & Sons to hit buttons, stick my fingers into prehensile holes, and … Read more
Larga vida a los memes: los entusiastas cripto buscan valor en tokens de bromas tras unos tuits de Vitalik Buterin
Si se puede ganar dinero a costa de los temas de moda, es de esperar que haya un mercado en algún lugar de los círculos exclusivos.
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Web3 Developers Still Building Despite Crypto Winter
Jason Shah, product manager at Alchemy, discusses the future of Web3 and the increase of developers across blockchains like Ethereum and Solana.
5 cloud investors illustrate the various paths ahead for startups
Cloud cost optimization startups have become ubiquitous, and they’ve found a friendly ear among enterprise clients looking to cut costs amid the downturn. But should younger startups similarly scrutinize their cloud spend? According to several cloud investors, startups should prioritize building over optimization — unless it’s going to save them a big chunk of money. … Read more