Nourish Ingredients, a food tech company that creates animal-free fats using synthetic biology, secured $28.6 million in Series A funding, led by Horizons Ventures and supported by Main Sequence Ventures and Hostplus. We previously profiled the Australian company in 2021 when it raised $11 million. It is one of the few companies in the food … Read more
Dubbed Nucoin, the token creation process will receive collaboration from 2,000 clients in the following months.
The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association says it plans to make it easier for authorized exchanges to list digital currencies by loosening the screening process.
The country’s Financial Markets Authority is also looking for entities willing to test out DLT-based securities trading.
Millions of small and medium businesses still operate inefficiently due to dependency on manual processes, which limits their capacity to grow and scale; this is despite contributing to about 48% of Nigeria’s GDP in the last five years, But the tide is turning. Over the last couple of months, we’ve seen a wave of upstarts … Read more
Disagreement around how to handle sanctions on Ethereum may soon force the chain to split into two: one chain censored, one not. Valid Points is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that breaks down Ethereum’s evolution and its impact on crypto markets.
JPMorgan has appointed Aaron Iovine as its head of crypto regulatory policy, a newly created role, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday.
Internet is provided via the Aero Terminal, seen on top of the aircraft. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink will soon be available on select airplanes with the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year, the company has announced. It claims the service will offer internet speeds of up to 350Mbps to each … Read more
Counterparty risk and “liability” form enduring qualities setting Bitcoin apart, says Fidelity Digital Assets.
Pinterest’s TikTok competitor is gaining new music. The company announced today its video-focused “Idea Pins” feature will now include the ability to add popular tracks from top artists, thanks to new licensing deals with Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Merlin and BMG. This will expand upon the music already provided through Pinterest’s royalty-free music … Read more
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart partnered with Polygon-incubated organization eDAO to launch a virtual shopping world in the Metaverse.
Bank of America’s October survey of fund managers showed the “long dollar” as the most sought after bet for the fourth straight month.
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The new Lyft parking feature allows users to search for and reserve parking spaces directly within the app. | Image: Lyft Lyft users can now search, reserve, and pay for parking spaces from the app in cities across the US, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Drivers can access the new Lyft Parking feature by tapping … Read more
The Law Commission of England and Wales is exploring how digital assets should be treated under existing and new legislation, and its suggestions may upend centuries-old legal norms.
Israel’s Ministry of Finance and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange expect to finish the pilot project by Q1 2023.
Last year, MaxAB, the food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, raised its $55 million Series A in two tranches; the latter accompanied its acquisition of the Morocco-based and YC-backed WaysToCap. The moves signaled MaxAB’s ambition to dominate Egypt’s and North Africa’s B2B retail … Read more
Munich-based software and services vacation rental startup, Holidu, has topped up its coffers with an oversubscribed €104 million (~$102M) Series E funding round of equity and debt, led by existing investor 83North, after seeing its year-over-year revenue grew 100% in 2021. The round saw a mix of other existing and new investors chipping in, including … Read more
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