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Mastercard Welcomes 5 Startups to Blockchain and Digital Asset Program
18.5.2024
Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Asset program has expanded to include five new startups, aiming to explore innovative uses of blockchain technology. “Digital assets are becoming increasingly mainstream, speeding up commerce with trust and transparency,” Mastercard...
Tim Draper Champions Blockchain Startups: Announces Major Partnership With Stellar
17.5.2024
Renowned venture capitalist Tim Draper announced a significant collaboration between Draper University and Stellar. The partnership aims to accelerate and fund up to 80 startups over the next two years, with these startups set to build on the Stellar blockchain platform. The initiative includes...
VC Roundup: Web3 infrastructure, ‘tokenization of everything’ drawing investors
16.5.2024
Funding for crypto startups rose to over $1 billion in April, with investors focusing on tokenization, Web3 infrastructure, and institutional demand amid the bull market
Mastercard’s Start Path Welcomes Five Startups to Develop Blockchain Use Cases
16.5.2024
Mastercard has announced the selection of five startups to participate in its Start Path blockchain and digital assets program, which seeks to foster innovation in blockchain technology and digital asset utilization.
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Israeli fintech Kima, Mastercard lab look to develop ‘DeFi credit card’
14.5.2024
Kima is seeking to bridge traditional and Web3 finance and make the user experience more manageable
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Ruling Is Good News for Web3 Startups
8.5.2024
The principle of an open internet underpinned the growth of the early Web and is just as necessary now. If only the SEC could back innovation in a similar way, says Sarah Aberg, General Counsel at Nova Labs, the company behind Helium Mobile
Chinese AI Startups Take on Industry Giant OpenAI
4.5.2024
A new wave of AI startups in China is rising to challenge OpenAI's dominance in the generative AI market. With ChatGPT unavailable in China, companies like Zhipu AI, Moonshot AI, and MiniMax are developing AI systems for content creation, attracting major...
Venture capital pours $2.4B into crypto startups in early 2024
3.5.2024
Investments in the first quarter were influenced by innovation in areas like restaking, modularity, Bitcoin layer-2 solutions, and macroeconomic factors
The rise of the Chinese AI unicorns doing battle with OpenAI
3.5.2024
Artificial intelligence startups aim to fill the gap in China as OpenAI’s ChatGPT became unavailable in the country
Nigeria Cryptocurrency Clampdown: Central Bank Directs Fintech Firms to Stop Opening New Accounts
1.5.2024
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed four fintech companies to cease the creation of new accounts, citing their potential use by cryptocurrency traders. An executive from one of the affected fintech companies has associated the Central Bank’s directive with a current audit of the Know Your...
Early Bitcoin Investor Roger Ver Arrested for Tax Fraud
1.5.2024
Roger Ver, an early investor in Bitcoin-related startups known as Bitcoin Jesus, was arrested in Spain and charged with tax fraud on Tuesday.
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Web3 Startups Raise Nearly $1.9B in Q1 2024 Despite Overall Downtrend in Crypto VC Interest
18.4.2024
Venture capital funding for cryptocurrency and blockchain projects has experienced its first quarterly rise since 2021.
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Web3 Funding Sees Uptick in Q1 as Startups Secure Nearly $1.9B: Crunchbase
18.4.2024
Despite Web3’s challenging journey in recent years, funding for the sector bounced back in the first quarter this year. It marks the first increase since the final quarter of 2021, a Crunchbase report published Thursday showed.
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India’s Web3 Startup Tally Tops 1,000 as Investor Appetite Soars
9.4.2024
India now has a thriving Web3 ecosystem with over 1,000 startups in the space, a report published by Hashed Emergent on Tuesday showed.
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Russian Fintech Startups Join Digital Ruble Pilot
8.4.2024
Russian fintech firms have begun joining the country’s rapidly progressing digital ruble pilot as the Central Bank looks to widen the scope of its CBDC project.
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Investors express their confidence in crypto startups
4.4.2024
Investors are confident that a lot can happen for the crypto market, especially with crypto startups doing rounds with their upcoming funding sessions. It is based on whether Bitcoin can still rise or has become dust. Bitcoin is reflective of the crypto market here. Also bringing the argument is...
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Allocates $30M Funding for Gaming Startups
2.4.2024
Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz is investing $30 million in gaming startups in the next 45 days.
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Congolese Fintech Startups, Government Form Association to Accelerate Financial Inclusion
25.3.2024
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-based fintech startups have partnered with the government to launch an association. The goal of the collaboration is to accelerate financial inclusion in the African country. By partnering with the government, the association will play a crucial role in shaping...
Hadron Club boosts Web3 startups amid Ethereum fork
15.3.2024
The Hadron Founders Club (Hadron FC), the first to take their central position in the heart of the Ethereum ecosystem, had just formally launched today, hence a new chapter for early-stage Web3 startups. Based in San Francisco, this program intends to operate as the cornerstone of founders...
Web3 Fashion House mmERCH Secures $6.4m in Seed Investment Ahead of Innaugural Collection
14.3.2024
Blockchain-enabled Web3 fashion startup mmERCH announced its $6.4 million seed funding round at a $25.7 million post-money valuation led by Liberty City Ventures Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the Colby Mugrabi-led fashion house.
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