Coinbase commits to devoting 10 percent of its resources to 'innovation bets'
Coinbase employees will apply for their ideas in a two page submission or at two pitch day events each year.
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After failed token sale and $1B bond offering, Telegram is reportedly eyeing an IPO
Founder and CEO Pavel Durov says he wants Telegram "to become a financially sustainable project"
What the heck is a Hashmask?
A new non-fungible token (NFT) project, Hashmasks, is entrancing collectors with its colorful and mysterious works of art. We tried to figure out what's behind the allure.
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Bids for digital artist Beeple's 5000-day collection are nearing $2 million in Christie's auction
Christie's sale marks the first time Beeple's work will be sold in a major auction house, coming a day after another piece by the artist was resold for $6.6M.
Users flooded NBA Top Shot's 'Legendary Drop' last weekend. Tech issues left some disappointed
Dapper Labs, which runs the NBA Top Shot NFT platform, was able to sell about 2,300 packs in minutes, but technical issues disrupted the pack drop process.
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Dragonfly, Standard Crypto invest $1.4 million in new DeFi derivatives platform
SynFutures, which just raised a $1.4 million seed round, wants to bring real-world asset trading to DeFi.
CMS Holdings leads $1.3 million fundraise for Ethereum-Polkadot bridge
ParaState — a project that offers Ethereum developers access to the Polkadot blockchain — has raised $1.3 million in a seed fundraising round, the firm told The Block. Led by CMS Holdings, the funding round included participation from Kenetic Capital, FBG Capital, and JRR Capital, according to a press statement. The firm raised at a […]
Social tokens and the future of media
Researcher Joon Ian Wong assesses the current state of social tokens and their potential future role in the media space.
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Protocol Labs launches Filecoin Archives with digital library Internet Archive
Crypto company Protocol Labs has partnered with digital database Internet Archive to launch Filecoin Archives, a community project meant to preserve information at risk of being lost.
Libra hires another HSBC alum as its CFO and CRO
Libra Networks has continued its wave of new hires, bringing on an HSBC alum as its chief financial officer and chief risk officer.
Decentralized storage project Filecoin launches long-anticipated mainnet
Peer-to-peer data storage network Filecoin has launched on mainnet three years after its highly successful IPO.
Crypto-enabled solar leasing platform Sun Exchange raises $3 million for expansion
Sun Exchange, the South African peer-to-peer, crypto-enabled solar leasing platform, has raised $3 million in fresh funding.
Binance-backed, crypto-friendly Founders Bank is still waiting to receive a license in Malta
The Founders Bank project, which was first unveiled in 2018 with Binance as one of its investors, has yet to receive a license in Malta. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has slowed down approvals, a spokesperson told The Block.
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A conversation with Akon, the multi-platinum artist working on a crypto to bring change to Africa
From multi-platinum artist to cryptocurrency entrepreneur, the mononymous Akon has chased lofty ambitions. On this episode of The Scoop, project co-founders Akon and Jon Karas defend the project's viability.
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Overstock's blockchain wing tZERO raises $5M via equity stake sale
tZERO, the blockchain subsidiary of online retailer Overstock.com, has raised $5 million via an equity stake sale.
Coinbase Custody to let its clients stake Polkadot’s DOT tokens via Bison Trails
Coinbase Custody and blockchain infrastructure provider Bison Trails have partnered to let clients stake Polkadot’s DOT tokens when the protocol launches.
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BitMEX operator commits $400K to cybersecurity nonprofit Shadowserver
HDR Global Trading, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has offered a $400,000 grant to nonprofit security organization Shadowserver Foundation
South Korea's central bank begins pilot program for testing digital currency
The Bank of Korea, the country’s central bank, has launched a pilot program for testing digital won.
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France's central bank begins experimenting with digital euro
The central bank of France has launched an experimental program to test the integration of digital euro in settlement procedures.
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Telegram token investors are now ready to take refund offer - report
At least ten investors in Telegram’s blockchain project, the Telegram Open Network (TON), are reportedly ready to get their money back.
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