As Telegram grows in size, so does crypto traders’ dependence on the app
Some say Telegram is the ultimate hub for communication and information — an imperative place to be in the crypto community.
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Blockchain
5 takeaways from Coinbase’s disappointing Q2 results
Coinbase is having to defend its model to investors who may have bought into its stock when it was trading much higher. And per its own notes, the bad times are not about to end any time soon.
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LongHash Ventures launches second fund for $100M to support web3 infrastructure
LongHash Ventures, a web3-focused investment firm and accelerator, has launched its second fund for $100 million, its CEO, Emma Cui, told TechCrunch.
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Jump Crypto leads Injective’s $40M round to help expand DeFi applications
Even though digital asset markets have been shaky, the blockchain sector continues to scale as demand increases from both crypto-native and traditional institutions looking to use the technology. Layer-1 blockchain Injective has raised $40 million in a round led by Jump Crypto, Eric Chen, CEO and co-founder of Injective Labs, told TechCrunch. Brevan Howard Digital, […]
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Coinbase’s earnings fall short of expectations as crypto winter rages
Investors shrug, implying the bad news was priced-in
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Portal Ventures closes on $35 million debut fund for early-stage crypto startups
While plenty of crypto investors have scaled back their breakneck pace of startup investing as they wait for more clarity on the macro environment, the fact is there have never been more firms and more money dedicated to blockchain venture investing. Portal Ventures is the latest young firm to announce its debut, telling TechCrunch it […]
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Launch price TC Sessions: Crypto tix going, going…
If blockchain, cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi) and web3 get your entrepreneurial motor running, do not miss our TC Sessions: Crypto daylong deep dive on November 17 in Miami. We have special launch pricing on passes and exhibitor packages, and you can save a chunk of change. But don’t pussyfoot around — supplies are limited, running […]
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Gepek leverages the power of the sharing economy for same-day deliveries
The idea for Gepek, a Croatian startup that aims to tap the sharing economy for same-day deliveries, came about because a brother and sister wanted to help their mother access her medication quickly. One Friday afternoon, Carla and Dario Ferreri’s mother had arrived at a seaside village for a holiday when she realized she forgot […]
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‘Selling Sunset’ star Christine Quinn’s brokerage debuts new crypto credit scoring platform
For fans of both reality television and web3 (hopefully that group includes more than just this reporter), Christine Quinn’s move to leave the Oppenheim Group and co-found a brokerage with her husband to serve the crypto-rich was quite the bombshell. Now, RealOpen CMO Quinn and CEO Christian Dumontet, who married Quinn in a swan-filled soiree […]
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Pinata raised $21.5M to scale NFT media infrastructure
Pinata, an NFT-focused media distribution platform, has raised a total of $21.5 million in funding, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. This is the only capital the four-year-old company has raised to date. The total amount came from a recently closed $18 million Series A and $3.5 million seed round in 2021, Kyle Tut, co-founder and […]
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