Aspecta nabs $3.5M to build AI-vetted coder profiles

Aspecta nabs $3.5M to build AI-vetted coder profiles

While LinkedIn is helpful for displaying people’s educational and professional achievements, there exists a world of self-taught tech talent whose skills are not so easily reflected on the networking site. Rather, their expertise is hidden in the lines of code they write. Aspecta is trying to fill that gap by providing an AI-powered profile builder […]

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Seed Club Ventures emerges from stealth with $25M fund focused on DAOs

Seed Club Ventures emerges from stealth with $25M fund focused on DAOs

Seed Club, a DAO-focused accelerator program, has launched its venture arm out of stealth mode with a $25 million fund, the team shared exclusively with TechCrunch. “Seed Club is a DAO for builders at the intersection of builders and culture with three areas: an accelerator, a community of members and now the venture arm,” said […]

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OP3N raises $28M to build ‘WhatsApp meets Amazon’ for web3

OP3N raises $28M to build ‘WhatsApp meets Amazon’ for web3

OP3N, a web3 AI-powered platform, raised a $28 million Series A round that values the company at $100 million, the startup shared exclusively with TechCrunch. “I wanted to make a connection for creators, chats and commerce in one place,” Jaeson Ma, co-CEO of OP3N, said to TechCrunch. “It’s a web3 version of WhatsApp meets Amazon, […]

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Web3 gaming will onboard up to 100M gamers in next 2 years, Polygon and Immutable presidents predict

Web3 gaming will onboard up to 100M gamers in next 2 years, Polygon and Immutable presidents predict

The web3 gaming space is set to explode over the next few years, Robbie Ferguson of Immutable and Ryan Wyatt of Polygon Labs predict.

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Ledger launches browser extension to improve crypto wallet connectivity

Ledger launches browser extension to improve crypto wallet connectivity

Ledger, one of the largest cold storage crypto wallet providers, launched a browser extension to improve online security and connectivity for digital assets, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “You think of Web 1.0 as usernames and passwords, Web 2.0 as log in with Facebook, Google, iCloud, Twitter, and web3 is [about] connecting to your wallet,” […]

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Hackers steal around $200 million from crypto lender Euler Finance

Hackers steal around $200 million from crypto lender Euler Finance

On Monday, the blockchain monitoring firm PeckShield sent an ominous tweet directed at the crypto lending platform Euler Fiance, simply saying: “Hi […] you may want to take a look.” What the firm was suggesting Euler take a look at was a series of transactions that indicated there was an ongoing hack against Euler. According […]

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Ant veteran turns to NFT verification for SXSW festival VIP feast

Ant veteran turns to NFT verification for SXSW festival VIP feast

As funding into web3 projects cool down during the crypto winter, startups in the space are increasingly focused on building bridges for mass adoption and exploring revenue opportunities to stay afloat. The key to driving mass adoption? Offer experiences that are so seamless that users don’t realize blockchain is involved. One company that is demonstrating […]

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