Статьи по тегу «Blockchain»

US VC giant Andreessen Horowitz — which has about $35bn in assets under management — is to open its first (yes, the first) international office in London, led by one of the firm’s general partners, Sriram Krishnan. The office will focus on supporting the development of Crypto, blockchain technologies and associated Web3 startups. a16z has […] London lures a16z’s first international office with ‘predictable’ crypto regs by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

Solana co-founder Raj Gokal says the blockchain is focused on attracting new businesses, new projects and independent developers. Solana’s co-founder sees potential for its blockchain to be the ‘Apple of crypto’ by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

This week, Worldcoin, an outfit that aims to serve as proof of personhood in a world where it’s harder by the day to distinguish a human from a bot, raised $115 million in Series C funding. Led by the 10-year-old venture firm Blockchain Capital, whose bets have included Coinbase, Kraken and OpenSea, the investment brings […] Explaining Blockchain Capital’s Big Bet on an Eyeball-Scanning Orb by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 million seed funding, and an additional $1 million commitment for on-chain liquidity, in a round led by early-stage backer TCG Crypto, with participation from a number of funds including BlockTower, Hashed Emergent, Saison Capital, and Global Coin Research. […] Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed by Annie Njanja originally published o... →

Nexon, one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, is wading into web3 like some of its peers in Asia. The developer of MapleStory is creating a blockchain-powered ecosystem based on the twenty-year-old massively multiplayer online game, where players can trade in-game assets like outfits, equipment and virtual pets in the form of non-fungible […] Nexon takes 20-year-old MapleStory into web3 with Haechi’s help by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. This week I’m writing the newsletter from the currently sunny and always beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. Developers are building out the blockchain ecosystem in Barcelona by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The partnership will provide Alibaba’s clients with a launchpad that aims to help businesses launch their own metaverse spaces on Avalanche’s blockchain. Alibaba Cloud, Avalanche partner to deploy metaverses on the blockchain by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Phantom, a crypto wallet for Solana blockchain users, has expanded its support to Ethereum and Polygon blockchains in a public launch across browsers, iOS and Android, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Support for the two new blockchains was originally slated for the first quarter of 2023, but was pushed back to today. The multichain integration […] Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

For all the investment speculation and hype, cryptocurrency has so far struggled to find meaningful use cases. Now there’s some effort from Singapore to turn the general public into crypto adopters through blockchain payments. Cosmose AI, a nine-year-old company that uses AI analytics to track in-store foot traffic and engage with shoppers online, is partnering […] Now valued at $500M, Cosmose ditches Stripe to adopt Near’s crypto solution by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jesse Pollak, the lead for Base and head of protocols at Coinbase. Base is an Ethereum-focused layer 2 blockchain launched […] Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base plans for 2023 mainnet launch by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sei, a layer-1 blockchain focused on trading, has raised $30 million at a valuation of $800 million, Jayendra Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs, exclusively told TechCrunch. While many Layer-1 blockchains provide general-purpose networks that developers can build on top of, Sei focuses on the crypto trading network through its chain. Its team is made up […] Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Blockchain growth will come via scalability, resulting in developers being excited to experiment and create new products. a16z’s crypto report anticipates developer growth as blockchain scaling solutions expand by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The number of blockchain developers in the US has declined every year since 2017, leaving some concerned for America's crypto future. The US is losing crypto talent as blockchain devs seek safer havens by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ava Labs, a company that builds out layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, has partnered with SK Planet, the data management and marketing platform unit of South Korean company SK Square. SK Planet will launch Avalanche Subnet UPTN to offer Web3 infrastructure in South Korea.  The partnership comes less than a month after the New-York based digital asset […] Blockchain builder Ava Labs partners with Korea’s SK Planet to expand Asia footprint by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

LayerZero Labs, a web3 messaging protocol, has closed a $120 million Series B round, raising its valuation to $3 billion from $1 billion, the company said on Tuesday. Unlike Web 2.0 messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, this messaging protocol lets users send different types of messages between blockchains, like cross-chain interactions, eliminating the need […] Blockchain messaging protocol LayerZero raises $120M, hitting $3B valuation by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Today Twitter users are noticing that an image of a dog has been added to a place of prominence. You can see it for yourself on Twitter.com, where you will be greeted with a pup: The particular dog image — a shiba inu — corresponds with the logo of the dogecoin blockchain and cryptocurrency. Normally […] Twitter’s new dog icon is sending dogecoin — sigh — to the moon by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

AI is riding high on a curve of hype, which means some of the practical questions that might grow louder over time — the many costs (financial and social), the business models — may not be the most front of mind right now. Today a startup called Fetch.ai is announcing $40 million in funding in […] Blockchain startup Fetch.ai grabs $40M to provide monetization and other tooling for AI-generated information by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Is there still hope for concertgoers? Ticketmaster sucks. Can blockchain be the cure? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Emin Gün Sirer, the founder and CEO of Ava Labs. Ava Labs has raised a total of about $640 million, […] Avalanche wants to digitize all of the world’s assets on the blockchain by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Web3 gaming firm Immutable and layer-2 blockchain Polygon partnered to accelerate development and adoption in the crypto gaming space. Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3 by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →