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Finance

Yoz Labs Raises $3.5M to Build Web3 Notification System

Led by early-stage venture firm Electric Capital, the funding round included several well-known Web3 investors and angels.

(Yoz Labs)

Web3

Unstoppable Domains to Roll Out Web3 Messaging Service on Polygon

The domain provider will allow users to send encrypted messages to one another, helping Web3 projects foster community.

Unstoppable Messaging mockup (Unstoppable Domains)

Finance

Telegram CEO Durov Plans to Build Crypto Wallets, Decentralized Exchange

The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)

Finance

Communications Startup Dialect Issues Tech Specs for ‘Smarter Messaging’ in Crypto

"If we look at how standards get adopted, its a chaotic mix of right time right place," said CEO Chris Osborn.

Dialect has made it a lot easier to contact others. (Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Nansen Seeks to Reshape Crypto Messaging With Blockchain-Compatible App

Nansen’s app will initially be available for subscribers and certain NFT holders.

Nansen launched a blockchain-compatible messaging app. (Constantine Johnny/Getty images)

Finance

Crypto Added to Telegram by TON Stewards, Opening Path to Payments

Users can use a bot to buy bitcoin and toncoin within the app, and can send the latter to other users.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Finance

Avalanche Users Can Now Buy Polygon or BSC Assets in a Single Transaction

Cross-chain messaging protocol Router Protocol has added support for Avalanche’s C-Chain, allowing users to conduct transactions across various networks.

(Jainath Ponnala/Unsplash)

Finance

MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech

The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.

The MobileCoin team at a recent "formal day."

Markets

Encrypted Messaging App Signal Now Accepts Crypto Donations

The nonprofit behind the popular messaging app is accepting donations in 12 cryptocurrencies through The Giving Block.

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt 2017.

Finance

Secure Messaging App Signal Reportedly Toying With Crypto Payments

Staff at the firm are said to be worried the addition would bring bad actors and unwanted regulatory attention.

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