Startup


Finance

Metaverse Startup The Sandbox Closes $93M Series B Led by SoftBank

The Sandbox metaverse counts 500,000 registered wallets, the startup said.

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Finance

Coinbase Acquires AI Customer Support Startup Agara

Under the deal, Agara’s mostly India-based staff will join Coinbase’s operations.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

BVNK Aims to be Crypto Bank in All But Name

The digital-asset platform wants to appeal to mid-market clients who fall between retail customers and multimillion-dollar institutions.

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Markets

Blockchain Startup InfStones Raises $10M in Series A Funding Round

The blockchain infrastructure platform is betting on the "proof-of-stake" model.

The InfStones platform.

Markets

Blockchain Identity Firm Civic Promotes Chris Hart to CEO

Vinny Lingham is stepping down from the role and will become executive chairman of the board.

Outgoing Civic CEO Vinny Lingham

Markets

How the DeFi Craze Made Its Way to China

DeFi is booming in China, with startups adapting and building on popular western projects within the nation's active crypto economy.

The interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects has made its way to China.

Markets

Starting a Bitcoin Startup During the COVID-19 Crisis, Feat. Yan Pritzker

With companies closing, unemployment rising and investors spooked in the age of the pandemic, NLW speaks with Swan BTC co-founder Yan Pritzker about the experience of launching a startup in the hyper-competitive world of Bitcoin.

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Markets

Wala Was Africa's Perfect Crypto Success Story – Until It Collapsed

Wala went from serving customers in Uganda to shuttering its payments app. Here's what sources say happened.

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Markets

Bitcoin Startup Bitrefill Raises $2 Million Funding for Global Expansion

The lightning-centric bitcoin startup plans to use this funding to expand services to almost every country in the world by 2020.

Bitrefill

Markets

UK Government-Backed Accelerator Will Sponsor Blockchain Startups

A U.K. government-backed startup accelerator is now looking to invest in blockchain startups moving to the nation.

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