Web3


Finance

Web3-Powered File Management App Raises $1.5M to Offer Alternative to Google

Fileverse offers a decentralized file management and collaboration service, an alternative to centralized providers such as Google or Notion.

(Fileverse)

Videos

Crypto, Web3 Communities in Israel Establish Aid Fund

Crypto and Web3 communities in Israel are raising funds for Israeli citizens who have been displaced and are in need of humanitarian aid due to the outbreak of war with Hamas. MarketAcross Vice President of PR and Communications Orian Tal, along with CryptoJungle CEO and Crypto Aid Israel co-organizer Ben Samocha, share insights into the ongoing conflict and the donations they're receiving from the crypto community.

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Tech

CertiK, Blockchain Code Auditor, Makes 'Strategic Workforce Adjustment' of 15%

Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing "evolving market dynamics."

CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu (CertiK)

Tech

Israeli Crypto Firms Scramble to Deal With War, in Between the Sirens

Few operational disruptions were reported, but some crypto employees were getting called up for reserve duty. Executives and developers coped with the stress of attending funerals, responding to security warnings and encountering supermarket shortages.

Tel Aviv skyline. (Gilad Avidan/Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Ethereum Network 'Remains the Place to Operate as a Criminal,' Immunefi CEO Says

A new report from Immunefi, which is a bug bounty and security services platform for Web3, found that more than $1 billion was lost in crypto this year and more than $600 million was lost last quarter. Immunefi Founder and CEO Mitchell Amador discusses the details of the report and the outlook for DeFi.

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Tech

Blackbird, Crypto Restaurant App, Raises $24M in Funding Led by A16z

The target audience is restaurant users, but the blockchain-based project comes with its own "Flypaper" and fungible FLY tokens.

Ben Leventhal, Blackbird founder (Blackbird)

Tech

Chainlink Unveils ‘Data Streams’ to Reduce Latency, Expands Decentralized Computing

The company launched Chainlink Data Streams and announced new decentralized computing capabilities.

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

Policy

Why Binance and Banking Giant MUFG Want to Issue Stablecoins in Japan

Binance Japan and Mitsubishi UFJ bank want to help with the country's Web3 ambitions by issuing stablecoins.

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Opinion

The Barrier to Mainstream Crypto Adoption Isn’t UX — It’s Product-Market Fit

Variant co-founder Li Jin argues that Web3's problems do not end at onboarding.

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Web3

NFT Brand Pudgy Penguins Debuts Toy Collection in 2,000 Walmart Stores

Each toy provides access to Pudgy World, a multiplayer digital social experience, which could help improve visibility and users of the Pudgy Penguin brand.

Pudgy Penguins NFT are on a holiday rally. (Screenshot)