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WonderFi (WNDR), Coinsquare and CoinSmart as a combined entity will have a total of 1.65 million users and more than $600 million in assets under custody.  On Monday, April 3, three Canadian crypto exchanges – WonderFi (WNDR), Coinsquare and CoinSmart – announced their plan for a merger thereby creating the country’s largest regulated crypto trading platform. Executives from the respective exchanges said that the merger would help them function effectively while giving a new edge in...

Li.Fi said that the fundraise will help them execute their long term strategy of getting more users into the Web3. In the latest development, Li.Fi – the multichain liquidity and data gateway provider – raised a total of $17.5 million in Series A fundraise co-led by crypto native investment firms Superscrypt and CoinFund. This fundraise comes at a time when the global macro environment is uncertain and liquidity has been drying up. Li.Fi Series A Funding Li.Fi said that the fundraise will...

According to the company, it has plans to produce a total of 1.8 million vehicles with the total delivery expectations pegged around that figure. American multinational electric vehicle manufacturing company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) recorded a bearish close of its stock on Monday following the publication of its first quarter delivery numbers. The figures, unveiled over the week showed the company delivered a total of 422,875 electric vehicles in the quarter with a total production of...

Google’s chief of finance referred to the 2008 times when the expenses were growing faster than the revenue, and thus they have decided on an internal rejig in that regard. Big-tech companies across the globe have been cutting additional costs amid the tightening macro environment. Ruth Porat, Google finance chief, said in a companywide email that the company is making cuts to employee services. In a Friday email titled “Our company-wide OKR on durable savings,” Porat said that these are...

A new deal sees the WWE and UFC merge under the same umbrella for all-round combat sports offerings subject to regulatory approval. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has agreed to merge with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to form a publicly-traded combat sports company. According to reports, the new company will be run by a talent and media holding company and UFC parent Endeavor Group Holdings. The WWE deal comes months after news first emerged that the popular wrestling...

The linkup between GoHenry and Acorns is destined as both companies have been working together for some time already. American financial technology and financial services firm Acorns has revealed it has acquired GoHenry, a teen-based investing application with a diversified user base. As reported by CNBC, the acquisition is the first of its kind for Acorns which is set to use the new acquisition to expand into Europe, in line with its global expansion strategy. The financial cost of the...

ByteDance spectacular performance comes despite uncertain macro conditions and a major fall for tech companies in 2022. Last year in 2022, TikTok parent ByteDance reported a strong 30% surge in its revenue crossing $80 billion in sales and matching other tech giants like Tencent. ByteDance’s twin video platforms TikTok and Douyin witnessed a massive boom and user activity while pulling a large number of advertisers onto the platform. ByteDance Sales and Other Performance Parameters In a...

Li Auto claims to have grabbed 20% of the total market for SUVs in the price range of 300,000 yuan ($43,674) to 500,000 yuan.  Chinese electric carmaker Li Auto registered a massive surge in sales for the last month of March and thus for the entire Q1 2023. During the month of March, Li Auto delivered a total of 20,823 vehicles. This was more than what rival company Xpeng did during the entire first quarter. Li Auto in Q1 2023 During the first three months of the year, Li Auto delivered a...

Alchemy’s new raise of $10 million was single-handedly funded by market maker DWF Labs. Singapore-based payments provider Alchemy Pay has taken its expansion efforts a bit further. Alchemy Pay raised $10 million in investment funding to reach a valuation of $400 million, according to a press release. Alchemy Pay Keen on Expanding Its Business For what it’s worth, Alchemy Pay has been focused on leveraging the crypto-friendly nature of South Korea to its fullest capacity. According to a...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears set to visit China amid an increasingly frosty relationship between Beijing and Washington.  Elon Musk reportedly plans to visit China in April to meet with the country’s Premier Li Qiang. However, inside sources explained that the timing of Musk’s visit remains subject to Li Qiang’s availability. The Elon Musk trip to China would be the first time the Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO would visit the East Asian nation since Covid. Musk last visited China when President...