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Blockchain.com Closes $110M Funding as Investors Show Renewed Interest in Cryptocurrency

A number of reputable investors participated in the Series E funding round, among them there were Lakestar, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coinbase Ventures, and Baillie Gifford. Blockchain.com, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider, recently raised $110 million in a Series E equity financing round that was led by UK-based Kingsway Capital. The latest investment comes despite the firm’s valuation falling below half of its previous $14 billion figure that it had earlier this...

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OpenAI Attracts Google Researchers by Offering Massive $10M Package

Despite the market slowdown, OpenAI continues with aggressive hiring by strategically leveraging the growing interest in AI technology. OpenAI is said to be presenting substantial compensation packages, reaching as high as $10 million, to entice top researchers away from Google, as per a report from The Information. This marks OpenAI’s ongoing efforts to recruit talent from Google’s ranks, with a focus on senior researchers in Google’s AI teams. The proposed annual compensation, largely...

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Nexo Launches Simplified Futures Trading with 50x Leverage

Nexo’s futures markets aren’t targeted at high-leverage traders of existing perps exchanges. Rather, they’re designed for Nexo’s existing customer base, as well as users of other exchanges who’ve yet to experiment with leveraged products. Crypto exchange Nexo has expanded its core products with the introduction of futures trading. The exchange now allows its users to trade more than 70 assets with leverage. Nexo’s futures markets have been designed for users who may have no previous...

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Meet Verified USD (USDV): A Revolutionary Stablecoin Transparently Pegged to Tokenized US Treasuries

At the launch of the Verified USD (USDV) dozens of leading CeFi and DeFi like Animoca Brands, BIT exchange, Coin98 Finance, Matrixport, SushiSwap, and Stargate Finance, among many others will offer support for the revolutionary stablecoin project to its users. Verified USD Foundation, a non-profit and community-based organization that is working on revolutionizing the stablecoins market, has announced the launch of Verified USD (USDV). According to the company, the USDV is a...

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Bitcoin Price Drops to $35,000 but Analysts Continue to Be Optimistic

Grayscale is optimistic that the easing of CPI data will provide a boost to Bitcoin going ahead while the expectations of spot Bitcoin ETF approval remain high. Over the last two days, the Bitcoin price has come under some selling pressure dropping another 3% in the last 24 hours and moving closer to $35,000. Bitcoin (BTC) encountered fluctuations on Tuesday following the release of the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) report by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The...

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Uniswap Rolls Out Android Version of Crypto Wallet

Uniswap wallet first launched on the Apple’ App store in April. Uniswap has responded to the high demand for its crypto wallet from Android users by rolling out a version tailored to their devices. This follows shortly after its beta launch last month. Now, all Uniswap users, including those who use Android, may carry out cross-chain token swaps at will. But there is a little restriction. So far, Uniswap has only integrated a few networks including Arbitrum, Polygon, Base, Optimism,...

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Solana (SOL) Price Analysis: Rally Could Resume From $50

Solana price started a decent increase above the $45.00 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $50.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $51.00 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must stay above the $51.00 and $50.00 support levels to start another increase. Solana price is trading above $50 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin....

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Dips To Key Uptrend Support

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $38,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $36,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $35,150 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $35,000 support zone. Bitcoin price is correcting lower below $36,000 against the US Dollar. BTC...

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Disney Partners Dapper Labs to Launch NFT Collectibles Platform

The release date has not been confirmed, but the platform is already claimed to become an ‘all-new socially driven collectible experience that brings the magic of pin collecting to the digital age’. Entertainment giant the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has joined forces with a leading blockchain-based video games developer Dapper Labs Inc. to launch an NFT collectibles platform. Dubbed “Disney Pinnacle”, the platform will allow collectors to buy and trade branded NFTs minted on the Flow...

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Fintech Startup Fnality Raises $95M in Funding Led by Goldman and BNP Paribas

With the recently secured Series B funding, Fnality is poised to continue its pioneering work in the tokenization of fiat currencies backed by Central Bank cash. Fnality, a fintech firm focused on building tokenized versions of major currencies collateralized by cash held at central banks, has successfully secured $95 million in its Series B funding round, with major financial institutions like Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) and BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) leading the investment....

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