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Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sells for $2.9m as an NFT
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has sold his first ever tweet as a non-fungible token (NFT) after a two week bidding war for $2.9 million (£2.1m). NFTs are a…
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Covalent raises $2M to build a decentralized blockchain data provider
The blockchain data space is getting more and more heated. Read MoreCointelegraph.com News
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Ketch raises $23M to automate privacy and data compliance
Ketch, a startup aiming to help businesses navigate the increasingly complex world of online privacy regulation and data compliance, is announcing that it has raised $23 million in Series A…
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Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $300 million at $5.2 billion valuation
As Coinbase is about to go public in the U.S., another cryptocurrency company is having a blockbuster first quarter of 2021. Blockchain.com, the company behind a popular cryptocurrency wallet, an…
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Equity crowdfunding is making the private markets public
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team brought on Gumroad CEO…
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Microsoft president says fintechs should leave currency to central banks
Microsoft president Brad Smith is not keen on the idea of technology companies issuing private stablecoins. Read MoreCointelegraph.com News
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German federal bank runs successful blockchain system without a CBDC
Executives at the Deutsche Bundesbank are eager to launch a blockchain-based system without the need for a CBDC — and they just might succeed. Read MoreCointelegraph.com News
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BTC rewards app Lolli raises $5M from Reddit founder, Serena Williams, and more
The freshly raised capital will go toward expanding Lolli’s BTC online shopping rewards internationally. Read MoreCointelegraph.com News
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Chord, a headless commerce startup led by former Glossier execs, raises $18M
Last year, former Glossier executives Henry Davis and Bryan Mahoney unveiled a new e-commerce startup called Arfa. Today, they’re announcing a new vision for the company, along with a new…
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Bevy raises $40M Series C with 20% coming from Black investors
You might expect that a startup that makes community building software would be thriving during a pandemic when it’s so difficult for us to be together. And Bevy, a company…