Starbucks is leaving the NFT business with the shut down of its beta rewards program.
Initia raises $7.5M seed round to simplify blockchain development
It’s hard to keep track of crypto’s technical development, but one thing hasn’t changed much: blockchain applications are notoriously hard to build. This stems in part from their […]
How web3 can have a 2024 comeback
Tomasz Tunguz Contributor More posts by this contributor Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz unveils 2024 predictions: AI dominance, resurging web3 and the new normal of tech investments Data breadlines […]
Is India done with crypto?
As SEC’s landmark spot Bitcoin ETF approval fuels price surge, world’s most populous nation douses its crypto dreams. Manish Singh 9 hours It wasn’t long ago when Indian […]
Bitcoin price spikes then plummets after hacked SEC Twitter/X account spreads fake news
A fake SEC announcement approving Bitcoin ETFs made the cryptocurrency’s price briefly spike after the agency’s Twitter/X was hacked.
Last year was a tough period for African growth stage startups and 2024 presents mixed bag
Last year presented a tough period for African tech startups. Venture capital was hard to bag (as predicted earlier), bridge and down rounds became the norm, and news […]
Remembering the startups we lost in 2023
Not every startup collapse is an FTX or Theranos. They don’t all burn so brightly and explode so spectacularly. More often than not, there won’t be some high-profile […]
Startups Yearly: The biggest startup stories from 2023
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Thank you for subscribing to Startups Weekly. This week, I’m taking my parents […]
Crypto valuations ‘came back to earth’ in 2023, but VCs expect them to rise again in 2024
The past couple of years have proved to be a turbulent time for the crypto industry. As if a spate of big crypto institutions failing or going under […]
Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years for securities fraud
Trevor Milton, the disgraced founder and former CEO of electric truck startup Nikola, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for securities fraud. The sentence, by Judge […]