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Nigeria

How Crypto Can Help Nigeria’s Economy

From hedging hyperinflation to lowering the cost of cross-border remittances, crypto can improve financial inclusion in Africa's largest economy.

Opinion  ·  12 August 2021
NFTs

Polygon’s New Gaming Studio Launches With Cricket NFT Platform

Rario already has a pair of international cricket leagues signed on.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Venture Capital

Tioga Capital Fund Approaches $50M Ahead of Final Close

The European fund has seen its AUM triple after an initial €14 million ($16 million) inflow.

News  ·  12 August 2021
FTX

FTX.US Aiming to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading in Less Than a Year: Report

FTX's U.S. affiliate has limited offerings, compared with its international counterpart.

News  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

$600M Poly Heist Shows DeFi Needs Hackers to Become Unhackable

If computers will continue to do more important things, we'll require those programs to be secure. Learning what not to do is one way there.

Opinion  ·  12 August 2021
Ethereum Mining

Ethereum Miners Make Multimillion-Dollar Bet on Upgrade Delay

Major mining machine makers like Bitmain are building more specialized machines for Ethereum mining.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Congress

Pelosi Ally Asks US House Speaker to Modify Crypto Language in Infrastructure Bill

Rep. Anna Eshoo endorsed a compromise amendment intended to narrow the scope of the term "broker" for crypto tax reporting purposes.

News  ·  12 August 2021
Taxes

Crypto Tax and Accounting Platform Bitwave Raises $7.25M

Blockchain Capital led the firm's seed round as VC bets on crypto tax plays pick up steam.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Chainlink

Chainlink Oracles Become Available on Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum One

U.S. dollar-denominated price feeds are available now, with support for new price pairs to follow.

News  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally

If DAOs are basically a "group chat with a bank account," they're going to need more tooling to go mainstream, say Tally's founders.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Australia’s Mawson Infrastructure Purchases 17.3K Bitcoin Miners From Canaan

The ASIC miners will be deployed across Mawson’s flagship facility in Georgia, US and its Australian site from Q4 2021 through 2022.

News  ·  12 August 2021
IRS

TaxBit Raises $130M Series B at $1.33B Valuation

It's the second major funding round for the tax software firm this year.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
Regulation

To Win in Washington, Crypto Needs a Campaign Strategy

The infrastructure bill shows it is time for serious crypto activism. That means mapping out campaigns, says a professional campaigner.

Opinion  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

Dune Analytics, Home of DIY Data Dashboards, Raises $8M in USV-Led Series A

Dune lets anyone with on-chain know-how share their data creations with the world.

Business  ·  12 August 2021
DeFi

Crypto Fundraising DAO Loses Over $7M in Latest Crypto Exploit

Another day, another DeFi hack.

News  ·  12 August 2021