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The company has repurchased all Series C shares originally issued to Tetragon Financial Group, SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures in December 2019. 692 Total views 21 Total shares Blockchain payments firm Ripple has announced a $200-million Series C share buyback, a decision that will take the San Francisco-based tech firm to a record-high valuation…

For many, the crypto industry feels as though it’s hovering on the brink. It attracts high-profile attention and headlines; yet widespread public interest and adoption haven’t yet followed.  There may be a variety of factors giving the public pause, ranging from stories of misconduct by bad actors to simply a lack of understanding of the…

“The collapse of crypto shadow banks like Celsius demonstrated just how problematic centralized, opaque finance can be,” says Sunny Aggarwal of Osmosis DEX. Centralized finance platforms have taken a huge credibility hit due to poor risk controls, but decentralized finance protocols haven’t escaped unscathed either. So, is DeFi or CeFi likely to emerge stronger from…

Telegram Open Network’s (TON) blockchain will allow developers to port their Ethereum (ETH) smart contracts.As industry news outlet CoinDesk reported on Aug. 30, software startup TON Labs managed by Telegram’s token offering investors is building a Solidity compiler for its blockchain. This programming language is primarily used to develop smart contracts in the Ethereum network.Assembly…

Beijing Sci-Tech Report (BSTR), China’s oldest media publication covering the tech industry, has announced it will offer subscriptions payable with Bitcoin (BTC), local media outlet Guangming reported Sunday, September 30.An evidently rare occurrence from China, were government pressure has forced crypto exchanges and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) operators to halt activities over the past year,…

Institutional investors are increasingly entering the NFT space, particularly interested in providing original lending solutions. 609 Total views 47 Total shares Genesis Global Capital has completed one of its first purely NFT-backed loans for $6 million to Meta4 Capital, a Miami-based Web3 focused investment management firm. This loan is notable not just for its amount…

Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $16,500 at the Nov. 14 Wall Street open as bulls tried and failed to break higher.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewSnowden hints BTC price echoes March 2020Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging below $17,000 on the day after a dismal weekly close.The largest cryptocurrency had failed…

“We don't support NFTs in this household. Tragic end for a great auto battler,” wrote one unhappy anti-NFT gamer. 25 Total views 11 Total shares Indignant gamers have review bombed Storybook Brawl on Steam over fears of potential NFT and blockchain integrations following crypto exchange FTX’s acquisition of its developers Good Luck Games, LLC. Storybook…

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