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Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

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Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups. Chief executive officer Ruth Iselema founded the Africa-focused blockchain payments startup in 2019. Adam Umar is the company’s CTO, while Akinbola Asalu is the COO.

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Numbers Protocol’s blockchain camera Capture App safeguards the integrity of photos

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The open-source Starling Framework for Data Integrity was launched to protect the veracity of online content using blockchain technology, creating “birth certificates” for photos and videos and tracking any changes made to them. A screenshot of blockchain camera app Capture App by Taiwan startup Numbers Protocol.

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Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype

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The video-game industry has always been on the bleeding edge, but blockchain gaming is still widely viewed as emerging technology. In October 2021, Valve banned all blockchain-related games from its Steam platform. What was your initial reaction on hearing about Steam’s ban on blockchain games?

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Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2021

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These companies will take the stage one more time on Thursday, September 23, the final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Tatum is a blockchain infrastructure startup that wants to make it much easier to develop your own blockchain-based product. Tatum lets you interact with blockchains using API calls. Wish them luck.

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Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z

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Aztec Network launched Aztec Connect, an ecosystem that integrates with Ethereum DeFi protocols like Aave, Lido and Element Finance, in July 2021. Encrypted blockchains provide transparency for the protocol but privacy for the users, so people aren’t required to show their identities when transacting, Williamson said. “We

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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

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Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. Startups like FlexID remind us that distributed ledger technology has the potential to play other roles, including offering trusted records of identities without the need for a centralized authority. million in 2016.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Allocating equity, unicorn traffic jam, blockchain gaming survey

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Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’ Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype. Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype. Despite blockchain gaming’s play-to-earn angle, I prefer to pay.