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

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Africa is the world’s third fastest-growing crypto market, with crypto adoption increasing by more than 1,200% over the last two years. Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups.

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Blockchain: Distributed Shared Ledger Technology in Banking

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Over 90% of the world’s leading banks are either exploring, experimenting (PoCs), or formulating a strategy for leveraging blockchain technology, says an Accenture survey. Since its inception ten years ago, there has been plenty of hype around blockchain. An overview of Blockchain in Business Process Management (BPM).

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For the love of the loot: Blockchain, the metaverse and gaming’s blind spot

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is VP and global head of Business Marketing, Measurement and Insights at Activision Blizzard Media and Esports. The allure is obvious, as the relationship between the blockchain, metaverse and gaming makes sense. Let’s start with the example of blockchain and, more specifically, NFTs. Share on Twitter.

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Fortis Digital Ventures closing $100 million raise for new crypto fund

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Even as more traditional financial players enter the crypto world, blockchain investor Fortis Digital Ventures is closing a $100 million crypto fund that aims to bridge the gap between the old and new finance worlds. “By million or higher, a spokesperson 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.

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Meet the newest crypto builders from web3 accelerator Alliance DAO’s demo day

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Oftentimes these events are filled with traditional seed-stage tech companies based in Silicon Valley. About three-fourths of the teams are focusing on NFTs, infrastructure or decentralized finance (DeFi), while the majority of the teams are building on layer-1 blockchains Ethereum, Polygon and Solana. Stage: Seed round.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Layoffs and H1-B visas, SaaS growth levers, blockchain startup tips

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A slump in the public markets has dragged the entire sector down, but customer acquisition isn’t getting any cheaper. Dear Sophie, I am considering leaving my current, steady job for a job with a big name in tech. Dear Sophie, My early stage startup hasn’t been able to hire as quickly as I would like due to fierce competition.