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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. CEO Ruth Iselema.

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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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Marketers and decision-makers, already suffering from FOMO about opportunities within gaming, have latched onto buzzy trends like the applications of blockchain in gaming and the “metaverse” in an effort to get ahead of the trend rather than constantly play catch-up. Let’s start with the example of blockchain and, more specifically, NFTs.

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

TechCrunch

Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. One of the startups working toward this vision is Zimbabwe’s FlexID, which is building a blockchain-based identity system for those excluded from the banking system due to their lack of identity documents.

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Kickstarter will now hide reported comments pending review

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Kickstarter announced today it will now automatically hide from public view comments reported by creators until its Trust and Safety team has reviewed them and made a decision as to whether the comment should remain or be deleted, in an effort to curb the number of abusive comments visible on the platform.

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A look at the budding market for the text that prompts AI systems

TechCrunch

Writing the text strings that instruct AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 to generate essays, articles, images and more has become a veritable profession, commanding salaries well into the six-figure range. NeutronField’s prompts for sale cover a slightly wider range of AI systems, including Disco Diffusion and Craiyon.

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Learn and Understand the Intersection of Python, AI, and Blockchain

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In recent years, three technologies have dominated the tech landscape: Python, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Blockchain. This blog explores the intersection of Python, AI, and Blockchain, highlighting how they complement each other and the opportunities they create for developers and businesses. Why Python, AI, and Blockchain?