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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. Image Credits: Bloomberg (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Blockchain gaming survey: 7 investors discuss regulation, opportunities and NFT hype.

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

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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. Image Credits: Aztec (opens in a new window). Until recently, the technology for programmable encrypted blockchains didn’t exist, Williamson said.

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

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Image Credits: Alan Rubio (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Catherine Falls Commercial (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Image Credits: Patrik Giardino (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. 6 tips for launching a blockchain startup. Image Credits: Kinga Krzeminska (opens in a new window).

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Polygon launches ‘uncapped’ fund to help Terra projects migrate to its blockchain

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As members of the Terra community try to pick up the pieces from its currently defunct economy, Polygon is beckoning to the dozens of developers who had projects built on the inoperative blockchain. Image Credits: Lens + Soul, LLC (opens in a new window). ” Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios. .

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

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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. channels like Twitter or Discord onto blockchains. The beta app will be released on iOS and Windows in August 2022. Stage: Seed.

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Cryptoys banks a16z funding to build NFTs for kids

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And yet, NFT startup Cryptoys is raising tens of millions of dollars with the goal of building a blockchain-based toy company that can expose younger users to the ideas of digital ownership and NFT mechanics. With that as background, it might not seem like the best time to launch an NFT platform, let alone one geared toward children.

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Yat thinks emoji ‘identities’ can be a thing, and it has $20M in sales to back it up

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” Image Credits: Yat (opens in a new window). In the long run, Yat’s CEO says the company plans to use blockchain technology as a way to become self-sovereign. A blockchain domain name system would have no central authority, and some believe this could be the foundation of a next-gen web, or “Web 3.0.”