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Web3 social infrastructure startup CyberConnect raises $10 million in seed funding

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CyberConnect, a crypto startup developing tools for Web3 social media, gaming, and metaverse applications, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.Sharing the news exclusively with The Block on Tuesday, CyberConnect said Multicoin Capital and Sky9 Capital co-led the round. Animoca Brands, Draper Dragon, Hashed, Zoo Capital, Smrti Lab, and Mask Network also participated in the round, among other investors. This was an equity + SAFT (simple agreement for future tokens) round, CyberConnect founder Wilson Wei told The Block. It will help the firm double its current team of

Cosmos liquid staking protocol pSTAKE raises $10 million in seed funding

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pSTAKE, a liquid staking protocol from blockchain startup Persistence, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.Three Arrows Capital, Galaxy Digital, Sequoia Capital India, and DeFiance Capital co-led the round, with Coinbase Ventures, Tendermint Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Alameda Research, and Sino Global Capital also participating. Several angel investors, including Aave's Ajit Tripathi, Terra founder Do Kwon and Alpha Finance co-founder Tascha Punyaneramitdee, also backed the round. Crypto staking infrastructure providers, including Stake.fish, Figment Fund, Everstake, and Chorus One, also joined the round. This was pSTAKE's first fundraise and was

VeChain prepares for much-awaited hard fork after exchanges announce support

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It might be a slow day for the crypto-market, but one blockchain community is gearing up for a major upgrade. One that has been in the works for some time now. Not chained to the past Several exchanges have announced that they will be supporting the VeChain [VET] network upgrade and hard fork. This is due to take place today, on 16 November, at around 8:00 UTC or a block height of 10,653,500. The upgrade is part of VeChainThor v1.6.0, which activated POA2.0 Phase 1 on the blockchain’s testnet on

Seed Round Ends in Just 8 Hours for Cardano Escrow Protocol – ADEED

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ADEED is a new project that has gained a lot of good feedback from the recent pitch deck that the company has presented to several venture capitalists, investors, and incubators. The company had recently announced the opening of its seed round, which entails 1,500,000 ADE (3% of Total Supply). The seed round had successfully closed in just eight hours by Emirate, Saudi, and Chinese investors. Over the last year, Dubai and Saudi Arabia have been subtly getting more involved with blockchain projects. Dubai hosted the ‘Crypto Expo Dubai 2021’ last

Meet the dETH Token, a HODLable Leveraged ETH

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The world of finance is being turned on its head thanks to the new wave of innovative Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications being created. Sponsored Sponsored The transparency and decentralization offered by DeFi protocols are unparalleled, making it impossible for traditional financial services to match. The oldest and most time-tested financial products are now being replicated on the blockchain. Not only that, but we are also witnessing the birth of new and never-before-seen financial services such as cryptocurrency synthetic assets, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and decentralized insurance, just to name a few.Sponsored

LBank Exchange Will List LMCSWAP on November 15, 2021

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press release PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Nov. 15, 2021 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, will list LMCSWAP (Limocoin Swap) on November 15, 2021. For all users of LBank Exchange, the LMCSWAP/USDT trading pair will be officially available for trading at 21:00 (UTC+8) on November 15, 2021. In the ever-evolving African continent, blockchain technology and crypto are changing its economic landscape dramatically. Limocoin Swap (LMCSWAP) is a token created to allow, by the principle of crypto assets, the evolution of market solutions. The LMCSWAP token will

Here’s how crypto-market’s 24/7 trading is setting an example

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The past couple of years have witnessed the continued growth of institutional investments flowing into the cryptocurrency market. It includes not only hedge funds and family offices but even pension funds and conservative custody banks parking their funds here. Naturally, this has led to the entangling of traditional and crypto finance, with the latter having profound effects on stock and currency markets. These include the trading times that these markets follow. While cryptocurrency exchanges operate non-stop, traditional exchanges operate only during specific days and time frames. This could change in

‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Says ‘I’ve Never Shorted Any Cryptocurrency’ — Warns of the Biggest Bubble

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Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, says that he has never shorted any cryptocurrency. He further warned that the current bubble is the biggest one. Michael Burry on Bubbles and Shorting Cryptocurrencies Famous investor and founder of private investment firm Scion Asset Management, Michael Burry, has confirmed on Twitter that he has never shorted cryptocurrency. Burry is best known for being the first investor to foresee and profit from the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010. He is profiled in

First crypto-related exchange-traded fund gets green light in India

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the first cryptocurrency ETF. According to local media, the regulator has approved Invesco’s CoinShares Global Blockchain ETF Fund. The fund owns Coinbase, Bitfarms, SBI Holdings, and MicroStrategy, among others. The fund has had a good year, earning 89.52% in returns. Invesco is positive about the asset class’s future, it noted in a document. Blockchain technology Because blockchain technology is new, the potential to change the global economy is huge. Like the internet, blockchain offers massive potential to investors. For institutional

Shiba Inu (SHIB) listed on Gemini after other major exchanges offer support

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Shiba Inu (SHIB), Audius (AUDIO), Mask Network (MASK), Wrapped Centrifuge (wCFG), Quant (QNT), Radicle (RAD), Burn (ASH), SuperRare (RARE), Fetch AI (FET), and Numeraire (NMR) deposits and custody were added to Gemini on Friday. Other tokens, such as new DeFi, metaverse, infrastructure, and data management tokens, will also be supported.  The API/FIX and ActiveTrader programs, as well as the Gemini Mobile App and website, will be open for trading for these newly listed tokens. How to get Shiba Inu? SHIB is already listed on Binance, Coinbase, and KuCoin. Kraken claimed

‘Triad’ members kidnap and torture Hong Kong crypto trader who manages to escape

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A 39-year-old Hong Kong man was kidnapped and held for ransom last week after meeting a Tether buyer in Kowloon Bay.  The man was taken inside an industrial facility, assaulted, and forced to hand over his phone and trading platform passwords.  He was held captive for about a week at Tai Po, northern Hong Kong. His kidnappers demanded HK$30M from his family.  His relatives contacted the cops on Nov. 9, 2021. The police then stormed the house where the victim was being held, but he managed to flee through a