Reppo Labs Raises $2.2 Million to Revolutionize AI Data Access Reppo Labs, a startup from Protocol Labs Venture Studio, has secured $2.2 million in funding to develop a platform that facilitates direct collaboration between AI agents and data owners. The initiative aims to create an open-access environment where AI agents can negotiate for specialized datasets, […]
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Torram Closes $710K Pre-seed Round to Build Institutional-Grade DeFi on Bitcoin Torram has secured $710,000 in a pre-seed funding round to revolutionize DeFi on the Bitcoin blockchain, with backing from major investors like Draper Associates and Blockchain Founders Fund. Torram aims to bridge traditional finance with DeFi on Bitcoin. Funding from Draper Associates, Blockchain Founders […]
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Singapore’s BitFuFu Sets Sights on Oklahoma for Bitcoin Mining Expansion Singapore-based BitFuFu, backed by mining powerhouse Bitmain, is making a bold move into the heart of North America by planning to acquire a majority stake in a 51-megawatt (MW) Bitcoin mining facility in Oklahoma. This strategic acquisition aims to capitalize on the region’s low-cost electricity, […]
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Tech Groups Sue US Consumer Watchdog Over Digital Wallet Regulation On January 16, 2025, tech trade organizations TechNet and NetChoice filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), challenging its decision to regulate digital wallets and payment applications with the same rigor as traditional banks. Implemented in December 2024, the rule targets giants […]
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Base Targets $100 Billion in On-Chain Assets by 2025 Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain solution, Base, is shooting for the stars with a goal to manage $100 billion in on-chain assets by October 2025. Imagine a world where your digital assets move as swiftly as your thoughts — that’s the future Base is striving to build. $100 […]
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Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade: Insights from ACDE #203 and the Launch of Pectra Devnet 5 Ethereum kicked off 2025 with the launch of Pectra Devnet 5 just 30 minutes before the first All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call of the year. This meeting highlighted the upcoming Pectra upgrade, focusing on network efficiency and gas handling improvements […]
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OCBC and Garanti BBVA: Pioneering Blockchain and Crypto in Traditional Banking Can traditional banks revolutionize finance with blockchain and crypto? OCBC and Garanti BBVA are betting they can. Singapore’s OCBC is diving headfirst into the blockchain pool with a new service for tokenizing corporate assets, while Turkey’s Garanti BBVA is making its own splash in […]
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Merit Systems Secures $10 Million to Revolutionize Open-Source Economy on Solana Can blockchain technology change the way we fund and maintain open-source software? Merit Systems aims to find out, having recently secured $10 million in funding to advance the open-source economy infrastructure on the Solana blockchain. This significant investment, led by Polychain Capital and Coinbase […]
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Goodfood Market Corp. Invests $1 Million in Bitcoin Spot ETF: A Strategic Move into Crypto Goodfood Market Corp., a Canadian meal kit company, has made a bold entry into the cryptocurrency market by investing $1 million in a Bitcoin spot Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). This move underscores a growing trend of companies diversifying their reserves […]
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Tokyo Politician Takahiro Anno’s AI Plan: A Leap Towards ‘Digital Democracy 2030’ Takahiro Anno, a Tokyo politician and sci-fi writer, has unveiled a groundbreaking AI tool aimed at revolutionizing political governance under the vision of “Digital Democracy 2030.” Takahiro Anno proposes AI tool for political governance Goal to manage funds, aggregate public opinion, and influence […]
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