David Marcus sagte 2019 vor dem Kongress über die Kryptowährungspläne von Facebook aus.Kredit…Erik S Lesser/EPA, über Shutterstock Facebooks Mission ist es, „die Welt näher zusammenzubringen“. Dabei geht es zunehmend nicht nur darum, Freunde und Familie zu verbinden, um Nachrichten auszutauschen, sondern auch als Plattform für das finanzielle Leben der Menschen zu dienen. Laut David Marcus, … Read more
The FaZe Clan is teetering with drama once again, and this time the damage could last longer. Decrypt notes that FaZe has fined four players for allegedly participating in a pump-and-dump scheme with the Save the Kids cryptocurrency project. The eSports team has suspended Jarvis (pictured), Nikan and Teeqo and permanently removed Kay from the … Read more
More and more mainstream venture capital firms are jumping on the crypto bandwagon as investors increasingly view Bitcoin as an investable asset, despite the recent massive price drops of some major cryptocurrencies. Amber Group, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency trading startup, announced Monday that it had raised $ 100 million in a Series B funding round … Read more
Hello friends and welcome back to the week in retrospect! Last week I wrote about how tech is fighting Disney. This week, I’m talking about finding a new crypto messiah. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get it in your inbox from the Newsletter page, and follow my tweets @lucasmtny. The … Read more
Bitso, a regulated crypto exchange in Latin America, announced today that it has raised $ 250 million in a Series C funding round that valued the company at $ 2.2 billion. Tiger Global and Coatue jointly led the round, which also included the participation of Paradigm, BOND & Valor Capital Group and existing supporters QED, … Read more
Spending millions on a digital piece of art that could be screenshotted feels like walking around on a strip of concrete as a tourist activity. The look doesn’t make immediate sense – there’s hardly any incentive for something as accessible as a Google image or a street. This is my best bet to explain at … Read more