Coinbase Acquires AI Customer Support Startup Agara
Under the deal, Agara’s mostly India-based staff will join Coinbase’s operations.
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Nov 2, 2021 at 6:29 a.m. UTC
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BVNK Aims to be Crypto Bank in All But Name
The digital-asset platform wants to appeal to mid-market clients who fall between retail customers and multimillion-dollar institutions.
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Oct 8, 2021 at 8:40 a.m. UTC
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Blockchain Startup InfStones Raises $10M in Series A Funding Round
The blockchain infrastructure platform is betting on the "proof-of-stake" model.
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Aug 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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Blockchain Identity Firm Civic Promotes Chris Hart to CEO
Vinny Lingham is stepping down from the role and will become executive chairman of the board.
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Aug 18, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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How the DeFi Craze Made Its Way to China
DeFi is booming in China, with startups adapting and building on popular western projects within the nation's active crypto economy.
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Oct 15, 2020 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
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Starting a Bitcoin Startup During the COVID-19 Crisis, Feat. Yan Pritzker
With companies closing, unemployment rising and investors spooked in the age of the pandemic, NLW speaks with Swan BTC co-founder Yan Pritzker about the experience of launchin...
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Apr 24, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
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Wala Was Africa's Perfect Crypto Success Story – Until It Collapsed
Wala went from serving customers in Uganda to shuttering its payments app. Here's what sources say happened.
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Jul 11, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Startup Bitrefill Raises $2 Million Funding for Global Expansion
The lightning-centric bitcoin startup plans to use this funding to expand services to almost every country in the world by 2020.
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Jun 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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UK Government-Backed Accelerator Will Sponsor Blockchain Startups
A U.K. government-backed startup accelerator is now looking to invest in blockchain startups moving to the nation.
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Aug 24, 2018 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
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Ethereum Startup ConsenSys Hires IBM, Oracle Execs in Expansion Push
Ethereum startup ConsenSys unveiled 20 new hires today, drawn from a range of notable companies working with blockchain.
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Oct 13, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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