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Web3 developer platform QuickNode raises $60M led by 10T Holdings
QuickNode Inc., a blockchain infrastructure and end-to-end development platform for Web3 builders, said today that it has raised $60 million in new funding led by 10T Holdings to scale up the company’s capabilities and hire more developers. The Series B funding round also saw participation from Tiger Global, Seven Seven Six, Protocol Labs and QED. ...
Private blockchain sharding startup Calimero raises $8.5M
Blockchain infrastructure company Calimero Network said today that it has raised $8.5 million in seed funding to build private sharding capabilities for blockchain networks. The seed funding round was co-led by the crypto venture investment firms Khosla Ventures, Lyrik Ventures and the blockchain network Near Foundation. The funding round was closed in November 2022 and also ...
Crypto lender Genesis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Genesis Global Holdco LLC, the parent company of embattled crypto lender Genesis, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Thursday night in the Southern District of New York after it was caught up in the aftermath of crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd.’s implosion. In its filing, the company listed over 100,000 creditors with liabilities ranging ...
Metahood raises $3M to build a platform for trading metaverse real estate
Even as digital worlds and the metaverse have become more popular in the past few years, it turns out it is not easy to buy, sell and trade digital land in Web3 decentralized apps. With an eye to become a sort of real estate finder and trading platform, Metahood Inc. launched Wednesday into open beta ...
Crypto news site CoinDesk explores potential sale as parent company faces crisis
The cryptocurrency publication CoinDesk is reportedly exploring a potential partial or full sale and hired investment bankers at Lazard Ltd. to make that happen. CoinDesk Chief Executive Kevin Worth confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that there has been a lot of interest in buying the media company. “Over the last few months, we have received numerous ...
Apple delays AR glasses amid technical issues, plans cheaper MR headset
The much-anticipated augmented reality glasses from Apple Inc. appear to be mired in technical issues and are now postponed “indefinitely,” according to a report from Bloomberg, but the company may be focused on building a cheaper mixed reality headset. Apple had originally intended to release the AR glasses, dubbed Apple Glass, this year before delaying ...
Blue emerges from stealth with $3.2M in funding for DeFi protocol identity verification
Blue, a company that offers identity verification services for decentralized-finance traders to assist with “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering compliance, launched from stealth mode today with $3.2 million in funding. The funds were raised in a seed funding round co-led by Blockchange Ventures and Fenbushi Capital, the company said in a blog post. Other investors ...
Beaconstac raises $25M to manage and track QR codes at scale
Beaconstac, a QR code customer engagement platform, today announced that it raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Telescope Partners, with participation from Accel. The company plans to do further development of its subscription-based service to build out its team and enable more use cases for the technology. By now, almost everyone who ...
Apple launches new M2 chips to power its newest MacBook Pro and mini lineup
Apple Inc. today announced two powerful new chips in its M2 family, the M2 Pro and M2 Max, that scale up the company’s system-on-chip architecture for power-efficient performance in the company’s newly unveiled MacBook Pro and Mac mini. Both chips extend the feature set of the M2, which was unveiled in June 2022, pushing the ...
Authenticx secures $20M to help healthcare companies listen to their customers better
Authenticx, a conversational intelligence company that uses artificial intelligence to help healthcare organizations understand their customers, today announced it has raised $20 million in new funding led by Blue Heron Capital. When people call their healthcare provider for help, they often hear an automated voice tell them that their call is being recorded. For companies, ...