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The Tezos Foundation, the nonprofit foundation that supports the development of the Tezos blockchain, announced today it has teamed up with Google Cloud to provide tools for developers to deploy blockchain nodes and build Web3 applications. Through the collaboration, Google Cloud will …
Preciate renames itself Scoot alongside $12M raise for more comfortable virtual meetings
Preciate Inc., a virtual socialization and meeting platform, today announced it raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Woodland Capital to scale its 2D virtual meeting product that helps remote workers combat “Zoom fatigue.” Alongside the announcement, the …
Ankr partners with Microsoft to deploy enterprise blockchain node service
Web3 infrastructure firm Ankr Inc. said today that it’s partnering with Microsoft Corp. to provide enterprise-level blockchain node hosting services via the Microsoft Azure cloud solution for decentralized app developers and builders. Ankr will provide its knowledge in blockchain infrastructure and Microsoft …
Gateway.fm raises $4.6M to provide access to Web3 node infrastructure tools
Decentralized blockchain infrastructure node provider Gateway.fm today announced that the company has raised $4.6 million in seed funding to provide developers tools for accessing scalable Web3 infrastructure so they can build decentralized applications. The round was led by Lemniscap, an investment firm …
GrainChain raises $29M to expand agricultural blockchain
Texas-based GrainChain, a company building an agricultural blockchain for supply chain tracking, said today it has raised $29 million in a new funding round to accelerate growth across the U.S. and Latin America. The round included investments from Overstock.com Inc., which participated …
SEC charges Do Kwon, Terraform Labs with fraud over the collapse of TerraUSD
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. and its Chief Executive Officer Do Kown with “orchestrating a multibillion-dollar crypto asset securities fraud” almost a year after the meltdown of his company’s so-called “algorithmic” stablecoin TerraUSD that sent ripples …
Web3 communication stack developer Sending Labs raises $12.5M
Sending Labs, a company that develops decentralized communication products and protocols for developers to add messaging to their Web3 apps, today announced it has raised $12.5 million in seed funding. Web3, otherwise known as the decentralized web, is built on blockchain technology …
Apple reportedly delays reveal of mixed reality headset until June at WWDC
Apple Inc. will reportedly delay the planned reveal of its much-anticipated mixed reality headset from April until June. According to a source speaking to Bloomberg Wednesday, the company chose to delay the introduction of the product until the company’s World Wide Developer Conference …
Blockchain cybersecurity firm Ironblocks raises $7M
Ironblocks today announced that it has raised $7 million in seed funding for its blockchain-native cybersecurity platform that uses smart contracts to automate threat detection for Web3 app developers to take steps to stop hackers. The funding round was co-led by Collider …
Descope raises $53M to help developers build passwordless authentication into apps
Passwordless authentication company Descope Inc. today announced a giant $53 million seed funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and GGV Capital for its platform that allows developers add user management and authorization to apps. Descope provides a “developer-friendly” platform that makes it …