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Makers Fund-backed virtual social app MEW woos comic fans in the US

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Raven Gao didn’t set up virtual social platform MEW to ride the metaverse wave. He began working on MEW in mid-2019 with a Tencent veteran because he wanted to build a virtual safe haven for socially awkward introverts like himself. In 2021, when “metaverse” became all the rage in both the U.S.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield companies pitching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

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Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. To watch the pitches, join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 here. With just over a 1.5% acceptance rate, the startups in this year’s cohort are phenomenal.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Stealth recruiting, virtual sales kickoffs, Google Cloud’s Q4

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Hybrid events won’t give teams a chance to bond over karaoke, but with a tight agenda and a compelling theme, you can create a virtual or hybrid SKO that people will actually want to attend. billion in revenue for Q4 2021, but “that was the good news,” reported Ron Miller and Alex Wilhelm. This week, Google Cloud reported $5.5

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Expected Blockchain Statistics and Trends for 2024

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When Blockchain first emerged as the technology that backed cryptocurrencies, it was met with cynicism and skepticism. A decade and more later, the hype hasn’t died down and blockchain is all the rage. Blockchain market was worth $5.85 billion in 2021 and a whopping $1235 billion by 2030. Billion by 2032.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

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The listening centered on conversations about emerging technologies and use cases associated with innovation, such as artificial intelligence, metaverse, blockchain, robotics, Web 3.0, It surpasses blockchain and metaverse projects, which are viewed as experimental or in the pilot stage, especially by established enterprises.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

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Regulatory requirements will temper developments in these two areas: Technology, banking, and innovation To accelerate innovation and improvements in customer experience, security, and privacy, banks are turning to three technology-based capabilities: blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and metaverse. Digital Transformation

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Avalanche raises $230 million from private sale of AVAX tokens

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Avalanche , a relatively new blockchain with a focus on speed and low transactions costs, has completed a $230 million private sale of AVAX tokens to some well-known crypto funds. The Avalanche Foundation completed the private sale back in June 2021 and is disclosing it today. Everyone wants to fund the next Coinbase.