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The US is losing crypto talent as blockchain devs seek safer havens

TechCrunch

But it seems now the United States is the one seeing talent fleeing to other parts of the world, at least as far as blockchain developers are concerned. The number of blockchain developers in the U.S. share of blockchain developers has fallen 2% per year in the last five years, dropping to 29% last year from 40% in 2017.

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Despite the Crypto Winter and other scandals, blockchains seem here to stay in the sports betting market

TechCrunch

According to Grand View Research, the global sports betting market is expected to grow to $182.12 So we are seeing a number of startups throng around this market. Plus, Super Bowl ads boosted crypto app downloads by 279%, so there is a burgeoning market. billion in revenue by 2030, up from $76.75 billion last year.

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Despite bumps, crypto investment starts 2022 with a roar

TechCrunch

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Data from a new venture capital fund and recent funding rounds underscore the pace of deal flow the crypto market has ahead of it, indicating that bets placed on blockchain-related startups will continue despite some wobbly indicators from the decentralized market.

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2022 crypto predictions from Prime Trust CFO Rodrigo Vicuna

TechCrunch

Cryptocurrency and blockchain had a breakout year in 2021. ust look at the numbers: 80 million unique crypto wallets; Bitcoin and Ether grew 60% and 407%, respectively; El Salvador adopted bitcoin as official currency; the NFT market generated $2.5 Have we reached a point where crypto and blockchain reach mass adoption?

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The Blockchain battlefront: Technology, business, and regulation

CIO

The great regulatory bureaucracy has awakened to the significance of blockchain-enabled technology, led by the SEC. . The new engine of innovation that the crypto markets looks a lot like the corporate stock shares we are familiar with, except with fewer intermediaries and less (you guessed it) regulation. Something else?

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022

TechCrunch

And while scams continued to proliferate and hacker heists became a weekly occurrence, the space onboarded an onslaught of retail investors and fostered feverish excitement among young technologists eager to bet their careers on the blockchain. Building a Blockchain Behemoth. Keeping the Web3 Dream Funded. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022

TechCrunch

And while scams continued to proliferate and hacker heists became a weekly occurrence, the space onboarded an onslaught of retail investors and fostered feverish excitement among young technologists eager to bet their careers on the blockchain. Building a Blockchain Behemoth. Keeping the Web3 Dream Funded. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off.