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Jia, a blockchain-based lender of small businesses in emerging markets, raises $4.3 million seed

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Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 The fintech plans to use the funding to double down on its operations in Kenya, and the Philippines, before exploring new markets in West Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

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6 tips for launching a blockchain startup

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These days, a blockchain startup founder should expect to navigate challenging waters. Even in the best of times, founders must both prepare for a bull market and be ready for possibly bearish territory. Having a solid roadmap, real-world use cases and a war chest are only a small part of a blockchain startup’s survival strategy.

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

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

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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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Ticketmaster sucks. Can blockchain be the cure?

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W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. Can blockchain be the cure? It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. ” Regulators in many countries beg to disagree. Earlier this year, the U.S. Ticketmaster sucks.

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The Blockchain battlefront: Technology, business, and regulation

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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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Blockchain gaming unfazed by crypto volatility as gamers ‘seek out entertainment’

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The web3 gaming industry is one of the few sectors seemingly unaffected by current crypto market conditions, with capital continuing to pool into the space – and some industry players say it’s for good reason. The current market environment is funny,” Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands , said to TechCrunch. In May, over 1.15