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Lablaco seeks to help usher in the new era of web3 digitized retail

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The future of digital retail has arrived in Paris, naturally. Today, SPIN by lablaco, launched its first digitized retail experience called Web3 Fashion: The Origin Story at the famed Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées. Or in other words, no one wants to be the person listed on the blockchain who threw their turtleneck into the bin.

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Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform

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She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren and digital and social marketing director at Burberry. Embracing digital commerce may be retailers’ best bet for staying ahead of a fast-moving industry.

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Twig takes $35M to turn stuff you own into a way to pay

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It’s also worth noting that despite having a marketing slogan which paints itself as “your bank of things”, Twig is not actually a bank; rather a Twig account is an “e-money account” — so there are key regulatory differences (such as Twig accounts not being covered by the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme).

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MARA raises $23M from Coinbase Ventures and FTX to build Africa’s portal to the crypto economy

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Data from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis says the region’s crypto usage grew 1,200% last year, making it the third-fastest growing cryptocurrency economy. Prior to MARA, Nnadi ran Sustainability International, a non-profit organization that managed community-led solutions for solving UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Indonesian crypto trading app Pintu scores $113M Series B

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Now 10 months later, Pintu chief marketing officer Timothius Martin tells TechCrunch that it has added more tokens, making more a total of 66 available, with more added each month. The company will use its latest funding, which brings its total raised to about $156 million, to add more tokens and supported blockchains and new products.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Holiday marketing tips, low-cost NFTs, SaaS sprawl study

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The holiday shopping season is coming: How are growth marketers preparing? With only three weeks left to the start of the holiday shopping season, Miranda Halpern checked in with several growth marketers to find out how they’re advising their clients to prepare for supply chain disruptions. Bring on the low-cost NFTs.

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Sneaker e-commerce platform Kicks Crew raises $6M Series A

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The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew , a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform. Canada, Australia and Asia.

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