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Athleisure icon Ty Haney raises $9.8M in fresh funding for her blockchain rewards startup

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The startup uses blockchain technology to help brands build customer loyalty without having to rely on buying up pricey ads on third-party social media platforms, Haney explained. Brands use TYB, which is built on the Avalanche blockchain, to build their own on-chain communities of loyal customers, Haney said.

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Solana Blockchain Software Development Services

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The major advantage of Solana, in comparison with other blockchains, is the ability to perform transactions much faster and at a much lower cost. The consultants will then indicate how Solana blockchain can improve your projects with its speed and scalability.

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Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2M to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa

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That nudge was a culmination of past events mixed with present opportunities. ” In 2015, she got acquainted with blockchain and thought it was the perfect technology to solve the problems she faced while growing up. So it stayed on my mind.” ” .

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

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Founders : Among them is CEO Andrew Airelobhegbe, who says he was previously co-founder and CEO at ogaVenue, which he described as “Nigeria’s largest online event venue booking portal.” So far, it has disbursed over 10,000 loans and achieved 99% repayment with revenue growing 50% month-on-month.

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Daily Crunch: Hackers pinched LastPass customers’ encrypted password vaults, parent company admits

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Blockchain infrastructure galore : Jacquelyn writes that QuickNode raises $60 million at a $800 million valuation to become the “AWS of blockchain.” Now here’s five more: Nothing but net : Kyle attended a Niantic event about NBA All-World to give you an inside look at why the Pokémon GO maker is trying its hand at sports.

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Cameroonian crypto and savings platform Ejara raises $8M, led by Anthemis and Dragonfly

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Ejara wants to “democratize access to investment and savings products across the region, using blockchain technology.” And given the way they are structured, they mainly target high-net-worth individuals and institutions like other banks or insurance companies,” she commented.

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Can gaming resurrect the NFT market? OpenSea thinks so

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Today at TechCrunch’s crypto-focused event in Miami , OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer discussed his business and the future market for non-fungible tokens. This made Finzer’s appearance at the event potentially clarifying — in the midst of a downturn, where does OpenSea see the future for its core product category?

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