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Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z

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Aztec Network launched Aztec Connect, an ecosystem that integrates with Ethereum DeFi protocols like Aave, Lido and Element Finance, in July 2021. Encrypted blockchains provide transparency for the protocol but privacy for the users, so people aren’t required to show their identities when transacting, Williamson said.

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Tatum lets you interact with blockchains using API calls

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Meet Tatum , a blockchain infrastructure startup that wants to make it much easier to develop your own blockchain-based product. While blockchain development was quite easy at first, it quickly became much more complicated as new blockchains emerged. There are now dozens of different blockchains.

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Numbers Protocol’s blockchain camera Capture App safeguards the integrity of photos

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The open-source Starling Framework for Data Integrity was launched to protect the veracity of online content using blockchain technology, creating “birth certificates” for photos and videos and tracking any changes made to them. Numbers is currently presenting its blockchain camera, Capture App, during CES at the Taiwan Tech Arena pavilion.

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Memes, money and madness: 2021 in tech

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Sure, by the end of the year we had moved on to other pieces of key news, but don’t forget how wild the start of 2021 was from a trading perspective. Capital raced into NFT marketplaces, crypto infra projects, new blockchains, and more. But that’s because 2021 was a busy damn year. Did we get to everything?

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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. Session 1: 10:45 a.m.

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Polychain puts its money on HotStreak to streamline sports betting using blockchain

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HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is wagering that the decentralized nature of the blockchain makes it an ideal solution for DFS platforms. It doubled in size in 2021 with over $52.7 The sports betting market in the US has grown rapidly as states begin loosening regulations around the industry.

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FlexID gets Algorand funding to offer self-sovereign IDs to Africa’s unbanked

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Much of the world’s attention around blockchain is on the highs and lows of cryptocurrency values. One of the startups working toward this vision is Zimbabwe’s FlexID, which is building a blockchain-based identity system for those excluded from the banking system due to their lack of identity documents. million in 2016.