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Daily Crunch: Thousands of Google Play users download Android banking trojan

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Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Thursday, March 3, 2022. Lido wants to help stake Ethereum : I won’t get into the proof of work versus proof of stake argument here, so suffice it to say that more eth needs to get staked for the blockchain to evolve. PST, subscribe here. And the startup just raised $5 million for its work.

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Daily Crunch: India’s Central Bank says cryptocurrency ‘may even be worse’ than Ponzi schemes

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Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, February 15, 2022! We have a busy slate for you today, including news sure to annoy the blockchain faithful, new funds, Facebook’s latest rebrand and more. The pace at which huge rounds – and especially those in the nine-figure range – are put together continues to impress in 2022.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

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Bankrolling the Blockchain with a16z Crypto. The social network is dedicated exclusively to women in professional leadership positions, charging thousands for a private membership (if you’re lucky enough to get accepted). It’s a pitch that has landed thousands of members and, most recently, a billion-dollar valuation as of May 2022.