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Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

TechCrunch

Despite African governments’ inconsistent stance on cryptocurrencies, these countries house most of the continent’s crypto and blockchain startups. In the latest development, one such company, Bitmama , has raised a pre-seed extension of $1.65 Adam Umar is the company’s CTO, while Akinbola Asalu is the COO. CEO Ruth Iselema.

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Hackathons vs Conference: Which One Works The Best for Blockchain Industry?

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In comparison, Blockchain tech only arrived at the scene sometime in 2008, and is still considered comparatively ‘new’. Developers and companies alike are still learning how to adopt Blockchain. But, is a Blockchain conference enough to fulfill this goal of interaction, adoption, and learning? What are conferences?

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Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round

TechCrunch

Spatial Labs , a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, announced today the closing of a $10 million seed round led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Marcy Venture Partners, the firm co-founded by Jay-Z. The metaverse to us is not a virtual space that people go to spend time in. .”

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Is this the year that we get our dream back channeling platform?

TechCrunch

Some investors still scoff at the idea that their portfolio companies may be asked to review what it’s like to work with them; similarly, founders are surprised when stories, not Cultureamp surveys, are where honest feedback truly lives. Wordle is tech born of love that asks nothing in return.

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Sectors where New Zealand startups are poised to win

TechCrunch

Now, certain industries are emerging as potential areas where New Zealand can win in the tech space. Deep tech, medtech/biotech, climate tech, and crypto and blockchain are all areas that investors say they’re either actively investing in or watching for signs of scale. Blockchain NZ Chair Bryan Ventura.

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Insurance Technologies: 13 Disruptive Ideas to Change Insurance Companies with Telematics, Blockchain, Machine Learning, and APIs

Altexsoft

While some insurance carriers have made significant modifications courtesy of disruptive digitalization (we’ve already discussed this topic in our whitepaper), most companies trail behind. The company reduced time to process applications from what was usually 1-2 weeks to 20 minutes via their website’s online questionnaire.

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Expected Blockchain Statistics and Trends for 2024

Openxcell

When Blockchain first emerged as the technology that backed cryptocurrencies, it was met with cynicism and skepticism. Tech experts were undermining its functionalities and criticizing its fervor. A decade and more later, the hype hasn’t died down and blockchain is all the rage. Blockchain market was worth $5.85