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

TechCrunch

In 2017, Delahunt was at Ralph Lauren and had her first look at the blockchain, but it wasn’t until years later while working to pioneer some digital wardrobe projects with companies, like Snap, Bitmoji and Roblox, that she had an opportunity to see that web3 was going to be “more than a niche community” for luxury fashion.

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

TechCrunch

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. There is no need for a headset; anyone with an internet connection can use the app.

Retail 186
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Customer centricity: How Mashreq Bank is placing its customers at the forefront of its operations.

CIO

Mohamed Salah Abdel Hamid Abdel Razek, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Tech, Transformation & Information, Mashreq explains how the bank is integrating advanced technologies and expanding its digital footprint. We are using cloud technology to bring digital solutions to our customers.

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

TechCrunch

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. his time there made him aware of the societal and financial challenges affecting Africans in remote places and theories of how bitcoin and blockchain technology could help.

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TC editors weigh in: Tech, trends and controversy in the cryptoverse

TechCrunch

Blockchain, DeFi and web3 technologies continue to evolve rapidly in a world of wild extremes. Attendees will be able to listen to discussions on a range of topics that benefit or derive from it, but also are creating their own path with the technology. There’s never a dull moment in the cryptoverse. How extreme?

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Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets

TechCrunch

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Computers, the internet, fintech, artificial intelligence, any tech you can name ( except mobile tech) people in these regions have always had to play catch up.

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TC editors weigh in: Tech, trends and controversy in the cryptoverse

TechCrunch

Blockchain, DeFi and web3 technologies continue to evolve rapidly in a world of wild extremes. Attendees will be able to listen to discussions on a range of topics that benefit or derive from it, but also are creating their own path with the technology. There’s never a dull moment in the cryptoverse. How extreme?

Trends 208