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

TechCrunch

She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren and digital and social marketing director at Burberry. This is much of Delahunt’s focus.

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Crisis Management in the Digital Age: Lessons for 2024’s Unpredictable Economy

N2Growth Blog

There is friction between globalization and regional autonomy, a conflict between the desire for sustainability and the lure of rapid development, ongoing political uncertainties, and the ever-increasing impact of digital technology. These factors are redefining the shape of the global economic terrain.

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M&A is coming for DeFi protocols as market conditions change

TechCrunch

At the Permissionless conference in sunny West Palm Beach, conversations around mergers and acquisitions in crypto were heating up as market players were starting to discuss this trend growing at the protocol level for decentralized finance (DeFi). DeFi protocols consolidating as market conditions worsen. ”

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Twig takes $35M to turn stuff you own into a way to pay

TechCrunch

It’s also worth noting that despite having a marketing slogan which paints itself as “your bank of things”, Twig is not actually a bank; rather a Twig account is an “e-money account” — so there are key regulatory differences (such as Twig accounts not being covered by the UK’s deposit guarantee scheme).

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Stacked gets $13M to be the Twitch for web3 gamers

TechCrunch

Few areas in tech today are as polarized as the blockchain gaming space. Before the debate is settled, the ecosystem around blockchain games is already getting built and funded. ” Gaming vets promise to make blockchain games fun and sustainable. “But prices are being normalized.”

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

CIO

The listening centered on conversations about emerging technologies and use cases associated with innovation, such as artificial intelligence, metaverse, blockchain, robotics, Web 3.0, It surpasses blockchain and metaverse projects, which are viewed as experimental or in the pilot stage, especially by established enterprises.

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Tips for CIOs in the digital age

CIO

Blockchain, virtual reality, and wearable gadgets may be popular now, but they aren’t the same as digitalization. Create sustainable vs. quick wins. Consider the impact of your strategy, sustainability, alignment, and other topics as the company goes through its plan. Become the chief “impact” officer as the new CIO brand.