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Daily Crunch: Hackers pinched LastPass customers’ encrypted password vaults, parent company admits

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Blockchain infrastructure galore : Jacquelyn writes that QuickNode raises $60 million at a $800 million valuation to become the “AWS of blockchain.” Track this on your path to profit : Paris Heymann summarizes the metrics that matter in 3 KPIs to track on the path to profitability. wonders Kate. You can sign up here.

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Daily Crunch: Former employee says Patreon has laid off its entire security team

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We like a startup with a fun name : Cryptocurrency is a hot market in Africa, and Tage writes about one blockchain payments startup, called Bitmama, that raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to show what it can do in new markets. Use DORA metrics to support the next generation of remote-work models. Startups and VC.

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Daily Crunch: AI content developer Jasper now valued at $1.5B following capital infusion

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Christine reports that the low-flying, Boston-based venture outfit just tripled the size of its second fund to $150 million thanks to its approach of investing in sports technologies with the help of its community of athlete backers who help promote and grow the portfolio companies.

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Sustainability in 2024: How businesses can transform for eco-conscious success

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“Sustainability is a team sport, a comprehensive issue that requires thinking and input from myriad partner ecosystems and every facet of consulting,” Sossa says. “At Blockchain will still be prevalent in tracking the origin of sustainability claims, products, and materials.

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Emotional marketing and an e-mail titan walk into a bar

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Here’s what to know: On Equity, we talked about how these abysmal metrics were both a predicted but still surprising effect of Zoom investing. This disconnect is the conversation no one has during an upmarket — and metrics are one way we can benchmark progress. The AWS for blockchain. Men, don’t do this. Across the week.

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Daily Crunch: WhatsApp extends its unsend time limit to ‘a little over two days’

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Watching startups play extreme hardball is our kind of spectator sport. While plenty of crypto investors have scaled back their breakneck pace of startup investing as they wait for more clarity on the macro environment, Lucas reports that there have never been more firms and more money dedicated to blockchain venture investing.

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After a record year for Israeli startups, 16 investors tell us what’s next

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Any area that is exposed to mass physical engagement (pockets in travel, food, sports, etc.) Blockchain is a difficult sector because it lacks a clear regulatory environment, subsequently raising many questions. What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? are at risk.