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Despite the Crypto Winter and other scandals, blockchains seem here to stay in the sports betting market

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According to Grand View Research, the global sports betting market is expected to grow to $182.12 Thus, HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is betting that a decentralizing payments is an ideal solution for DFS platforms. billion in revenue by 2030, up from $76.75 billion last year.

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Ayoken raises $1.4M to grow its NFT marketplace for creatives

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The startup’s marketplace, Ayokenlabs , will feature digital collectibles from musicians, sports brands and influencers from all over the world. What this means is that celebrities do not have to rely on their social media following to drive transactions. Ayoken, an NFT marketplace for creatives, has raised $1.4

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Metaverse: The time for CIOs to experiment is now

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Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Follow the money. Emerging Technology

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

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If you like the great outdoors : Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform, acquired Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors, to make that next hike a doozy, Paul reports. Carly writes that the company’s owner, GoTo, says hackers stole customers’ encrypted backups.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter backpedals on CEO’s promise, permanently bans user who tracked his private jet

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You can bet on this : Blockchain has faced its fair share of challenges this year, between crypto winter and other scandals, Mike writes, but it seems to be finding its stride in the sports betting market. Dear Sophie: When can I register my employee for the H-1B lottery? Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch. Amanda has more on that.

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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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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

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in 2023 with eSports being touted as the future of sports. Legalized sports betting will also see a surge with 5G technology, and several sports stadiums and similar arenas in the U.S. Blockchain to protect IP rights while leveraging viral distribution channels. already have 5G towers to facilitate legalized betting.

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