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Daily Crunch: New Starbucks Odyssey loyalty program ‘happens to be built on blockchain and web3’

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2001, a Starbucks Odyssey : In August, Starbucks got things percolating with plans for a blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community. Image Credits: aolomartinezphotography (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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Daily Crunch: Major tech firms partner with Linux Foundation to support open map data development

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A SaaSy hotel lobby : Ingrid covers Mews’ $185 million fundraise for its SaaS-based hotel management platform. Image Credits: Jonathan Knowles (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. Is it a plane? You can sign up here.

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Daily Crunch: Kanye West reaches agreement to acquire social media platform Parler

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2023 VC predictions: Finding an exit from the ‘messy middle’ Image Credits: Artur Debat (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. TechCrunch+ is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack. You can sign up here. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription! Big Tech Inc.

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Daily Crunch: Shark Tank India host Ashneer Grover tries to get his BharatPe CEO fired

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The latest from France : Fintech upstart Numeral wants to update corporate banking by “using a modern application programming interface” that will allow its customers to connect “directly to bank servers to upload payment files and interact with outdated information systems.” Image Credits: DrAfter123 (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Daily Crunch: Discord and Spotify resuming service after widespread outage

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IPOs are not dead : It’s conventional wisdom that the IPO window is closed. One-click payments are big business : Selfbook does what it says on the tin, namely helping hotel guests self-book. Image Credits: MirageC (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Oh, and baseball? It’s a lot, but, hey, we got you covered. Big Tech Inc.

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Daily Crunch: ‘For a limited time,’ Coinbase’s new NFT marketplace will waive transaction fees

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I gotchu: Not quite Airbnb, not quite hotel : Lyric Hospitality took a nose-dive early in the pandemic, but the company’s software platform got a $16 million cash injection and a new lease of life as Wheelhouse. Image Credits: Arctic Images (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. You want more? You can sign up here.). Big Tech Inc.

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Daily Crunch: Tata Group releases ‘super app’ that bundles 11 consumer services

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Tata Group embraces e-commerce with super app : The Indian conglomerate known for its myriad businesses, among them software and telecom, gathered all of its properties together under one big hug, er, “super app” called Tata Neu, which launched today to give the company some e-commerce heft with offerings like grocery, electronics and hotels.

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