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Israeli Police Arrest Beitar Jerusalem Owner and 7 Suspects in Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud

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Time Stamp: November 19, 2021 10:30 PM - Modified On: November 19, 2021 - Published By:
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Israeli police have arrested eight suspects in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud scheme after raiding their homes and seizing evidence. One of the suspects is Moshe Hogeg, a well-known owner of the premier soccer team Beitar Jerusalem Football Club. 8 People Arrested in Crypto Fraud Scheme in Israel Israeli police arrested eight suspects Thursday allegedly stealing tens of millions of shekels in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme. The arrests were made after officers from the police’s Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit raided the suspects’ homes and offices. They gathered evidence and seized

NFT-Collateralizing South African Startup Raises $5 Million in Latest Seed Round

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Time Stamp: November 19, 2021 7:30 AM - Modified On: November 19, 2021 - Published By:
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A South African startup, NFTfi, is reported to have recently raised $5 million which the company intends to use for boosting its business of collateralizing non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Cryptocurrency Loan Marketplace According to a Techcrunch report, NFTfi’s $5 million capital raise was led by U.S. actor Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures. The other investors that participated in the funding round include Maven 11, Scalar Capital, and Kleiner Perkins. The company, which was founded by Stephen Young in February 2020, already acts as a marketplace where users can get a cryptocurrency loan

Cosmos liquid staking protocol pSTAKE raises $10 million in seed funding

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Time Stamp: November 16, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: November 16, 2021 - Published By:
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pSTAKE, a liquid staking protocol from blockchain startup Persistence, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.Three Arrows Capital, Galaxy Digital, Sequoia Capital India, and DeFiance Capital co-led the round, with Coinbase Ventures, Tendermint Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Alameda Research, and Sino Global Capital also participating. Several angel investors, including Aave's Ajit Tripathi, Terra founder Do Kwon and Alpha Finance co-founder Tascha Punyaneramitdee, also backed the round. Crypto staking infrastructure providers, including Stake.fish, Figment Fund, Everstake, and Chorus One, also joined the round. This was pSTAKE's first fundraise and was

Ojamu Launches on QuickSwap After Successful Polygon Mainnet Launch

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Time Stamp: November 5, 2021 7:59 AM - Modified On: November 5, 2021 - Published By:
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Ojamu announced the listing of its native OJA token on QuickSwap, the largest decentralized exchange on the Polygon network. Sponsored Sponsored Following the successful Polygon Mainnet OJA launch, and in cooperation with QuickSwap, Ojamu is now looking at various incentive programs for both OJA and Quick holders on the QuickSwap platform, with further announcements coming soon. Ojamu is a MarTech platform bringing the power of blockchain, Ai, and NFTs to empower brands in both the blockchain/crypto and non-blockchain business spaces. Sponsored Sponsored It has come to prominence in recent months

New Slate of Speakers Announced for the 2021 Global Wellness Summit Reveals the Depth and Diversity of Disruption Underway in Health and Wellness

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Time Stamp: November 3, 2021 8:00 AM - Modified On: November 3, 2021 - Published By:
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A diverse array of scientists, doctors, technologists and startup founders will keynote on the new concepts in health and wellness they’re busy inventing–shaking up everything from healthcare to higher education MIAMI (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 The 2021 Global Wellness Summit’s theme is “A New New Era in Health & Wellness”–and the numerous keynote speakers announced today powerfully illustrate that we are indeed entering an unprecedented time of wellness disruption and creativity. A diverse array of scientists, doctors, technologists and startup founders will keynote on the new concepts in health and

Metaverse Startup The Sandbox Closes $93M Series B Led by SoftBank

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Time Stamp: November 2, 2021 5:38 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Metaverse startup The Sandbox closed a $93 million Series B funding round led by SoftBank, said a press release. The Sandbox is an Ethereum-based platform where players can “play, create, own, and govern a virtual world,” according to its site. Players can own in-game assets in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), such as plots of land that they can build on. The Sandbox token, SAND, has a $2.46 billion market cap, according to data from intelligence platform CoinMarketCap. The startup’s majority stakeholder is Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands,

What is OP Games?

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Time Stamp: November 1, 2021 7:05 AM - Modified On: November 1, 2021 - Published By:
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OP Games is a gaming platform designed to help players access HTML5 games, join tournament competitions, and purchase OP NFTs.  Blockchain technology is currently making waves of innovations in various industries, taking the center of power away from big corporations and finally handing it over to the people. And the gaming industry would not be spared from this transition as blockchain is already on its way to land its territory through Web 3.0 gaming.  Table of Contents Background  Chase Freo OP Games is a Philippines-based gaming platform founded by CEO

DeFi Deep Dive — Covalent, Blockchain Data Unifier

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Time Stamp: October 17, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: October 17, 2021 - Published By:
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One of the problems facing Web 3.0 is the unification of scattered decentralized networks. Covalent is addressing this issue. It gives developers access to smart contract data to survey the entire blockchain ecosystem.Sponsored Sponsored Covalent makes it easier for investors to glean insights and performance of digital assets. This is done through its unified API (application programming interface) that indexes blockchains. These range from NFTs to DeFi protocols. A brief history Ganesh Swami and Levi Aul started Covalent, expanding to a 35-person team. Across all personnel, they have extensive cumulative