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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’ Leary Partners With FTX in Ambassador Role

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Time Stamp: August 11, 2021 9:45 AM - Modified On: August 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Kevin O’Leary, investor and co-host of Shark Tank, announced yesterday his new partnership with the powerhouse crypto exchange FTX. Sponsored Sponsored In the announcement, O’Leary and FTX stated they’re in for a long-term investment and spokesperson relationship. It will center around equity stake in both FTX Trading Ltd. and West Realm Shires Services Inc., as well as O’Leary acting as an ambassador for the exchange.  The ambassadorship is a multi-year deal in which the investor will promote FTX and its accompanying brands to his international audience. For his services as an

DAO-led DeFi Hub NearPad Announces $2M Seed Raise 

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2021 9:59 AM - Modified On: August 10, 2021 - Published By:
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[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] NearPad, the DeFi hub on NEAR’s layer 2 protocol – Aurora, has announced the successful close of its $2m seed round. The raise was led by NGC with participation from leading backers in the blockchain space including NEAR Foundation, OWC, Ellipti, LD Capital, Flow Ventures, Genblock Capital, Exnetwork, and SuperNova Fund. NearPad has set its sight on jumpstarting ecosystem growth on Aurora through its DAO-centric protocol. “We’re excited to partner with NearPAD to help early teams fair launch,” says NEAR Foundation. “NearPAD brings the

Zodia Custody Set to Offer Brokerage Services in Ireland

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2021 10:01 AM - Modified On: August 8, 2021 - Published By:
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British banking and financial services company Standard Chartered has announced plans for its crypto brokerage arm to expand.Sponsored Sponsored Recent reports indicate that Zodia Custody will begin offering services in Ireland. Specifically to institutional investors. With this in mind, Standard Chartered becomes the latest institution to set up operations in the Republic of Ireland. Following the likes of Bank of New York Mellon, which set up its Digital Innovation Hub in Dublin. Fintech company Blockdaemon also broke ground of their own in Galway. Standard Chartered’s ventures and innovation branch SC

Coinbase Report Affirms ‘Killing Ethereum’ will Be Challenging

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Time Stamp: December 14, 2020 1:54 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The DeFi ‘food farming’ frenzy this past Summer took its toll on the Ethereum network in terms of demand. As a result, a slew of rival platforms emerged and a new report from Coinbase has taken a deep dive into some of them. In its latest report in the ‘Round the Block’ series titled “ETH Killers and New Chains” published on Dec. 12, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has taken a closer look at rising competitors to Ethereum in the smart contract space. A number of new DeFi-focused blockchains have

Q&A: How Blockchain Could Transform the Art Industry

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 6:11 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The art world has had a tough time lately. The coronavirus pandemic has forced many galleries and museums to close, with sales of premium pieces also affected.But there could be a solution that helps the industry get back on its feet and achieve much-needed digitization: blockchain. Here, we talk to Niko Kipouros, founder and CEO of 4ARTechnologies, about how this technology could transform the way we purchase and own artwork — and even ensure that the provenance and authenticity of masterpieces are never doubted.1. What are the biggest challenges facing

What is Flexa Coin? A Guide to FXC Token

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Time Stamp: August 9, 2020 4:16 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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A look at the Flexa project, its background, history, and its native asset, Flexacoin. We will also talk about its underlying protocol, as well as its role in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) field. The Flexa project claims to be the “simplest and safest way” to allow retail usage of crypto-currencies today. This DeFi project has acquired its reputation and value by enabling different crypto-assets to be used for payments on its digital wallets. And these are done in an instant and highly-secure manner for users and merchants alike. Built on

InstaDapp Guide: Bridge to All DeFi Platforms

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Time Stamp: August 5, 2020 11:21 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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One of the drawbacks of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols today is that you need different platforms to perform specific functions instead of having them all in one place. And that’s the problem that Instadapp is trying to solve. Instadapp is a DeFi platform that provides users and developers with a single point of integration to access all the DeFi protocols. As we are in the early days of the decentralized web, Instadapp aims to be a window into multiple DeFi services — tools that make transactions of crypto assets easier.

Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Explodes Past $11k, Ethereum 2.0 Nears, Cardano’s Shelley Launches

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 12:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been an explosive week for the Bitcoin and crypto market, to say the very least. Bitcoin surged from under $10,000 to as high as $11,500 this week. Over the past seven days, the asset has gained approximately 20% — the best weekly performance in many months. Chart of BTC's price action over the past two weeks from TradingView.com Bitcoin’s recent price action comes as a breath of fresh air for crypto traders, which had to deal with BTC flatlining in the $9,000s for