Web3

Former BlockFi Exec Joins Google’s Web3 Project
Former BlockFi Exec Joins Google’s Web3 Project
December 21, 2022  |  Personnel

A former BlockFi executive has left the company to work on Google’s Web3 initiative. Rishi Ramchandani, who stepped down recently after two-and-a-half years as BlockFi’s...

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Walmart Puts Pricey Blockchain Food Tracking Platform On Ice
Walmart Puts Pricey Blockchain Food Tracking Platform On Ice
December 19, 2022  |  Blockchain

Blockchain solutions for supply chain management and digitized traceability are increasingly on the chopping block. While tech crypto purists continue to tout the transformative potential...

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Metaverse Will Keep Getting 20% of Meta’s Investments 
Metaverse Will Keep Getting 20% of Meta’s Investments 
December 19, 2022  |  Meta

Meta will continue to devote 20% of its investments to its metaverse business.  While that share goes to its business devoted to such projects —...

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Stripe Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Widget for Web3 Developers 
Stripe Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Widget for Web3 Developers 
December 02, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Payments processor Stripe now offers a widget that provides a fiat-to-crypto onramp.  When the new customizable widget is embedded into a decentralized exchange (DEX), non-fungible token (NFT)...

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If Crypto’s Bull Market Made VCs Look Smart, What Happens Now?
If Crypto’s Bull Market Made VCs Look Smart, What Happens Now?
November 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hindsight is 20/20, and its perspective is often brought into further clarity by regret. Just ask some of the venture capital industry’s most well-known firms,...

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Nike Dives Deeper Into Metaverse With ‘.Swoosh’
Nike Dives Deeper Into Metaverse With ‘.Swoosh’
November 14, 2022  |  Metaverse

Nike is continuing its investment in the metaverse with “.Swoosh,” a digital, blockchain-powered meeting place for athletes, collectors, creators and consumers. According to a Monday...

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Founders Unite to Connect African Tech Community, Plug Funding Gap
Founders Unite to Connect African Tech Community, Plug Funding Gap
November 10, 2022  |  Technology

Although African startups secured close to $5 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in 2021, double of what was raised year-on-year (YoY), it still pales...

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Web3 Firm Reltime Launches Embedded Finance Platform
Web3 Firm Reltime Launches Embedded Finance Platform
November 07, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Web3 financial ecosystem Reltime has launched an embedded finance platform that enables companies to offer their customers fully compliant, real-time financial services.  The new FastTrack...

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DLT Payments Joins Techstars Berlin Accelerator
DLT Payments Joins Techstars Berlin Accelerator
November 04, 2022  |  Investments

Web3 payment processing company DLT Payments said it has received $120,000 investment from startup accelerator Techstars Berlin to support its work developing payment solutions for...

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