Lagrange Labs, a cryptography startup specializing in zero-knowledge proofs, raises $13.2M seed round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
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Vince Dioquino (via Crypto Briefing)
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5/8/24
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Argentina partners with GDA to launch a gas flare-powered Bitcoin mining facility, using stranded gas to generate value and mitigate emissions.
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Vivek Sen (via Bitcoin Magazine)
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5/8/24
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The overall estimate found by Deutsche Bundesbank was that 10% of German money holdings would shift into the digital euro, with bank deposits being hit the hardest. [...]
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Fred Baker (via CoinGeek)
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5/8/24
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Workers who switched jobs are already feeling burned out and undervalued—so yet again, they're looking to pastures new.
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Orianna Rosa Royle (via Fortune)
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5/8/24
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Microsoft and LinkedIn research of 31,000 knowledge workers reveals that managers are willing to overlook experienced candidates in favor of digitally savvy young starters.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Jane Thier (via Fortune)
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5/8/24
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U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler came in for more bashing on Capitol Hill from Republicans, some of whom are planning a symbolic vote to bring him down. [...]
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Steven Stradbrooke (via CoinGeek)
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5/8/24
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This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. If you could talk again to someone you …
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Zeyi Yang (via MIT Technology Review)
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5/8/24
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Four leading fintech apps were directed to halt onboarding recently, and with the National Security Agency classifying digital currency as a national security issue, a ban is imminent. [...]
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Steve Kaaru (via CoinGeek)
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5/8/24
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The tie-up between gov't agencies and the ADB is geared toward supporting the country in fostering a sustainable capital market, with DTGBs eyed as a starting point to achieve this. [...]
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Jun Bolivar (via CoinGeek)
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5/8/24
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The Office of National Statistics is revamping how to gets data on Gen Z participants, including higher cash prizes and face-to-face interviews.
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Prarthana Prakash (via Fortune)
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5/8/24
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London Drugs says it has reopened all its stores across Western Canada after a cybersecurity breach forced the retailer to close last month.
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5/7/24
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Each instance of deepfake photos underlines growing concerns around the misuse of AI, particularly regarding the potential to carry out scams.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Associated Press (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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UPS will look inside its own ranks and outside the company for a strategic finance chief as the company seeks raise demand.
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Alex Zank, CFO Brew (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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FTX's reorganization plan promises 98% of creditors over 100% cash repayment, with a total distribution value up to $16.3 billion.
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Vivian Nguyen (via Crypto Briefing)
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5/7/24
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Disney’s streaming unit lost $18 million this quarter, compared to a $659 million loss in the same quarter last year.
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Natasha Piñon, CFO Brew (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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An estimated 291,400 people last year migrated from other areas into America’s small towns and rural areas last year.
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Michael Sasso, Bloomberg (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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The famed investor accused the Federal Reserve and the Biden administration of misdiagnosing the severity of the pandemic’s economic crisis.
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Paolo Confino (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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Who’s winning the Kendrick and Drake lyrical war? Dorsey says it’s no contest.
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Sander Lutz (via Decrypt)
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5/7/24
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Founded at Harvard, Botanix Labs raises millions to build the first Bitcoin-native Layer 2 primitive with full EVM equivalence — Spiderchain.
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Nik Hoffman (via Bitcoin Magazine)
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5/7/24
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The new bill, which seeks to protect the residents’ right to mine, own, and trade digital currencies, is at advanced stages in Nebraska, South Carolina, and Tennessee. [...]
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Steve Kaaru (via CoinGeek)
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5/7/24
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Sabadell's shares rose 7% in the week since it received its first surprise bid, while BBVA stock fell 8%.
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Bloomberg (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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'There are many long dead civilizations. At some point our civilization will come to an end, too.'
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Christiaan Hetzner (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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Wayve's latest funding round surpasses those of Europe's prominent generative AI startups like Mistral and Alepha Alpha.
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Prarthana Prakash (via Fortune)
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5/7/24
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Metaplanet hired leading industry analyst Dylan LeClair to drive its corporate Bitcoin strategy, positioning itself as a "MicroStrategy of Asia" and pioneering public firm adoption in the region.
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Vivek Sen (via Bitcoin Magazine)
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5/7/24
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QCP Capital secures initial approval to operate in Abu Dhabi, expanding its crypto options trading services to the Middle East.
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Vince Dioquino (via Crypto Briefing)
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5/7/24
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