The new Ethereum and Polygon integrations are live in beta mode on Phantom’s browser and iOS and Android applications.
Solana-focused crypto wallet Phantom adds Ethereum and Polygon support by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
The news comes more than a year after Saltbox closed a $10.6 million Series A, bringing its total funding to $56 million.
‘Co-warehouse’ company Saltbox closes $35M Series B by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Kenya’s first fully electric taxi service, NopeaRide, is exiting the market after its parent company EkoRent OY failed to raise additional funding to keep it afloat. In a statement, NopeaRide said EkoRent Africa, the local subsidiary of the Finnish company, has filed for insolvency in Kenya, bringing to an end the operations of the all-electric […]
NopeaRide, Kenya’s first EV taxi service, shuts down by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
Deepgram, a company developing voice-recognition tech for the enterprise, today raised $47 million in new funding led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Citi Ventures and Alkeon. An extension of Deepgram’s Series B that kicked off in February 2021, led by Tiger Global, it brings the startup’s total raised to $86 million, which CEO […]
Deepgram lands new cash to grow its enterprise voice-recognition business by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Lyst, the UK fashion e-commerce site that last year raised funding at a $700 million valuation, is the latest tech startup to rein in spending by cutting staff. TechCrunch has learned that the company is in the process of laying off 25% of its employees, working out to about 50 people, as part of a […]
Lyst, the UK fashion marketplace, is laying off 25% of staff by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
The UK government has completed a major revision to controversial but populist online safety legislation that’s been in the works for years — and was finally introduced to parliament earlier this year — but has been paused since this summer following turmoil in the governing Conservative Party. In September, new secretary of state for digital, Michelle Donelan, […]
UK confirms removal of Online Safety Bill’s ‘legal but harmful’ clause by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
India will undertake the first pilot for retail digital currency on December 1, the central bank said Tuesday, extending the test to evaluate the creation and distribution of the digital currency in the South Asian market with a closed group of customers and merchants a month after it began evaluating the CBDC for the wholesale […]
India to pilot retail digital currency on December 1 by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Earlier today, renowned VC Bill Gurley put together a list of the many “red flags” that VCs should have paid closer attention to when funding FTX, suggesting in a tweet that this summary of warning signs might help keep VCs “out of the investor hurt locker” going forward. Gurley includes such no-nos as “unique financial […]
It’s a little late to be talking about red flags in venture investing? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch