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Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon

April 26, 2023

Phantom, a crypto wallet for Solana blockchain users, has expanded its support to Ethereum and Polygon blockchains in a public launch across browsers, iOS and Android, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. Support for the two new blockchains was originally slated for the first quarter of 2023, but was pushed back to today. The multichain integration […]

Crypto wallet Phantom adds public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

UK blocks Microsoft’s planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would ‘substantially weaken competition’

April 26, 2023

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it intends to block Microsoft’s megabucks Activision acquisition, concluding that such a merger would create “…the most powerful operator” in the cloud gaming market. The CMA noted that with a current share of 60-70%, acquiring Activision’s portfolio of games, which includes Call of Duty and […]

UK blocks Microsoft’s planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would ‘substantially weaken competition’ by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services

April 26, 2023

Smile Identity, a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve, a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software. In a statement shared with TechCrunch, Smile Identity said it is “actively fulfilling regulatory requirements to finalize the transaction for the [Inclusive Innovation] affiliated […]

Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch