NFT marketplace Joepegs raised $5 million in a seed round led by FTX Ventures and the Avalanche Foundation
FTX and Avalanche co-led $5M round for Joepegs NFT marketplace by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
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Cleanup, aisle FTX by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Micromobility company Bird said Monday it had overstated its revenue for more than two years by recognizing unpaid customer rides. Bird’s audit committee found on Friday that the company’s financial reports spanning the first quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2022 “should no longer be relied upon,” according to a U.S. Securities and […]
Bird tells SEC it overstated revenue for two years by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid tier, appears to be on ice at the moment as the company tries to navigate how to control it from being abused by impersonators while still promoting it as a mass market product to build out a new revenue stream among “official” users and the hundreds of millions of others who […]
Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some employees as FTX’s demise impacted its business. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO, Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said FTX’s fall from grace affected his one-year-old startup, which held its assets (cash and stablecoins) in the now-defunct crypto exchange to manage operational expenses. Since […]
African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assets in FTX, lays off employees by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Zenlytic helps commerce companies corral their customer acquisition, conversion and retention software into one tool without needing a data team.
Zenlytic develops commerce-specific, self-serve business intelligence tool by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
As anyone who’s moved to a city sight unseen can tell you — this reporter included — making platonic connections isn’t easy. Adult friendships are fickle beasts in metros of millions, where casual friends are cheap currency. Statistics back up my anecdotal evidence. According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Survey Center on American […]
222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch