MAX.ng raises $7M round backed by Yamaha and pilots EVs in Nigeria
Nigerian motorcycle transit startup MAX.ng has raised a $7 million funding round led by Novastar Ventures, with the participation of Japanese manufacturer Yamaha. Based in Lagos, the company’s app-based platform…
Read more »Bitcoin Price Storms 151% YTD as Facebook’s Libra Boosts 2019 Rally
Bitcoin is up more than 151 percent against the U.S. dollar year-to-date at $9,300, surpassing most assets and stock indices in the likes of Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 with…
Read more »Electronics Giant Samsung Prioritizes Blockchain in 10-Year Roadmap
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee has revealed a marked focus in future technologies – part of its 10-year strategy – with a focus on blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI),…
Read more »Facebook Announces Libra Cryptocurrency
Everyone’s worried about Mark Zuckerberg controlling the next currency, but I’m more concerned about a crypto Cambridge Analytica. Today Facebook announced Libra, its forthcoming stablecoin designed to let you shop…
Read more »Global Policy Makers Are Up in Arms About Facebook’s Libra Coin
Facebook is already under fire from regulators less than a day after officially revealing its cryptocurrency whitepaper. Based on three separate talks, it’s clear top government and bank officials from…
Read more »‘Bitcoin Inventor’ Craig Wright’s Satoshi Lawsuit Mediation at ‘Impasse’
elf-proclaimed “bitcoin inventor” Craig Wright attended a mediation conference in Miami related to his $10 billion lawsuit against the estate of deceased computer genius Dave Kleiman. Mediator: ‘We Are at…
Read more »Apple TV is getting a Picture-in-Picture mode so you can watch two shows at once
Apple TV is getting a Picture-in-Picture mode that will allow users to stream two shows at the same time, TechCrunch has confirmed. The feature’s forthcoming launch was first reported by…
Read more »Bitcoin Leaves Other Asset Classes in Dust as Market Stars Align
Investors who are not generating returns in 2019 are clearly looking in the wrong place. Considering bitcoin claimed a fresh 2019 high to nearly $9,400 over the weekend, other asset…
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Ripple Announces Game-Changing Partnership With MoneyGram
Ripple announced a partnership with money transfer giant MoneyGram today. Two Year Exclusive Agreement, Ripple and MoneyGram According to Ripple Labs, a two-year partnership has been struck with MoneyGram which…
Read more »‘Extremely Bullish’ Bitcoin Supercharges Crypto Market to Hit $288 Billion
In the past week, the valuation of the crypto market has increased from $252 billion to $288 billion by over $36 billion as the bitcoin price climbed to $9,391 on…
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