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Project Liberty Joins SOAR to Challenge Centralized Social Media Giants With AI, Decentralized Data
AI studio SOAR, created by Ancestry founder Paul Allen, brings Project Liberty data sharing and storage portals for families and communities focused on local government.
Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Notabene Raises $14.5M
The Series B funding round was led by DRW VC, with participation from funds managed by Apollo, Nextblock, ParaFi Capital, and Wintermute.
Decentralized Social Media Firm Lens Eyes Massive Scale-Up
Version 3 of Lens introduces flagship features like verifiable information feeds and curated content groups.
New Global Dollar Stablecoin Backed by Robinhood, Kraken, Paxos and Other Crypto Heavies
The Global Dollar Network, whose participants will earn yield for helping foster adoption of USDG, also includes Anchorage Digital, Bullish, Galaxy Digital and Nuvei.
AI Data Collection Startup Sapien Raises $10.5M Seed Funding Led by Variant
The firm's founders, who have worked in the blockchain space for years, are using crypto to incentivize an army of people who can earn from labeling data for AI models.
Binance Unveils 'Binance Wealth' for Elite Customers
The initial focus will be on Asia and Latin America, Binance said.
DeFi Cover Provider Nexus Mutual Backs New Crypto Insurance Broker Native
Nexus Mutual is also behind a new insurance alternative on Coinbase’s L2 network called Base DeFi Pass.
Newly-Qualified Crypto Custodian Balance Aims to Bring ETF Assets Held in the U.S. Back to Canada
Until now, Canada’s crypto ETF assets have been held under sub-custody arrangements in the U.S. with firms like Coinbase and Gemini.
FCA-Regulated Crypto Trading Firm Portofino Technologies Sees Staff Exodus
Co-founder Alex Casimo and CFO Jae Park were fired in July, which triggered a number of departures from the market making firm.
U.K. Pension Giant L&G Looks to Enter Crypto's Tokenization Space
London-based L&G, which has $1.5 trillion in assets, is evaluating ways to join other big traditional players like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Abrdn that are offering blockchain-based money-market funds and the like.
