UNFT News - Cryptocurrency

What is Solend and how does it work

Solend is a DeFi lending and borrowing protocol on Solana, noted for its high scalability and composability. Solend is a decentralized lendi

Bitcoin Holds Steady as Fed Hikes Interest Rates Again

The Fed has raised rates by 25 basis points, meeting market expectations.

New Red Hat partnerships with SAP and Oracle could bode well for owner IBM

It’s been a good week for Red Hat, and by extension IBM, the company that owns it. That’s because Red Hat signed two partnership agreements this week, one w

NFT Sales Jump 38% in January as Bored Apes Drive Trading Surge

The NFT market shows signs of life amid rising crypto prices, with the Bored Ape Yacht Club leading the charge.

Cool Cats Are Going Multi-Chain—And Adding Customizable NFTs

The “blue chip” PFP project has refreshed its branding and dropped gamified NFTs to holders, with full-body avatars due later this year.

The Biden administration says Apple and Google’s app stores are stifling competition

Retail giant Pick n Pay to accept Bitcoin in 1,628 stores across South Africa

Grocery retailer Pick n Pay is expanding its Bitcoin coverage to all stores in the country following a three-month pilot testing phase. The

Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers

On January 1, a technologist who goes by the nickname regexer received an email saying he had successfully reset his account at the crypto exchange Coinbase. Un

Sam Bankman-Fried Barred From Contacting FTX Employees Via Encrypted Messages

The judge's decision follows Bankman-Fried’s attempt to “vet things out” with a potential witness.

US Treasury lists BTC, ETH addresses tied to Russian sanctions evasion group

The government department said it would impose “full blocking sanctions” on Jonatan Zimenkov and his crypto addresses due to his connections with a sanction

Web3 could seize on the decades-old software-as-a-service business model

Web3 needs to set off toward new horizons to continue disrupting traditional industries, and B2B SaaS can enable that. In the era of servic

Battery darling Our Next Energy lands massive $300M Series B to build gigafactory

Battery startup Our Next Energy announced this morning that it closed a massive $300 million Series B in an effort to get its $1.6 billion gigafactory up and ru

Bitcoin advocate Najah Roberts explains why BTC is a tool for empowerment

The Agenda podcast explores the concept of financial sovereignty, Black American empowerment and the promise of Bitcoin with the revolutionary Najah Roberts.

Coinbase Bull Cathie Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF Has Best Month Ever

The fund’s value had a blockbuster month of growth among ETFs, rising nearly 28%.

Report: Meta wins ruling against FTC to move forward with purchase of VR startup Within

Meta can move forward with its acquisition of virtual reality startup Within, a report from Bloomberg says. According to the report, Judge Edward Davila submitt

All the FTX Films and TV Series in Production Right Now

The downfall of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has caught the interest of Hollywood, with several high-profile projects already in development.

Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass

Today, Apple launched MLS Season Pass in over 100 territories, giving soccer fans access to all MLS matches, Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, and Leagues Cup, as wel

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Tether CTO denies borrowing from bankrupt lender Celsius

Celsius bankruptcy report by court-appointed examiner Shoba Pillay either has a typo or a “mis-characterization,” Tether CTO stated. Tet

Amazon’s sales terms and delivery ‘dark patterns’ face probe in Poland

If you’ve ever made an Amazon order with a particular seller because the estimated delivery for the item appears to match when you need it, only to be frustra

Steve Aoki, Seth Green Will Let NFT Holders Shape Animated Short

Shibuya, the Web3 video platform from artist pplpleasr, will host the stop-motion short that lets NFT owners call the shots.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ gets its streaming debut on Disney+

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is now streaming on Disney+, 82 days after it was released in theaters– the longest window between theatrical release and

Bitcoin meets FOMC after 39% January gains with Fed path 'uncertain'

The second best January on record for BTC price action comes face-to-face with differing opinions on U.S. economic policy. Bitcoin (BTC) hov

Needles to say, Ghostline drags tattoo stencil making ‘inkto’ the current millennium

Some of us are fans of dip-n-rip tattoos with very little planning. Who cares, it’s not like tattoos are permanent, right? Others prefer a slightly more measu

Damus, another decentralized social networking app, arrives to take on Twitter

Another decentralized social networking application to challenge Twitter has hit the App Store. Last year, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey donated around $245,00

Twitter discontinues CoTweets, says will debut text attachments next week

Twitter announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing CoTweeting, a feature that let two users co-author a tweet. The company said that the feature will immediatel

Blockchain IM apps to see over half-billion dollar valuation by 2030

Blockchain-backed digital messaging applications are forecasted to skyrocket in value in the seven years with a projected 43.6% compound annual growth rate.

US Senators: Silvergate 'Further Introduced' Crypto Risk Into Traditional Banking

Silvergate's dealings with FTX and Alameda demand closer examination, according to a new letter from U.S. senators including Elizabeth Warren.

UK Treasury publishes crypto framework paper: Here's what's inside

His Majesty’s Treasury published a long-anticipated consultation paper for the upcoming crypto regulation. His Majesty’s Treasury publis

Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 Ultra arrives with a 200-megapixel camera

Common wisdom in digital photography says that megapixels aren’t everything. They matter to an extent, but smartphone makers have a long history of leaning to

MakerDAO launches $5M legal defense fund

At its inception, the defense fund will receive a budget of $5 million held in the DAI stablecoin. According to a new social post on Feb. 1,

Gem Security wants to secure your cloud infrastructure, raises $11M

Gem Security, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based startup that is building a cloud threat detection, investigation and response (TDIR) platform, is coming out of ste

Which open source startups rocketed in 2022?

A new report shines a light on the world of commercial open source software (COSS) startups, including which ones are growing fastest, which are raising cash an

VC Dayna Grayson tees up a talk on TAM at TechCrunch Early Stage

Do you dream of becoming a dominant player and capturing your total addressable market (TAM)? Who can blame you? But one of the most common mistakes many early-

Meta gets court win in metaverse acquisition plans: Report

Should the Federal Trade Commission not appeal the ruling, Meta would likely be able to acquire additional companies offering metaverse-related products or serv

Jetpack.io helps developers focus on applications instead of infrastructure

Jetpack.io’s founder Daniel Loreto has worked as an engineer at companies like Google, Airbnb and Twitter, companies that had lots of engineering resources to

Digs is a Figma-like collaboration tool for home builders and suppliers

Digs, a Vancouver, Washington-based startup that is developing a collaboration tool for homebuilders and their vendors, is coming out of stealth today and annou

Addressable raises $7.5M to match crypto wallets to Twitter accounts. But how?

Marketo, which was developed – among other things.- to enhance marketing around social media users, ended up being acquired by Adobe. Now a new startup hopes

Price analysis 2/1: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, AVAX

Crypto traders are waiting for the result of today's FOMC and it’s possible that the recent downside could reverse course if Powell’s statements hint at an

Samsung has the MacBook Pro in its sights with the $2,400 Galaxy Book 3 Ultra

The new MacBook Pros are a lot of things, but cheap isn’t one. Performance, it seems, comes at a price. It’s certainly a philosophy Samsung has long subscri