Announcements

Based in Dubai, blockchain-powered live streaming project Stream Coin (STRM) announced its upcoming initial coin offering (ICO) starting on February 1. Stream Coin is debuting a cutting-edge, all-in-one platform named “MeiTalk” to bring reform and innovation into the live streaming sector. Driving the engine of this platform is the STRM token. Meanwhile, the creative team…

Alphabet’s Google Cloud has launched a new enterprise that will focus on blockchain applications in an effort for the internet giant to expand its services. The new team aims to accelerate customers’ efforts in the emerging blockchain and crypto spaces, the company explained. In the future, Google Cloud could accept payments in cryptocurrencies. According to…

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX US has raised $400 million in its first funding round from investors, including Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, reaching the market value at $8 billion. The investment gives FTX US a valuation of $8 billion, placing it among the world’s most valuable private crypto firms. Investors in the round…

Luxury automobile manufacturer Lamborghini is launching an NFT collection that’s out of this world. The initiative is a set of digital space keys. Five digital artwork NFTs have been made by a yet-to-be-disclosed artist. The Italian marque Lamborghini is renowned for its supercars such as the Huracán and Aventador. Still, now it wants to expand…

Trading platform Robinhood has begun rolling out crypto wallets to 1,000 customers. Users from the waitlist are allowed to send and receive their cryptocurrencies from Robinhood to external crypto wallets. By March, 10,000 customers will be testing the wallets before a broader rollout in 2022. Robinhood Markets Inc. is rolling out the beta version of…

Carry1st, a South African publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised a $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with investments from Avenir and Google. Carry1st will use this funding to expand its portfolio, teams, and user base, as well as develop Web3 infrastructure in Africa to support…