Connor Spelliscy is a blockchain researcher focused on policy and governance. He founded the DAO Research Collective and co-founded blockchain advocacy organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
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Demonstrating 15 contact tracing and other tools built to mitigate the impact of COVID-19
The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the...
Binance officially announced the implementation of a new Binance Coin (BNB) Auto-Burn protocol to replace its current quarterly burn mechanism. In response to the requests of the BNB community, Binance changed its quarterly burning protocol for BNB tokens. According to Binance, this will provide more “transparency and predictability” to...
As the Karnataka Legislative Assembly began discussing the contentious "anti conversion bill" on Thursday, the Congress seemed to be on a back foot with the ruling BJP alleging that the proposed legislation was "initiated" by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress administration, and placed documents to support its claim before the...
The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ordered Arsenal FC to remove fan token ads from their official Facebook account and website, accusing the football club of “misleading” investors with the advertisement.
According to the advertisement regulator, Arsenal "trivialised investment in crypto assets and took advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity" and "failed to illustrate the risk...
Arcade, a decentralized finance (DeFi) marketplace and NFT lending platform, has raised a total of $15 million in its Series A investment round with an aim to lead the financialization of high-value non-fungible tokens (NFTs).Leading global investors, including Pantera Capital, Castle Island Ventures, Franklin Templeton Blockchain Fund and...
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it has received merger clearance from the Chinese antitrust authority for its $9 billion acquisition of Intel Corp’s NAND and SSD (solid-state drive) business, clearing the final hurdle to completion of securing regulatory approval in eight jurisdictions.
Last October, the U.S....
The government is working to bring changes in the GST Act and other public platforms so that companies can utilise data to grow big in size and scale, Jayant Sinha, Chairperson, Parliament Standing Committee on Finance, said on Thursday.
"Public platforms such as UPI and Aadhaar are very important...
Brazilian construction tech startup Ambar announced it has raised a large Series C round: R$204 million, approximately $36 million at today’s mid-market rate. The round was co-led by Brazil-based Echo Capital and Oria Capital, with participation from TPG Capital, Argonautic Ventures, and others.
Ambar was created in 2013 with...
NEW DELHI: Fundraising by India Inc via initial public offer (IPO) crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in 2021 in a first for any calendar year. Data showed a total of 63 Indian corporates raised an all-time high of Rs 1,18,704 crore through mainboard IPOs in 2021....
