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ForkLog 24 26.02.2024

Venture Capital Investment in Crypto Startups Surpasses $90 Billion

The cumulative amount raised by crypto and blockchain firms from venture investors since 2017 has exceeded $90 billion, according to data from The Block. In February, analysts counted over 50 deals, with a total of 9500 transactions recorded since the inception of such statistics. Data: The Block. Since the beginning of the year, experts have […]

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ForkLog 51 20.02.2024

Neuralink’s Brain Chip Enables Mind-Controlled Cursor

A patient with a brain chip implanted by Neuralink has completed a full recovery. He can now control a computer mouse without using his hands, reports Reuters.

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ForkLog 20 30.01.2024

Bitcoin-Based DEX Portal Secures $34 Million with Coinbase Participation

The decentralized exchange Portal, built on the Bitcoin blockchain, has concluded a seed funding round, raising $34 million, according to The Block. The startup received backing from Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures, and Gate.io. The funding was structured as a combination of a simple agreement for future equity and convertible bonds. Portal is a […]

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ForkLog 27 30.01.2024

Neuralink Successfully Implants First Brain Chip in Human

Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink has successfully implanted a brain chip in its first human volunteer, as the billionaire announced on X. The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2024 According to Musk, the procedure revealed “promising” […]

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ForkLog 25 11.01.2024

Gender Disparities in Blockchain Funding Highlighted by Bitget

Blockchain startups led by women receive only 6% of total funding, according to research by cryptocurrency exchange Bitget, shared with ForkLog. The analysis covered the period from 2022 to the first three quarters of 2023, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative data. During this time, the funds raised by blockchain startups decreased by 70.1% per quarter. […]

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ForkLog 21 02.11.2023

Coinbase-backed Qredo trims staff by half

The crypto-custody infrastructure provider Qredo, facing difficult finances, has cut 50% of its staff, The Block reports, citing sources.

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ForkLog 95 20.10.2023

Regulated to oblivion. Blockchain startup LBRY shuts down after SEC battle

The developer of the decentralized media platform Odysee — the startup LBRY — announced it would cease operations, citing “multi-million-dollar debts.” Users drew comparisons with Ripple.

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ForkLog 10 10.10.2023

Chewed up and spat out: How startups survive the venture winter

Despite Bitcoin's strengthening position, investment activity in the industry fell to record lows in 2023. ForkLog examined the situation with the head of a venture fund and the founder of a young project.

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ForkLog 46 02.10.2023

Mistral AI unveils open-source language model Mistral 7B

The Paris-based startup Mistral AI developed a large open-source language model, Mistral 7B. It is positioned as a more powerful rival to major players such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.

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ForkLog 20 19.09.2023

A16z alumni Web3 startup Bastion closes $25 million seed round

Web3 company Bastion, founded by former a16z crypto executives, closed a $25 million seed round.

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ForkLog 53 05.09.2023

Cronos Labs launches new phase of a $100m acceleration programme

Cronos Labs, the Cronos ecosystem development organization, initiated the third cohort of the acceleration programme worth $100m.

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ForkLog 8 22.08.2023

Web3 tyre service for flying saucers: how to launch a startup without scaring off investors

Experts interviewed by ForkLog and MarsDAO explain how to tell when your startup has reached a stage where presenting it to investors is no longer embarrassing.

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