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80+ Companies Shaping The Blockchain Landscape

CB Insights

Meanwhile, non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ) are making strides toward becoming mainstream. But blockchain’s potential extends well beyond crypto and NFTs. As of August 2021, 5 different companies in this category raised funding rounds of at least $300M this year: Paxos, BlockFi, Blockchain.com , Fireblocks , and Ledger. First name.

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Unveiling the Future: Insights from Token2049 on Crypto, Web3 and the Evolution of Finance

The Fintech Times

The term Web3 was coined in 2014 by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood , and the idea gained interest in 2021 from cryptocurrency enthusiasts, large technology companies, and venture capital firms. I find it pretty insane that people try to compete on which database the information is stored on.

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Fintech Poised for Greater Innovation and Consolidation in 2024

Fintech News

The sum represents more than double what was secured in 2021 (US$1.2 Meanwhile, blockchain’s role as a distributed database and universal computing power will become increasingly integral in various sectors, including AI, physical infrastructure, and network nodes.

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Top 5 Fraud and Financial Crime Topics of 2021

FICO

From TBML to BNPL to NFTs, 2021 found fraud and financial crime professionals dealing with a plethora of new challenges and criminal schemes. NFTs and Money Laundering - Are Fraudsters Becoming Artists? The NFT of Everydays, The First 5000 Days by Mike Winkelmann sold for $6.9 Here are excerpts.